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Dictionary: free-for-all   (frē'fər-ôl')
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A disorderly fight, argument, or competition in which everyone present participates. See synonyms at brawl.


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noun

    A quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior: affray, brawl, broil2, donnybrook, fray, melee, riot, row2, ruction, tumult. Informal fracas. Slang rumble. See attack/defend.

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Definition: fight
Antonyms: calm, harmony, peace


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IN BRIEF: n. - A noisy fight in a crowd.

Tutor's tip: It was a "free for all" (at no cost to anybody) to enter the grandstand and see the "free-for-all" (a wild fight with many participants) of the demolition derby.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - åben konkurrence, håndgemæng, frit slag

Nederlands (Dutch)
algemene ruzie

Français (French)
n. - mêlée générale, rixe, bagarre

Deutsch (German)
n. - allgemeine Schlägerei, offenes Spiel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γενικός καβγάς

Italiano (Italian)
rissa, "liberatutti", sregolato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rixa (f) generalizada (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
куча мала, всеобщая дискуссия

Español (Spanish)
n. - contienda general, pelea, refriega

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - allmänt slagsmål, huggsexa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
自由参加的竞赛, 混战

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自由參加的競賽, 混戰

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자유롭게 참가하는 경기

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 入場自由の, 無規制の
n. - 飛入り自由の討論, 乱闘

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شجار يشترك فيه جميع الحضور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ויכוח המוני, קרב ללא כללים‬


 
 
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