Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cruces de armas
English translation:
armed confrontations
Spanish term
Argentina
Multilingual Experts
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian) 
Works in: English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 12 more.
cruces de armas
were settled with weapons?
| 3 +2 | armed confrontations |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 3 +4 | the clash of arms |
Jennifer Levey
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| 4 | duels |
neilmac
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| 3 | (eventually) crossed swords |
ormiston
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| 3 | weapon fights |
Adrian MM.
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| 1 -1 | with weapons of choice |
Wyoming (X)
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Proposed translations
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
armed confrontations
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
the clash of arms
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Michele Fauble
3 hrs
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| agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
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| agree |
Simone Taylor
4 hrs
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| agree |
neilmac
: Nicely oniric...
17 hrs
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with weapons of choice
| disagree |
Juan Jacob
: No es correcto: significa simplemente pelear con armas.
7 mins
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If it is determined with a dueling weapon, it was ended with a fight.
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(eventually) crossed swords
have an argument or dispute.
"the two leaders crossed swords"
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
weapon fights
duels
During times of peace a lot of them would stir up trouble in ways that ended up in duels.
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