altercation
altercado
definition
noun
I had an altercation with the conductor
a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.
translation of 'altercation'
noun
altercado,
altercación
example
The group became involved in a verbal 'altercation' with another group of younger males and a fist fight ensued.
I had an 'altercation' with the conductor
I had an 'altercation' with the ticket collector
On Wednesday night two feuding families became involved in an 'altercation' .
Clearly, there have been countless outright fights and less physical 'altercations' among players on the same team over the years, most lost in the dust of time and generally not even worth unearthing.
In each case the scenario was exactly the same: traffic 'altercations' where some minor (in two cases imagined) transgression was blown out of proportion by the Frenchman.
Instead, despite legal safeguards, doctors would generally rule that for their patients to be admitted to such places, two serious 'altercations' must occur, with usually at least one injury inflicted.
Despite the public 'altercations' , there are many signs that East Asia's two great powers are edging closer together.
I think there is a real need for the organisation to look at how best to deal with issues; in particular, verbal 'altercations' between others.
They quietened down after that, but then I couldn't sleep for a while because I don't like 'altercations' or upsets of any kind.
All of this inspired me to create a whimsical (but pointed) solution towards the elimination or reduction of these brutal 'altercations' .
Pilgrims do not engage in any disagreements or 'altercations' .
The students of this Christian high school are held to a higher code of conduct than might be expected in the public school environment and few fights or violent 'altercations' occur between students.
He was a gentleman on and off the field and even when involved in 'altercations' , took the role of mentor rather than an aggressor.
Having witnessed many 'altercations' in dressing rooms I don't think that was a sackable offence.
While 'altercations' between staff and parents whose children have been disciplined have long been a feature of school life, unions claim the use of mobile phones is giving neither children nor their parents time to cool off.
At the very least, wouldn't the 'altercations' have resulted in assault and battery charges and produced a paper trail retrievable across the decades?
The ensuing 'altercations' and hilarious testimonies provided an exciting two hours!
So why should their little battlefield 'altercations' have scared her?
The main problem with such TV 'altercations' is that they pretend to be about openness and honesty but in fact embrace no such virtues.
Snakes that are housed together in captivity sometimes have little 'altercations' over food.
Different students were assigned to observe different mock 'altercations' in which the people portraying the arguers were of different races.
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