tussle tus·sle

tussle tus·sle
['tʌsl]
1. n
baruffa, mischia

to have a tussle with — fare baruffa con

a tussle with the goalie — uno scontro con il portiere

a legal tussle — una battaglia legale

2. vi

to tussle (with sb for sth) — far baruffa (con qn per qc)


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