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1 debatable
adjective (doubtful; able to be argued about: a debatable point.) discutibletr[dɪ'beɪtəbəl]1 discutibledebatable [di'beɪt̬əbəl] adj: discutibleadj.• discutible adj.• disputable adj.dɪ'beɪtəbəladjective discutible[dɪ'beɪtǝbl]ADJ discutible* * *[dɪ'beɪtəbəl]adjective discutible -
2 debatable
adj.1 discutible.2 debatible, controvertido, abierto a discusión, contestable. -
3 debatable question
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4 questionable
1) (doubtful; uncertain.) cuestionable, discutible2) (probably not true, honest, respectable: questionable behaviour.) dudosotr['kwesʧənəbəl]1 (debatable) cuestionable, discutible2 (doubtful) dudoso,-a, sospechoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLof questionable taste de gusto dudosoquestionable ['kwɛsʧənəbəl] adj: dudoso, discutible, cuestionablequestionable results: resultados discutiblesquestionable motives: motivos sospechososadj.• cuestionable adj.• dudoso, -a adj.'kwestʃənəbəla) ( debatable) <value/assertion> cuestionable, discutibleb) ( of dubious morality) < behavior> cuestionable['kwestʃǝnǝbl]ADJ1) (=uncertain, debatable) [assumption, significance, value] discutible, cuestionableit is questionable whether... — es discutible si...
2) (=morally dubious) [behaviour, method, practice] cuestionable* * *['kwestʃənəbəl]a) ( debatable) <value/assertion> cuestionable, discutibleb) ( of dubious morality) < behavior> cuestionable -
5 discutible
discutible adjetivo debatable
discutible adjetivo debatable, arguable: eso es discutible, that's a matter of opinion ' discutible' also found in these entries: English: arguable - contentious - debatable - debate - disputable - moot - opinion - question - questionable - dubious - matter -
6 debate
di'beit
1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) debate
2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) debatir2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) considerar, dar vueltas a•debate1 n debatedebate2 vb debatir / discutirDel verbo debatir: ( conjugate debatir) \ \
debate es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: debate debatir
debate sustantivo masculino debate; ( más informal) discussion
debatir ( conjugate debatir) verbo transitivo to debate; ( más informal) to discuss
debate sustantivo masculino debate
debatir verbo transitivo to debate ' debate' also found in these entries: Spanish: coloquio - debatir - discusión - fórum - fructífera - fructífero - intervenir - moderar - abrir - avivar - calentar - cerrar - conducir - dirigir - discutir - extender - moderador - participación - participante - prolongar - protagonizar English: argument - debate - enact - speak - academic - counter - discuss - discussion - dispute - enter - follow - fuel - lively - open - opponent - provoke - widentr[dɪ'beɪt]1 (public meeting, in Parliament) debate nombre masculino; (discussion) debate nombre masculino, discusión nombre femenino1 (discuss) debatir, discutir2 (consider, think over) considerar, dar vueltas a1 (discuss) discutir (about/on, sobre)debate n: debate m, discusión fn.• debate s.m.• discusión s.f.• disputa s.f.v.• debatir v.• deliberar v.• discutir v.• disputar v.
I dɪ'beɪta) c (public, parliamentary) debate mb) u ( discussion) debate m, discusión f
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a) \<\<question/topic/motion\>\> debatir, discutirb) ( weigh up) \<\<idea/possibility\>\> darle* vueltas a, considerar[dɪ'beɪt]1.VT [+ topic, question, idea] debatir, discutir2.VI discutir, debatirto debate with sb (about or on or upon sth) — discutir con algn (sobre algo)
to debate with o.s. (about or on or upon sth) — vacilar (sobre algo)
we debated whether to go or not — dudamos or nos planteamos si ir o no
3.N debate m, discusión f* * *
I [dɪ'beɪt]a) c (public, parliamentary) debate mb) u ( discussion) debate m, discusión f
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a) \<\<question/topic/motion\>\> debatir, discutirb) ( weigh up) \<\<idea/possibility\>\> darle* vueltas a, considerar -
7 moot
tr[mʊːt]1 formal use (raise, propose, suggest) plantear, proponer, sugerir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a moot point/question ser discutiblemoot ['mu:t] adjdebatable: discutibleadj.• discutible adj.• dudoso, -a adj.n.• reunión s.f.v.• proponer para la discusión v.
I muːtadjective (before n) discutible
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transitive verb (usu pass) someter a discusión, plantear[muːt]1.ADJit's a moot point or question — es un punto discutible
2.VTit has been mooted that... — se ha sugerido que...
3.N (Hist) junta f, asamblea f* * *
I [muːt]adjective (before n) discutible
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transitive verb (usu pass) someter a discusión, plantear
См. также в других словарях:
Debatable — De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a tract of land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debatable — I adjective admitting of doubt, ambiguous, arguable, at issue, baffling, capable of being debated, changeable, confutable, conjecturable, conjectural, contentious, contestable, controversial, controvertible, cryptic, deniable, disposed to… … Law dictionary
debatable — (adj.) 1530s (late 15c. in Anglo Latin), from O.Fr. debatable (Mod.Fr. débattable), from debatre (see DEBATE (Cf. debate)). Earliest references were to lands claimed by two nations; general sense is from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
debatable — is spelt this way, not debateable. See able, ible … Modern English usage
debatable — [adj] controversial arguable, between rock and hard place*, between sixes and sevens*, betwixt and between*, bone of contention*, borderline, chancy*, contestable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, iffy*, in dispute, moot, mootable*, open to… … New thesaurus
debatable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ open to discussion or argument … English terms dictionary
debatable — [dē bāt′ə bəl, dibāt′ə bəl] adj. 1. lending itself to formal debate; having strong points on both sides 2. that can be questioned or disputed 3. in dispute, as land claimed by two countries … English World dictionary
debatable — de|bat|a|ble [dıˈbeıtəbəl] adj things that are debatable are not certain because people have different opinions about them ▪ a debatable point it is debatable whether/how etc ▪ It s debatable whether this book is as good as her last. ▪ Whether… … Dictionary of contemporary English
debatable — de|bat|a|ble [ dı beıtəbl ] adjective something that is debatable is not certain because it is possible for people to have different opinions about it: a debatable point/issue/assertion/claim it is debatable whether: It is debatable whether the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
debatable — [[t]dɪbe͟ɪtəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft it v link ADJ wh If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain. Whether they would have actually used their submarines to attack shipping is highly debatable... It… … English dictionary
debatable — UK [dɪˈbeɪtəb(ə)l] / US adjective something that is debatable is not certain because it is possible for people to have different opinions about it a debatable point/issue/assertion/claim it is debatable whether: It is debatable whether the plan… … English dictionary