conflicto
masc.noun
1. conflict, dispute
disagreement or confrontation between people or groups
Common combinations
- resolver un conflicto — resolve a conflict
- conflicto entre dos partes — conflict between two parties
- origen del conflicto — origin of the conflict
- El conflicto entre los vecinos duró meses.The conflict between the neighbors lasted for months.
- Tenemos un conflicto de intereses.We have a conflict of interest.
- La mediación ayudó a resolver el conflicto.Mediation helped resolve the conflict.
2. armed conflict, war
war or armed confrontation
Common combinations
- conflicto internacional — international conflict
- zona de conflicto — conflict zone
- víctimas del conflicto — victims of the conflict
- El país sufrió un conflicto armado.The country suffered an armed conflict.
- El conflicto terminó con un acuerdo de paz.The conflict ended with a peace agreement.
- Miles de personas huyeron del conflicto.Thousands of people fled the conflict.
3. inner conflict
struggle between a person's desires, ideas, or values
Common combinations
- conflicto personal — personal conflict
- conflicto emocional — emotional conflict
- conflicto de valores — conflict of values
- Vive un conflicto interno.He is experiencing inner conflict.
- La decisión le causó un conflicto moral.The decision caused her a moral conflict.
- Siente un conflicto entre lo que quiere y lo que debe hacer.She feels a conflict between what she wants and what she must do.
Same root
conflictivo
Phrases with this word
entrar en conflictoconflicto de interesesconflicto armadoconflicto interno