French word

bagarre

Pronunciation

IPA/bagaʁ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounfight

Example

Il y a une bagarre dans la rue.

There is a fight in the street.

Illustration for bagarre (fight)

More examples

La police a séparé les jeunes impliqués dans la bagarre.

The police separated the young people involved in the fight.

Core concept

A brief, disorderly scuffle that suddenly draws attention from people nearby.

Common phrases

  • une grosse bagarre

    a big fight

  • une bagarre entre voisins

    a fight between neighbors

  • la fin de la bagarre

    the end of the fight

Similar words

rixe: A short brawl in which several people exchange blows.

Definition in French

Désigne un affrontement physique bref et peu structuré entre personnes, souvent marqué par du bruit et de la confusion.

Word origin

French borrowed bagarre from Occitan or Provençal usage, where related forms referred to a quarrel or brawl.

Usage tips

  • Bagarre usually describes physical conflict rather than a purely verbal disagreement, for which dispute or querelle is more suitable.

Other meanings

  • brawlnoun
  • scufflenoun
  • tusslenoun

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