Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
luego comienzas con una peleadera
English translation:
then you (start to) pick/start picking a fight
Spanish term
United States
24 years of experience in many countries
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
luego comienzas con una peleadera..
It's a translation of a phone conversation between two Dominican People living in The US. Is okay to translate it as and later on you start with a big fight?
Here is the full sentence:
Spanish speaker:
Michelle, Yo quiero estar tranquilo. Eres tú la que dijiste que tu no te sientes bien.. Luego un día estas bien y luego comienzas con una peleadera. Yo vine pacíficamente. Quedate tranquila.
| 4 +2 | then you (start to) pick/start picking a fight |
Marcelo González
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| 5 | you start a big fight |
Gabrielle Oke
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| 3 +1 | you start to quarrel (with me) |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Dec 13, 2018 03:24: Marcelo González Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
then you (start to) pick/start picking a fight
Also 'go and pick a fight' might be an option, again to convey that idiomatic flavor of the original.
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Note added at 1 day 8 hrs (2018-12-02 16:20:50 GMT)
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In this context, 'peleadera' is understood as not being physical; similarly, 'picking a fight' is understood as not being physical either.
picking a fight = starting an argument
As for the suggestion of 'quarrel,' this would change the register. IMO.
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Note added at 11 days (2018-12-13 03:24:09 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, yugoslavia :-)
| Thanks a lot Marcelo. |
| Thanks Marcelo. |
Vietnam
Tourism/Literary/Music/Culinary 5+ years
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Colombian, Costa Rican, Nicaraguan, Latin American, Venezuelan)
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
you start a big fight
You can say: Later you say you're fine, then (afterwards) you start a big fight.
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Note added at 6 mins (2018-12-01 08:27:06 GMT)
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You can also say later on.
| Thanks. In this case we don't need to translate "con"? Let me know. |
| neutral |
Judith Armele
: I do not think a "peleadera" is associated to a big fight. It is just quarreling.
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United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
you start to quarrel (with me)
| Thanks for your help Barbara |
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