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1 discusión
f.1 discussion, talking, confabulation, conversation.2 discussion, debate.3 discussion, altercation, quarrel, dispute.* * *1 (charla) discussion2 (disputa) argument\tener una discusión to argue, have an argument, quarrel* * *noun f.1) argument2) discussion3) dispute* * *SF1) (=riña) argument2) (=debate) discussion* * *a) (de asunto, tema) discussionb) (altercado, disputa) argument* * *= debate, discussion, disputation, dispute, thread, argument, spat, war of words.Ex. The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex. Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.Ex. In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.----* centrar una discusión = focus + discussion.* discusión acalorada = hand-waving.* discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.* discusiones sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument.* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* foro de discusión = newsgroup [news group], electronic forum.* generar discusión = generate + discussion.* grupo de discusión = discussion group.* lista de discusión = discussion list.* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.* panel de discusión = discussion panel.* posponer una discusión = table + discussion.* proponer a discusión = moot.* punto de discusión = bone of contention.* retomar una discusión = pick up + discussion.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* tema de discusión = discussion topic.* * *a) (de asunto, tema) discussionb) (altercado, disputa) argument* * *= debate, discussion, disputation, dispute, thread, argument, spat, war of words.Ex: The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.* centrar una discusión = focus + discussion.* discusión acalorada = hand-waving.* discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.* discusiones sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument.* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* foro de discusión = newsgroup [news group], electronic forum.* generar discusión = generate + discussion.* grupo de discusión = discussion group.* lista de discusión = discussion list.* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.* panel de discusión = discussion panel.* posponer una discusión = table + discussion.* proponer a discusión = moot.* punto de discusión = bone of contention.* retomar una discusión = pick up + discussion.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* tema de discusión = discussion topic.* * *1 (de un asunto, tema) discussioneso no admite discusión alguna that leaves no room for dispute o discussiontras siete horas de discusiones after seven hours of discussionestá en período de discusión it is at the discussion stage2 (altercado, disputa) argumentse enzarzaron or ( AmL) se trenzaron en una violenta discusión they became involved in o got into a violent argument* * *
discusión sustantivo femenino
discusión sustantivo femenino
1 (disputa) argument, dispute: fue una discusión agria, it was an unpleasant argument
2 (debate) discussion, debate
la discusión sobre la conveniencia de estas nuevas medidas, the debate over the need for these new measures
' discusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buscarse
- caliente
- calma
- clara
- claro
- degenerar
- foro
- fragor
- malparada
- malparado
- moderar
- parte
- pelea
- recaer
- regañar
- reñir
- riña
- roce
- saldar
- sumarse
- trapisonda
- zafarrancho
- acalorado
- alegato
- animado
- armar
- áspero
- disgusto
- disputa
- estéril
- excitar
- fin
- fuerte
- interminable
- parado
- pleito
- respaldar
- tener
- terminar
- vano
English:
academic
- argument
- blowup
- breath
- culminate
- disagreement
- discussion
- fierce
- heat up
- heated
- hornet
- limb
- mire
- run-in
- slanging-match
- touch off
- wrangling
- debate
- dispute
- go
* * *discusión nf1. [conversación, debate] discussion;tuvimos una discusión sobre política we had a discussion about politics;en discusión under discussion;eso no admite discusión that's indisputable, there can be no doubt about that;es, sin discusión, el mejor it is, without question, the best2. [pelea] argument;tuvieron una discusión they had an argument* * *f1 discussion2 ( disputa) argument* * *1) : discussion2) altercado, disputa: argument* * *1. (riña) argument2. (debate) discussion -
2 discusión sobre nimiedades
(adj.) = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting]Ex. That distinction between core and incidental activities will certainly give rise to hair-splitting arguments.Ex. Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.* * *(adj.) = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting]Ex: That distinction between core and incidental activities will certainly give rise to hair-splitting arguments.
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3 discusiones sobre nimiedades
(n.) = hair-splitting argumentEx. That distinction between core and incidental activities will certainly give rise to hair-splitting arguments.* * *(n.) = hair-splitting argumentEx: That distinction between core and incidental activities will certainly give rise to hair-splitting arguments.
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4 nimiedad
f.1 insignificance, triviality.2 trifle (dicho, hecho).3 pettiness, triviality.* * *1 (cualidad) smallness, triviality2 (cosa nimia) trifle* * *SF1) (=cualidad) insignificance, triviality2)una nimiedad — a trifle, a tiny detail
3) (=minuciosidad) meticulousness; pey fussiness; (=prolijidad) long-windedness4) (=exceso) excess* * *a) ( cosa insignificante) triviality, trifleb) ( cualidad) triviality* * *= triviality, quibble, trifle.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.Ex. As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".----* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* nimiedades = bagatelle.* * *a) ( cosa insignificante) triviality, trifleb) ( cualidad) triviality* * *= triviality, quibble, trifle.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.Ex: As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* nimiedades = bagatelle.* * *1 (cosa insignificante) triviality, triflediscuten por cualquier nimiedad they argue over the slightest o least o silliest little thing2 (cualidad) trivialityes tal la nimiedad del asunto que no merece comentario the matter is so trivial that it isn't worth mentioning* * *
nimiedad sustantivo femenino
triviality
' nimiedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
simpleza
English:
trifle
* * *nimiedad nf1. [cualidad] insignificance, triviality2. [dicho, hecho] trifle;se enfadaron por una nimiedad they fell out over nothing* * *f triviality* * *nimiedad nfinsignificancia: trifle, triviality -
5 спор
1. debateспоры утихли, спорщики утихомирились — the debate died off
2. strife3. contention4. contest5. controversyправовой спор; судебный спор — legal controversy
6. the point at issueспорный вопрос факта, спор о факте — issue of fact
7. dustup8. spore9. dispute; controversy; argument; wrangle; quarrelурегулировать спор; урегулировать конфликт — settle dispute
острые разногласия, горячий спор — high-pitched argument
спор, разрешимый в третейском суде — arbitrable dispute
10. argument11. fight12. litigationСинонимический ряд:1. полемика (сущ.) дебаты; дискуссию; дискуссия; диспут; полемика2. препирательство (сущ.) препирательство; пререкание -
6 спор из-за пустяков
General subject: hair-splitting argument, squabbleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > спор из-за пустяков
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7 bizantino
adj.1 Byzantine, intricate.2 Byzantine, rich in detail, elaborate.3 Byzantine.4 Byzantine, from Byzantium.5 Byzantine, pertaining to Byzantium.* * *► adjetivo1 Byzantine2 figurado (discusión) idle3 figurado (decadente) decadent* * *bizantino, -a1. ADJ1) ( Hist) Byzantine2) (=baldío) idle, pointless; (=irreal) over-subtle, unreal3) (fig) (=decadente) decadent2.SM / F Byzantine* * *- na adjetivoa) (Hist) Byzantineb) ( insoluble)* * *= Byzantine, byzantine.Ex. This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.----* discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* * *- na adjetivoa) (Hist) Byzantineb) ( insoluble)* * *= Byzantine, byzantine.Ex: This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.
Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.* discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* * *bizantino -na1 ( Hist) Byzantine2(insoluble): nos metimos en una discusión bizantina we got involved in a protracted and pointless argument o a protracted and unresolvable argument* * *
bizantino◊ -na adjetivo (Hist) Byzantine
bizantino,-a adjetivo
1 (complicado e irrelevante) hair-splitting: no perdamos el tiempo en cuestiones bizantinas, let's not waste time splitting hairs
2 (de Bizancio) Byzantine
' bizantino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bizantina
* * *bizantino, -a♦ adj1. Hist Byzantine2. [discusión, razonamiento] hair-splitting♦ nm,fByzantine* * *adj figpointless -
8 argucia
f.1 sophism.2 subterfuge, contrivance, scheme, chicanery.* * *1 sophism, subtlety* * *SF sophistry frm, hair-splittingargucias — nit-picking * sing
* * *femenino cunning argument* * *= trickery, chicanery, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.Ex. With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* * *femenino cunning argument* * *= trickery, chicanery, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.
Ex: With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* * *cunning argumentgracias a las argucias de su abogado thanks to some cunning arguments from o some fancy footwork by his lawyer* * *
argucia sustantivo femenino ruse
* * *argucia nfdeceptive argument* * *f clever argument* * *argucia nf: sophistry, subtlety -
9 спор
1) General subject: a dispute over (smth.) (о чем-л.), argument, argumentation, argy bargy, barney, beef, bickering, breeze, chaffer (из-за цены), contention, contest, controversy, disputation, dispute, embroglio, fencing, fight, haggle, hair-splitting, imbroglio, jarring, litigation, logic chopping, logic-chopping, polemic, quarrel, quarreller, row, spar, splutter, strife, tilt, tongue fence, tongue-fence, tussle, wrangle, and fro, debate3) Obsolete: jangle4) Mathematics: arguments, controversies, debates5) Law: contentious case, controversion, difference, dispute (обсуждение), variance6) Australian slang: scrap7) Diplomatic term: wrangling8) Psychology: argument (особенно жаркий), eristic9) Scottish language: sturt10) Jargon: argy-bargy, break it up, hassel, hassle, niff-naw, pow-wow, run-in, shoot-out, blow-off blowoff, rhubarb11) Business: disagreement, sparring12) Makarov: to-and-fro
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