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argue back and forth

French translation: pinailler

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English term or phrase: argue back and forth
French translation:pinailler
Entered by: jenny morenos

21:19 Jun 30, 2020
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: argue back and forth
howdy. Can you help me translate arguing back and forth please ? thank you infinitely everyone ;

he was broadcasting to the world, not just the united states ; he told antony when he ran by him : don’t listen to his speech ; get on the boat now ; don’t go in there and listen to the speech ; antony said < no , i have to go listen to that speech ; he kept arguing back and forth with antony and he got so desperate that he clutched his fist and punched antony in the face

il diffusait dans le monde entier, pas seulement aux états - unis ; il a dit à antony lorsqu'il est passé devant lui : écoute pas son discours ; monte sur l ‘ bateau maintenant ; n'y va pas et écoute pas le discours ; antony a dit < non , je dois aller écouter ce discours ; il ne cessait de se quereller avec antony et il est devenu si désespéré qu'il a serré son poing et a frappé antony au visage

he kept arguing back and forth with antony

il eu une dispute incessante avec anthony

il ne cessait de se quereller avec antony sans fin

il ne cessait de faire un va - et - bien de querelle avec antony

il eut une longue dispute querelle acharnée avec antony

lui et anthony se lançaient la balle

lui et anthony eurent un débat dans les deux camps

il ne cessait de se quereller se chamailler continuellement avec antony
jenny morenos
France
pinailler
Explanation:
s'est mis à / n'arrêtait plus de pinailler

ou éventuellement : chercher querelle à
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Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
Local time: 23:55
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Summary of answers provided
3à échanger sans cesse des arguments
Pierre POUSSIN
3pinailler
Daniela B.Dunoyer


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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
à échanger sans cesse des arguments


Explanation:
à disputer sans cesse ..., plutôt que "se disputer"...

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 23:55
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 200
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you very much, i thought argueing meant se disputer

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pinailler


Explanation:
s'est mis à / n'arrêtait plus de pinailler

ou éventuellement : chercher querelle à


Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
Local time: 23:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you so much, i never knew what pinailler meant !

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