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bicker

['bɪkə] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. перебранка
2. потасовка
3. журчание, лёгкий шум
гл.
1. пререкаться, спорить
2. драться
3. журчать (о воде); стучать (о дожде)
4. поэт. колыхаться, мерцать (о пламени)

AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)

bicker

браниться, ссориться

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Hicklin sat in the night, his legs stretched straight out in front of him, puffing slowly at his pipe, the Bicker of the campfire making light and shadow on his face.
Вытянув ноги, Хиклин сидел в сгустившейся темноте, медленно попыхивая трубкой, пламя костра бросало отблески на его лицо.
Simak, Clifford D. / Why Call Them Back from HeavenСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Зачем их звать обратно с небес?
Саймак, Клиффорд Д.
© Перевод. А. Левкин, 2005
© 1967 by Clifford D. Simak
Why Call Them Back from Heaven
Simak, Clifford D.
©, 1967, by Clifford D. Simak

They agreed that the Lovers’ secret plans could not be good for the city, that they must do something, bickering miserably as their impotence became more and more clear.
Сошлись на том, что секретные планы Любовников не пойдут на пользу городу и нужно предпринять что-нибудь. А когда бессилие совета стало очевидным, перешли к перебранкам.
Mieville, China / The ScarМьевиль, Чайна / Шрам
Шрам
Мьевиль, Чайна
© Перевод. Г. Крылов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© 2002 by China Mieville
The Scar
Mieville, China
© 2002 by China Mieville

Regis and Bruenor sat back quietly in helpless dismay through all of the initial bickering.
Реджис и Бренор, будучи не в силах повлиять на ход Совета, молча наблюдали за происходящим.
Salvatore, Robert / The Crystal ShardСальваторе, Роберт / Магический кристалл
Магический кристалл
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 1988 TSR, Inc.
© С. Топоров, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Фантастика", 2008
The Crystal Shard
Salvatore, Robert
© 1988 TSR, Inc.

The city’s monkeys sat subdued under awnings and bickered.
Городские обезьяны невесело сидели под навесами и ссорились.
Mieville, China / The ScarМьевиль, Чайна / Шрам
Шрам
Мьевиль, Чайна
© Перевод. Г. Крылов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
© 2002 by China Mieville
The Scar
Mieville, China
© 2002 by China Mieville

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'bɪkəNounперебранка

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petty bicker

мелкая ссора

Word forms

bicker

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	bicker	*bickers
Possessive case	bicker's	*bickers'

bicker

verb

Basic forms
Past	bickered
Imperative	bicker
Present Participle (Participle I)	bickering
Past Participle (Participle II)	bickered

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I bicker	we bicker
you bicker	you bicker
he/she/it bickers	they bicker

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am bickering	we are bickering
you are bickering	you are bickering
he/she/it is bickering	they are bickering

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have bickered	we have bickered
you have bickered	you have bickered
he/she/it has bickered	they have bickered

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been bickering	we have been bickering
you have been bickering	you have been bickering
he/she/it has been bickering	they have been bickering

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I bickered	we bickered
you bickered	you bickered
he/she/it bickered	they bickered

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was bickering	we were bickering
you were bickering	you were bickering
he/she/it was bickering	they were bickering

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had bickered	we had bickered
you had bickered	you had bickered
he/she/it had bickered	they had bickered

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been bickering	we had been bickering
you had been bickering	you had been bickering
he/she/it had been bickering	they had been bickering

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will bicker	we shall/will bicker
you will bicker	you will bicker
he/she/it will bicker	they will bicker

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be bickering	we shall/will be bickering
you will be bickering	you will be bickering
he/she/it will be bickering	they will be bickering

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have bickered	we shall/will have bickered
you will have bickered	you will have bickered
he/she/it will have bickered	they will have bickered

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been bickering	we shall/will have been bickering
you will have been bickering	you will have been bickering
he/she/it will have been bickering	they will have been bickering

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would bicker	we should/would bicker
you would bicker	you would bicker
he/she/it would bicker	they would bicker

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be bickering	we should/would be bickering
you would be bickering	you would be bickering
he/she/it would be bickering	they would be bickering

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have bickered	we should/would have bickered
you would have bickered	you would have bickered
he/she/it would have bickered	they would have bickered

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been bickering	we should/would have been bickering
you would have been bickering	you would have been bickering
he/she/it would have been bickering	they would have been bickering

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am bickered	we are bickered
you are bickered	you are bickered
he/she/it is bickered	they are bickered

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being bickered	we are being bickered
you are being bickered	you are being bickered
he/she/it is being bickered	they are being bickered

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been bickered	we have been bickered
you have been bickered	you have been bickered
he/she/it has been bickered	they have been bickered

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was bickered	we were bickered
you were bickered	you were bickered
he/she/it was bickered	they were bickered

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being bickered	we were being bickered
you were being bickered	you were being bickered
he/she/it was being bickered	they were being bickered

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been bickered	we had been bickered
you had been bickered	you had been bickered
he/she/it had been bickered	they had been bickered

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be bickered	we shall/will be bickered
you will be bickered	you will be bickered
he/she/it will be bickered	they will be bickered

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been bickered	we shall/will have been bickered
you will have been bickered	you will have been bickered
he/she/it will have been bickered	they will have been bickered

The Universal DictionaryIt is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

bicker

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bicker

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bicker

bicker

The Universal Dictionary
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