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1 debatable
adjective(questionable) fraglich* * ** * *de·bat·able[dɪˈbeɪtəbl̩, AM -t̬-]adj strittig, umstritten▪ it's \debatable whether... es ist fraglich, ob...* * *[dI'beɪtəbl]adjfraglich; frontier umstrittenit's a debatable point whether... — es ist fraglich, ob...
* * *debatable [dıˈbeıtəbl] adj1. diskutabel2. fraglich, strittig, umstritten:that is debatable darüber lässt sich streiten3. JUR anfechtbar, streitig* * *adjective(questionable) fraglich* * *adj.fraglich adj.streitig adj.umstritten adj. -
2 debatable
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3 debatable
[dɪ'beɪtəbl] UK / USadjfraglich, (question) strittig -
4 debatable
[dɪ'beɪtəbl] UK / USadjfraglich, (question) strittig -
5 debatable ground
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6 debatable land
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7 debate
1. transitive verbdebattieren über (+ Akk.)2. nounbe debated — diskutiert od. debattiert werden
Debatte, die* * *[di'beit] 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) die Debatte2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) debattieren2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) überlegen•- academic.ru/18763/debatable">debatable* * *de·bate[dɪˈbeɪt]I. npublic \debate öffentliche Debatte\debate on tax issues Steuerdiskussion fto be open to \debate sich akk [erst] noch erweisen müssenII. vt▪ to \debate sth etw diskutierenIII. vi▪ to \debate whether... beraten [o überlegen], ob...* * *[dI'beɪt]1. vtquestion debattieren, diskutieren2. videbattieren, diskutieren (with mit, about über acc)he was debating with himself whether or not to go — er überlegte hin und her, ob er gehen sollte
3. nDebatte fthe debate was on or about... — die Debatte ging über... (acc)
the death penalty was under debate — zur Debatte stand die Todesstrafe
* * *debate [dıˈbeıt]A v/i1. debattieren, diskutieren, Erörterungen anstellen ( alle:on, upon, about über akk)2. debate with o.s. hin und her überlegen3. obs kämpfenB v/t1. etwas debattieren, diskutieren, erörtern3. obs kämpfen umafter much debate nach langen Diskussionen;beyond debate unbestreitbar;be under debate zur Debatte stehen;be still under debate noch umstritten sein;debate on request PARL Aktuelle Stunde* * *1. transitive verbdebattieren über (+ Akk.)2. nounbe debated — diskutiert od. debattiert werden
Debatte, diethere was much debate about whether... — es wurde viel darüber debattiert, ob...
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8 controversial
adjectiveumstritten [Mode, Kunstwerk, Gesetz, Idee]; strittig [Frage, Punkt, Angelegenheit]; (given to controversy) streitsüchtig* * *[kontrə'və:ʃəl]* * *con·tro·ver·sial[ˌkɒntrəˈvɜ:ʃəl, AM ˌkɑ:ntrəˈvɜ:r-]* * *["kɒntrə'vɜːSəl]adjspeech, person, figure etc kontrovers; (= debatable) matter, decision also umstritten, strittigit is still controversial whether... —
he is deliberately controversial — er gibt sich bewusst kontrovers
* * *1. strittig, umstritten, kontrovers:a controversial book ein umstrittenes Buch;a controversial subject eine Streitfrage2. polemisch3. streitsüchtig* * *adjectiveumstritten [Mode, Kunstwerk, Gesetz, Idee]; strittig [Frage, Punkt, Angelegenheit]; (given to controversy) streitsüchtig* * *adj.brisant adj.kontrovers adj.strittig adj.umstritten adj.
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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