| wrangle | vi bertengkar, bertekak: he ~d with me over who was responsible for the error, dia bertengkar dgn saya ttg siapa yg seharusnya bertanggungjawab thdp kesilapan itu; “Have it your own way. It’s useless to ~ over trifles”, “Ikut cara kamulah. Tdk ada gunanya bertengkar ttg perkara yg remeh-temeh”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wrangling | n pertengkaran, bertengkar, bertekak: after bitter ~ the matter was finally settled, selepas bertengkar dgn teruk, akhirnya perkara itu dapat diselesaikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| toss | argue the ~, bertengkar ttg keputusan yg telah dibuat: there is nothing to be gained by arguing the ~, tdk ada untungnya bertengkar ttg keputusan yg telah dibuat itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| quibble | vi; ~ /about, over/, berbantah, bertengkar: let’s not ~ over such a trivial matter, tak usahlah kita bertengkar ttg perkara yg sebegini remeh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bicker | vi 1. squabble, bertengkar: the two brothers are always ~ing, kedua-dua beradik itu selalu bertengkar; 2. (of stream, rain, etc) berderau, berdesau. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sake 1 | /arguing, talking, etc/ for the ~ of /arguing, talking, etc/, /bertengkar, bercakap/ hanya krn suka /bertengkar, bercakap dll/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| word | have ~s (with so.), bertengkar (dgn sso): the players had ~s with the referee after the match, pemain-pemain itu bertengkar dgn pengadil selepas perlawanan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argue | vi 1. quarrel, dispute, bertengkar, bertegang leher, berbantah, bertikai; (imper) membantah, melawan: a husband and wife should try not to ~ in front of the children, suami isteri harus mencuba tdk bertengkar di hadapan anak-anak; he was reprimanded for arguing with his teacher, dia ditegur krn bertengkar dgn gurunya; do what your mother tells you, and don’t ~, buat apa sahaja yg disuruh ibumu dan jangan membantah; 2. discuss, debate, berbincang, berdebat: the three men were arguing over who should pay the bill, ketiga-tiga lelaki itu sedang berbincang ttg siapa yg patut membayar bil itu; he is always ready to ~, dia sentiasa bersedia untuk berdebat; 3. present reasons (for or against) mengemukakan alasan: he ~d against the proposal, dia mengemukakan alasan menentang cadangan itu; to ~ for the prosecution, mengemukakan alasan bagi pihak pendakwa; I thought he ~d well, saya rasa dia mengemukakan alasan dgn baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spar 2 | 2. argue, bandy words, bertengkar, bergaduh, berbalah: they are old enemies who have been ~ring for years, mereka musuh lama dan telah bertahun-tahun bertengkar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argumentative | adj 1. apt to argue, suka /bertengkar, berdebat, bertegang leher, berbantah/; (of younger family member, subordinate, etc) suka /membantah, melawan/: an obstinate, ~ man, seorang lelaki yg degil dan suka bertengkar; 2. controversial, penuh dgn perdebatan: an ~ discussion, perbincangan yg penuh dgn perdebatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |