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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 -
3 debate
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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 -
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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
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