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Meanings of run-in in English

Portuguese
controvérsia
Catalan
batussa
Spanish
altercado

An angry dispute.

        controvérsia
        Usage of run-in in English
        1
        It is the singer's second run-in with police in as many weeks.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Chances were good he would have had a run-in with the law.
        Secret weapon spouse
        3
        That would leave a good six-month run-in for the election for Gordon.
        A journey: my political life
        4
        This is not the Father Figures actor's first run-in with the law.
        Ebony
        5
        Major Danby had not stopped shaking since his run-in with General Dreedle.
        Catch-22
        6
        Celebrities quickly weighed in on Twitter about Bieber's latest run-in with police.
        Reuters
        7
        A degree of early run-in anxiety is to be expected of course.
        The Guardian
        8
        This is not Nooks's first run-in with the law on drug-related charges.
        Jamaica Observer
        9
        In the end, a dismal run-in made the drop pretty much unavoidable.
        The Irish Times
        10
        He bullied opponents in that run-in as the team sprinted into mid-table.
        The Guardian
        11
        But on Tuesday the unfortunate Andy had another run-in with Asa Lemm.
        The Rover Boys at Colby Hall; or, The Struggles of the Young Cad...
        12
        Maybe it's their equivalent of Eamon Ryan's daft-as-a-brush run-in with the rugger-buggers.
        The Irish Times
        13
        His career, however, was marred by decades of run-ins with the law.
        Reuters
        14
        I think you've had enough run-ins with the police in this town.
        Roast mortem
        15
        His father was an alcoholic whom police treated roughly in many run-ins.
        The Guardian
        16
        He's had a couple run-ins with the law, I do know that.
        Dying for Dinner (A Cooking Class Mystery)
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        Translations for run-in
        Run-in through the time