querelle
quarrel, dispute
noun keh-REL Less Common
Origin: Latin querella
Usage Note
Querelle is slightly more formal or literary than dispute and suggests a prolonged or petty argument. Chercher querelle à quelqu'un means 'to pick a fight with someone.' Querelle de clocher ('bell-tower quarrel') is an idiom for a petty local dispute.
Examples
"Ils ont eu une vieille querelle."
Natural Translation
They had an old quarrel.
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