French word

bagarrer

Pronunciation

IPA/bagaʁe/

Meaning

  • verbfight

Example

Ils se bagarrent souvent.

They often fight.

Illustration for bagarrer (fight)

More examples

Les enfants se bagarrent dans la cour.

The children fight in the schoolyard.

Core concept

Several people grappling, grabbing, and striking each other in a chaotic scuffle.

Common phrases

  • se bagarrer

    fight

  • se bagarrer pour quelque chose

    fight over something

Similar words

se battre: To engage in fierce physical combat, including hitting.
se disputer: To argue strongly and clash with someone verbally.
se chamailler: To bicker or lightly scuffle, especially among children.
se quereller: To have a heated and emotional argument with someone.

Definition in French

Provoquer ou participer à une rixe physique, souvent en prise directe et sans beaucoup de règles; l'usage pronominal se bagarrer est courant.

Word origin

Bagarrer is a verb derived directly from the noun bagarre, using -er to form the infinitive.

Usage tips

  • In figurative use, se bagarrer pour can mean fiercely competing over something while retaining a confrontational tone.

Other meanings

  • brawlverb
  • scuffleverb

Opposites

  • s'entendreget alongverb
  • se réconcilierreconcileverb

Related words

  • bagarrebrawlnoun
  • bagarreurbrawlernoun

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