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1 debate
m.debate.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: debatir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: debatir.* * *1 debate, discussion* * *noun m.* * *SM debateno entro en el debate de si es bueno o malo — I won't enter into the debate about whether it is good or bad
tuvimos un pequeño debate sobre la película — we had a little discussion o debate about the film
poner o sacar un tema a debate — to raise an issue for discussion
* * *masculino debate; ( más informal) discussion* * *= debate, discussion, exchange, thread, disquisition, Q&A session [question and answer session].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. Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.Ex. The delivery of each presentation should last 15-20 minutes which should include a Q&A session.----* abrir el debate = open + the debate.* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.* acallar el debate = stifle + debate.* contribución a un debate = input to a debate.* contribuir a un debate = have + an input to a debate.* debate abierto = open discussion.* debate académico = academic debate.* debate acalorado = heated debate, heated discussion.* debate + centrarse sobre = debate + centre around/on/upon.* debate científico = scientific debate.* debate de grupo = group discussion.* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* debate en grupo = group discussion.* debate entre ponentes = panel discussion, panel debate.* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.* debate parlamentario = parliamentary debate.* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* debate político = political discussion, political debate.* debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.* debate presidencial = presidential debate.* debate público = public debate.* debate + seguir = debate + rage.* debate social = public discourse.* desviar el debate de... a = wrest + discussion + away from... to.* documento de debate = discussion paper.* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.* estar en debate = be under discussion.* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.* foro de debate = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum.* foro de debate en línea = online forum.* generar debate = generate + debate.* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.* objeto del debate = at issue.* panel de debate = panel presentation, panel discussion, discussion panel, panel session.* participar en un debate = participate + discussion.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* programa de debate = talk show.* propiciar el debate = stimulate + discussion, stimulate + debate.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* reavivar el debate = reignite + debate.* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.* ser objeto de debate = be at issue.* sesión de debate = discussion session.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.* * *masculino debate; ( más informal) discussion* * *= debate, discussion, exchange, thread, disquisition, Q&A session [question and answer session].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: Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.Ex: The delivery of each presentation should last 15-20 minutes which should include a Q&A session.* abrir el debate = open + the debate.* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.* acallar el debate = stifle + debate.* contribución a un debate = input to a debate.* contribuir a un debate = have + an input to a debate.* debate abierto = open discussion.* debate académico = academic debate.* debate acalorado = heated debate, heated discussion.* debate + centrarse sobre = debate + centre around/on/upon.* debate científico = scientific debate.* debate de grupo = group discussion.* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* debate en grupo = group discussion.* debate entre ponentes = panel discussion, panel debate.* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.* debate parlamentario = parliamentary debate.* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* debate político = political discussion, political debate.* debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.* debate presidencial = presidential debate.* debate público = public debate.* debate + seguir = debate + rage.* debate social = public discourse.* desviar el debate de... a = wrest + discussion + away from... to.* documento de debate = discussion paper.* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.* estar en debate = be under discussion.* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.* foro de debate = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum.* foro de debate en línea = online forum.* generar debate = generate + debate.* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.* objeto del debate = at issue.* panel de debate = panel presentation, panel discussion, discussion panel, panel session.* participar en un debate = participate + discussion.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* programa de debate = talk show.* propiciar el debate = stimulate + discussion, stimulate + debate.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* reavivar el debate = reignite + debate.* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.* ser objeto de debate = be at issue.* sesión de debate = discussion session.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.* * *debate; (más informal) discussiondebate parlamentario/público parliamentary/public debate* * *
Del verbo debatir: ( conjugate debatir)
debate es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple 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
- widen
* * *debate nmdebate;se necesita un debate abierto sobre el tema the issue needs to be discussed openly;un debate electoral televisado a televised electoral debate;el debate sobre el estado de la nación the state-of-the nation debate;un debate público a public debate;someter un tema a debate to discuss o debate a subject* * *m debate, discussion* * *debate nm: debate* * *debate n debate -
2 debate acalorado
(n.) = heated debate, heated discussionEx. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.Ex. The meeting produced heated discussion on the pattern for public library services in the Netherlands.* * *(n.) = heated debate, heated discussionEx: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
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3 An issue arousing widespread controversy or heated public debate
General subject: cause celebreУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > An issue arousing widespread controversy or heated public debate
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4 оживлённые прения
Русско-английский словарь по проведению совещаний > оживлённые прения
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5 бурные прения
Русско-английский словарь по проведению совещаний > бурные прения
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6 debatt
debate, discussion* * *subst. debate, discussion (en heftig debatt) a heated debate, a sharp debate, a heated discussion (en intern debatt) an internal debate, an in-house debate, an internal discussion (en langvarig debatt) a long-lasting debate (sette noe under debatt) bring something up for discussion (ta noe opp til debatt) bring something up for discussion (være under debatt) be at issue -
7 бурные прения
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8 acalorado
adj.1 angry, irritable.2 heated-up, impassioned, hot, heated.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acalorar.* * *1→ link=acalorar acalorar► adjetivo1 hot (cara) flushed* * *(f. - acalorada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=con calor) heated, hot2) (=enardecido) [discusión] heated; [partidario] passionate; (=agitado) agitated* * *- da adjetivo1) [SER] <discusión/riña> heated* * *= heated.Ex. The author examines selected examples of the literature that generate conflict between cultural responsibility and artistic freedom along with a sampling of the heated and heartfelt exchange about that literature in Internet discussions.----* debate acalorado = heated debate.* de un modo acalorado = hotly.* * *- da adjetivo1) [SER] <discusión/riña> heated* * *= heated.Ex: The author examines selected examples of the literature that generate conflict between cultural responsibility and artistic freedom along with a sampling of the heated and heartfelt exchange about that literature in Internet discussions.
* debate acalorado = heated debate.* de un modo acalorado = hotly.* * *acalorado -daA [ SER] ‹discusión/riña› heatedB [ ESTAR] ‹persona›1 (enfadado) worked up, hot under the collar2 (con calor) hot* * *
Del verbo acalorar: ( conjugate acalorar)
acalorado es:
el participio
acalorado◊ -da adjetivo
1 [SER] ‹discusión/riña› heated
2 [estar] ‹ persona› ( enfadado) worked up;
( con calor) hot
acalorado,-a adjetivo
1 hot: llegaron al restaurante muy acalorados, they were hot and sweaty by the time they got to the restaurant
2 fig (exaltado, molesto) worked up, excited
(disputa) heated, angry
' acalorado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acalorada
- asado
English:
heated
* * *acalorado, -a adj1. [por calor] hot2. [por esfuerzo] flushed (with effort)3. [apasionado] [debate] heated;[persona] hot under the collar; [defensor] fervent* * *adj figheated;estar acalorado be agitated* * *acalorado, -da adj: emotional, heated -
9 heiß
I Adj.1. hot; Land, Wüste: torrid; Stirn etc., bei Fieber: hot; glühend heiß red-hot; Sand, Sonne etc.: scorching; siedend heiß boiling hot; heiß machen heat (up); mir ist heiß I’m hot; mir wird heiß I’m getting hot; das Kind ist ganz heiß the baby feels hot; ihm wurde heiß und kalt ( vor Angst) he went hot and cold (with fear); heiß! bei Suchspielen: hot!; heiße Spur fig. hot trail; Draht 2, Nadel 12. fig. (heftig) vehement, fierce; (leidenschaftlich) fiery; Liebesaffäre: auch passionate; (inbrünstig) fervent; heißes Blut hot blood ( oder temper); heißes Blut haben be hot-blooded; heißen Dank! umg. thanks a lot; heißer Krieg shooting war; heiße Tränen weinen weep bitterly; was ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß umg. ignorance is bliss, what you don’t know can’t hurt you; ganz heiß sein auf umg. be wild about4. (gefährlich) Geld, Ware etc.: hot; heißer Sommer long, hot summer; das Land steht vor einem heißen Herbst things are likely to get pretty hot in the country this autumn; heißes Thema (highly) controversial issue, Am. auch hot-button topic; Eisen 35. PHYS. (radioaktiv) hot7. umg. (mit guten Aussichten) Favorit, Tipp: hot; ein heißer Anwärter auf den Posten / Titel a hot prospect for the post / titleII Adv.1. die Sonne brennt heiß herunter the sun is burning down; sie haben sich die Köpfe heiß geredet they talked themselves silly, they talked till they were blue in the face; (haben sich gestritten) they went at it hammer and tongs; den haben sie ( als Kind) wohl zu heiß gebadet! umg. they must have dropped him on his head when he was a baby; es wird nichts so heiß gegessen, wie es gekocht wird Sprichw. things are never as bad as they look2. fig. (leidenschaftlich) fervently, ardently; heiß begehrt coveted; heiß begehrt sein auch be in great demand; etw. heiß ersehnen long for (fervently); heiß ersehnt longed-for; Brief etc.: auch long-awaited; heiß geliebt dearly ( stärker: passionately) loved; meine heiß geliebte Frau my dearly beloved wife; heiß ( und innig) lieben love s.o. madly; (auch Sache) adore, be wild about umg.; heiß umkämpft sein be fiercely fought over, be the object of fierce fighting; fig. Wahlkreis, Sieg: be hotly ( oder fiercely) contested; die Stadt ist heiß umkämpft fierce battles are being fought over the town; heiß umstritten highly controversial; (Thema etc.) auch hotly debated; hergehen 2* * *thermal; ardent; zealous; hot* * *1. adj1) hot; Zone torridbrennend/siedend/glühend héíß — burning/boiling/scorching hot
drückend héíß — oppressively hot
jdm ist/wird héíß — sb is/is getting hot
sie hat einen héíßen Kopf (wegen Fieber) — she has a burning forehead; (vom Denken) her head is spinning
héíße Tränen weinen — to cry one's heart out
mit der héíßen Nadel genäht — thrown together
ein Paar Heiße (dial) — a couple of hot sausages
See:→ baden2) (= heftig) Diskussion, Kampf, Auseinandersetzung heated, fierce; Zorn impassioned; Begierde passionate, burning; (= innig) Liebe, Wunsch burning, ferventhéíßen Dank — very many thanks
3) (= aufreizend) Musik, Sachen, Bilder hot; (inf = sexuell erregt) hot, randy (Brit inf horny (inf)ein héíßes Eisen — a hot potato
ein héíßes Eisen anfassen (inf) — to grasp the nettle
5) attr (inf) Favorit, Tip, Maschine hotein héíßer Ofen — a motorbike
6)2. adv1)héíß baden — to have a hot bath
es überläuft mich héíß und kalt — I feel hot and cold all over
es wird nichts so héíß gegessen, wie es gekocht wird (prov) — things are never as bad as they seem
2)héíß ersehnt — much longed for
héíß geliebt — dearly beloved
eine héíß geführte Diskussion — a passionate discussion
es ging héíß her — things got heated
das Gebiet/die Stadt ist héíß umkämpft — the area/town is being hotly or fiercely fought over
ein héíß umkämpfter Markt — a fiercely contested market
héíß umstritten (Frage) — hotly debated; Künstler etc highly controversial
jdn/etw héíß und innig lieben — to love sb/sth madly
See:* * *1) (angrily; passionately: The accusations were hotly denied.) hotly2) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) hot3) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) hot5) (passionate: a torrid love affair.) torrid* * *[hais]I. adj1. (sehr warm) hot[jdm] etw \heiß machen to heat [or warm] up sth sep [for sb]▪ jdm ist/wird es \heiß sb is/gets hotist das \heiß! it's so hot!2. (heftig) heatedeine \heiße Debatte a heated debateein \heißer Kampf a fierce fight\heiß umkämpfter Markt hotly contested market3. (innig) ferventeine \heiße Liebe a burning loveein \heißer Wunsch a fervent wish6. (brisant) explosiveein \heißes Thema an explosive issuedie Polizei ist auf einer \heißen Fährte the police are on a hot trail11. (neugierig)II. adv1. (sehr warm) hot\heiß laufen Maschinenteil to overheat; Debatte, Gespräch to become heated; Telefonleitungen, Drähte to buzz2. (innig) ardently, fervently\heiß ersehnt much longed for\heiß geliebt dearly belovedmein \heiß geliebter Mann my dearly beloved husband3. (erbittert) fiercely\heiß umkämpft fiercely contested\heiß umstritten hotly disputed; (Person) highly controversial4. NUKL\heißes Atom hot [or recoil] atom\heiße Chemie hot chemistry5.▶ es wird nichts so \heiß gegessen, wie es gekocht wird (prov) things are not as bad as they first seem▶ jdn überläuft es \heiß und kalt sb feels hot and cold all over* * *1.1) hot; hot, torrid < zone>brennend/glühend heiß — burning/scorching hot
kochend heiß — boiling hot; piping hot <soup etc.>
sie haben sich die Köpfe heiß geredet — the conversation/debate became heated
2) (heftig) heated <debate, argument>; impassioned < anger>; burning, fervent < desire>; fierce < fight, battle>3) (innig) ardent, passionate <wish, love>heiße Tränen weinen — weep bitterly; cry one's heart out
heißen Dank — (ugs.) thanks a lot! (coll.)
was für'n heißer Typ! — (salopp) what a guy! (coll.)
ein heißes Thema — a controversial subject; s. auch Eisen 2)
6) nicht präd. (ugs.): (Aussichten habend) hot <favourite, tip, contender, etc.>7) nicht präd. (ugs.): (schnell) hot; s. auch Ofen 5)8) (ugs.): (brünstig) on heat9) (salopp): (aufgereizt)2.jemanden heiß machen — turn somebody on (coll.)
heiß umkämpft — fiercely contested or disputed
es ging heiß her — things got heated; sparks flew (coll.); (auf einer Party usw.) things got wild
2) (innig)jemanden heiß und innig lieben — love somebody dearly or with all one's heart
ihr heiß geliebter Gatte/Sohn — heer dearly beloved husband/son
sein heiß geliebtes Auto — his beloved car
das heiß ersehnte Fahrrad — the bicycle he/she has/had longed for so fervently
* * *A. adj1. hot; Land, Wüste: torrid; Stirn etc, bei Fieber: hot;glühend heiß red-hot; Sand, Sonne etc: scorching;siedend heiß boiling hot;heiß machen heat (up);mir ist heiß I’m hot;mir wird heiß I’m getting hot;das Kind ist ganz heiß the baby feels hot;ihm wurde heiß und kalt (vor Angst) he went hot and cold (with fear);heiß! bei Suchspielen: hot!;2. fig (heftig) vehement, fierce; (leidenschaftlich) fiery; Liebesaffäre: auch passionate; (inbrünstig) fervent;heißes Blut hot blood ( oder temper);heißes Blut haben be hot-blooded;heißen Dank! umg thanks a lot;heißer Krieg shooting war;heiße Tränen weinen weep bitterly;ganz heiß sein auf umg be wild aboutheiße Höschen hot pantsheißer Sommer long, hot summer;das Land steht vor einem heißen Herbst things are likely to get pretty hot in the country this autumn;ein heißer Anwärter auf den Posten/Titel a hot prospect for the post/title8. sl (toll) hot;heißer Typ hunk;echt heiß! brill!, US awesome!B. adv1.die Sonne brennt heiß herunter the sun is burning down;heiß laufen overheat, run hot;heiß gelaufen the engine has overheated;den haben sie (als Kind) wohl zu heiß gebadet! umg they must have dropped him on his head when he was a baby;es wird nichts so heiß gegessen, wie es gekocht wird sprichw things are never as bad as they look2. fig (leidenschaftlich) fervently, ardently;heiß begehrt coveted;heiß ersehnen long for (fervently);heiß ersehnt longed-for; Brief etc: auch long-awaited;heiß geliebt dearly ( stärker: passionately) loved;meine heiß geliebte Frau my dearly beloved wife;heiß umkämpft sein be fiercely fought over, be the object of fierce fighting; fig Wahlkreis, Sieg: be hotly ( oder fiercely) contested;die Stadt ist heiß umkämpft fierce battles are being fought over the town;* * *1.1) hot; hot, torrid < zone>brennend/glühend heiß — burning/scorching hot
kochend heiß — boiling hot; piping hot <soup etc.>
sie haben sich die Köpfe heiß geredet — the conversation/debate became heated
2) (heftig) heated <debate, argument>; impassioned < anger>; burning, fervent < desire>; fierce <fight, battle>3) (innig) ardent, passionate <wish, love>heiße Tränen weinen — weep bitterly; cry one's heart out
heißen Dank — (ugs.) thanks a lot! (coll.)
was für'n heißer Typ! — (salopp) what a guy! (coll.)
ein heißes Thema — a controversial subject; s. auch Eisen 2)
6) nicht präd. (ugs.): (Aussichten habend) hot <favourite, tip, contender, etc.>8) (ugs.): (brünstig) on heat9) (salopp): (aufgereizt)2.jemanden heiß machen — turn somebody on (coll.)
heiß umkämpft — fiercely contested or disputed
es ging heiß her — things got heated; sparks flew (coll.); (auf einer Party usw.) things got wild
2) (innig)jemanden heiß und innig lieben — love somebody dearly or with all one's heart
ihr heiß geliebter Gatte/Sohn — heer dearly beloved husband/son
das heiß ersehnte Fahrrad — the bicycle he/she has/had longed for so fervently
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10 hitzig
Adj. quick-tempered; (vorschnell) rash; (heftig) violent; Debatte: heated; hitzig werden flare up; nicht so hitzig! don’t get excited* * *mettlesome; peppery; red-hot; mettled; fiery; hasty; heated; acute; sulfurous; sulphurous* * *hịt|zig ['hItsɪç]1. adj1) (= aufbrausend) Mensch hot-headed; Antwort, Reaktion, Atmosphäre, Debatte heated; (= leidenschaftlich) Temperament, Typ, Diskussionsteilnehmer passionate; Blut hothitzig werden (Mensch) — to flare up; (Debatte) to grow heated
nicht so hitzig! — don't get so excited!, hold your horses! (inf)
ein hitziger Kopf (geh) — a hothead
2. adv(= heftig) heatedlyeine Debatte hitzig führen — to lead a heated debate
* * *1) (angry: a fiery temper.) fiery2) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) hot3) (easily made angry: a hasty temper.) hasty4) (easily made angry: a peppery old man.) peppery5) (easily made angry.) quick-tempered* * *hit·zig[ˈhɪtsɪç]I. adj1. (leicht aufbrausend) hot-headed, quick-tempered▪ \hitzig sein/werden to be quick-tempered/to flare upeine \hitzige Reaktion a heated reactionein \hitziges Temperament a fiery temperament2. (leidenschaftlich) passionateeine \hitzige Debatte a heated [or passionate] debate3.▶ nicht so \hitzig! don't get so excited!II. adv passionately* * *1) (heftig) hot-tempered; quick-temperedhitzig werden — flare up; fly into a temper
* * *hitzig werden flare up;nicht so hitzig! don’t get excited* * *1) (heftig) hot-tempered; quick-temperedhitzig werden — flare up; fly into a temper
3) (erregt) heated <discussion, argument, words, etc.>* * *adj.hot tempered adj. adv.hotly adv. -
11 горячий спор
1) General subject: bitter dispute, heated discussion, heated dispute, high-pitched argument, rhubarb, scrimmage, sharp dispute, fierce dispute2) Colloquial: scrummage3) Military: heated argument, heated debate, hot argument, hot debate, hot discussion4) Diplomatic term: heated debatable5) Jargon: Argie-bargie6) Network technologies: flame war7) Makarov: spirited discussion -
12 ожесточённые споры
1) General subject: contentious debate, heated debate, vehement debate2) Mathematics: heated arguments, heated debatesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ожесточённые споры
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13 ожесточенные споры
1) General subject: contentious debate, heated debate, vehement debate2) Mathematics: heated arguments, heated debatesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > ожесточенные споры
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14 suscitar
v.1 to give rise to.2 to provoke, to bring about, to arouse, to cause to happen.* * *1 (gen) to cause, provoke2 (rebelión) to stir up, arouse; (discusión) to start; (problemas) to cause, raise; (interés) to arouse* * *verbto provoke, arise* * *VT [+ rebelión] to stir up; [+ escándalo, conflicto] to cause, provoke; [+ discusión] to start; [+ duda, problema] to raise; [+ interés, sospechas] to arouse; [+ consecuencia] to cause, give rise to, bring with it* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to* * *= fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.* suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to* * *= fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.* suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* * *suscitar [A1 ]vt( frml); ‹curiosidad/interés› to arouse; ‹dudas› to raise; ‹escándalo/polémica› to provoke, causesuscitó un acalorado debate it gave rise to a heated debate* * *
suscitar vtr (originar) to cause, arouse: su postura suscitará polémica, his attitude will provoke controversy
' suscitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
- imponer
- infundir
- intrigar
- llamar
- tinta
- interesar
English:
excite
- antagonize
- draw
- raise
- rise
- spark
* * *suscitar vt[discusión] to give rise to; [dificultades] to cause, to create; [interés, simpatía, sospechas] to arouse; [dudas] to raise* * ** * *suscitar vt: to provoke, to give rise to -
15 dibattito
m debate* * *dibattito s.m.1 debate, discussion: dibattiti parlamentari, parliamentary debates (o proceedings); un acceso dibattito, a heated debate; la questione è al dibattito, the question is under discussion (o debate); dirigere un dibattito, to lead a discussion (o to occupy the chair); aprire, iniziare, chiudere il dibattito, to open, to begin, to close the debate2 ( disputa) dispute, controversy: sorse fra noi un aspro dibattito per la precedenza, a sharp dispute arose between us over precedence.* * *[di'battito]sostantivo maschile1) (discussione) debate, discussion, argument2) pol. debate* * *dibattito/di'battito/sostantivo m.1 (discussione) debate, discussion, argument; dibattito televisivo panel discussion2 pol. debate; dibattito parlamentare parliamentary debate. -
16 criticar
v.1 to criticize.Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).3 to gossip.* * *1 to criticize1 (murmurar) to gossip* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=censurar) to criticizela actuación de la policía fue criticada por la oposición — the police behaviour was criticized by the opposition
2) (=hablar mal)siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people
3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review2.VI to gossip* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (atacar, censurar) to criticizeb) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review2.criticar vi to gossip, backbite* * *= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.----* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* ser criticado = come under + fire.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (atacar, censurar) to criticizeb) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review2.criticar vi to gossip, backbite* * *= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* ser criticado = come under + fire.* * *criticar [A2 ]vt1 (atacar) to criticizeuna postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologistscriticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculatorsun proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism2 (hablar mal de) to criticizetú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is■ criticarvito gossip, backbite* * *
criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to gossip, backbite
criticar
I verbo transitivo to criticize
II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
' criticar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- dedicarse
- desollar
- despellejar
- tralla
- vapulear
- arremeter
- murmurar
- rajar
- sino
English:
attack
- carp
- critical
- criticize
- fault
- knock
- pan
- pick on
- run down
- slam
- slate
- get
- run
* * *criticar vt1. [censurar] to criticize2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review* * *v/t criticize* * *criticar {72} vt: to criticize* * *criticar vb1. (en general) to criticize2. (cotillear) to gossip -
17 educador
adj.educating.m.educator, teacher.* * *► adjetivo1 educating► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 educator, teacher* * *educador, -aSM / F educator, teacher* * *I- dora adjetivo educational (before n)II- dora masculino, femenino (frml) teacher, educator (frml)* * *= educationalist, educator, educator, teacher, educationist.Nota: Generalmente escrito educationalist.Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.Ex. I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.Ex. I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.Ex. For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.Ex. The author looks at some of the responses by both educationists and library schools to this situation.----* comunidad de educadores, la = education community, the.* * *I- dora adjetivo educational (before n)II- dora masculino, femenino (frml) teacher, educator (frml)* * *= educationalist, educator, educator, teacher, educationist.Nota: Generalmente escrito educationalist.Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.Ex: The author looks at some of the responses by both educationists and library schools to this situation.* comunidad de educadores, la = education community, the.* * *educational ( before n)masculine, feminine* * *
educador
educador,-ora
I adjetivo educating
II sustantivo masculino y femenino teacher
' educador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
educadora
- pedagogo
- severidad
* * *educador, -ora nm,fteachereducador medioambiental environmental educator* * *m, educadora f teacher, educator* * *: educator -
18 pedagogo
adj.pedagogic, pedagogical, learned.m.pedagogue, teacher, educator, educationalist.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 educator, pedagogue* * *pedagogo, -aSM / F (=profesor) teacher, educator; (=teórico) educationalist* * *- ga masculino, femenino ( estudioso) educationalist; ( educador) educator, teacher, pedagogue (frml)* * *= educationalist, pedagogue, educationist, dominie, educator.Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.Ex. This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.Ex. The author looks at some of the responses by both educationists and library schools to this situation.Ex. 'Imagine,' these dominies tend to begin, 'that a man from outer space has come to earth and describe a screwdriver to him as clearly as you can'.Ex. I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.* * *- ga masculino, femenino ( estudioso) educationalist; ( educador) educator, teacher, pedagogue (frml)* * *= educationalist, pedagogue, educationist, dominie, educator.Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.Ex: The author looks at some of the responses by both educationists and library schools to this situation.Ex: 'Imagine,' these dominies tend to begin, 'that a man from outer space has come to earth and describe a screwdriver to him as clearly as you can'.Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.* * *pedagogo -gamasculine, feminine* * *
pedagogo◊ -ga sustantivo masculino, femenino ( estudioso) educationalist;
( educador) educator, teacher, pedagogue (frml)
* * *pedagogo, -a nm,f1. [especialista] educationalist2. [profesor] teacher, educator* * *m, pedagoga f teacher* * *pedagogo, -ga n: educator, pedagogue -
19 socialista
adj.1 socialist.2 socialistic, socialist.f. & m.socialist.* * *► adjetivo1 socialist1 socialist* * *noun mf. adj.* * *1.ADJ socialist, socialistic2.SMF socialist* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino socialist* * *= socialist, socialist, socialistic.Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.Ex. The indications are that socialist theory was absolutely alien to the majority of socialist workers, who had little interest in theoretical party literature.Ex. The author discusses the application of his socialistic ideas to further three causes: (1) socialism and secularism; (2) positivism; and (3) a form of middle class radicalism.----* bloque socialista, el = socialist bloc, the, Soviet bloc, the.* de tendencia socialista = socialistic.* nacional socialista = National Socialist.* Partido Socialista Nacional, el = National Socialist Party, the.* régimen socialista = socialist regime.* república socialista = socialist republic.* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino socialist* * *= socialist, socialist, socialistic.Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: The indications are that socialist theory was absolutely alien to the majority of socialist workers, who had little interest in theoretical party literature.Ex: The author discusses the application of his socialistic ideas to further three causes: (1) socialism and secularism; (2) positivism; and (3) a form of middle class radicalism.* bloque socialista, el = socialist bloc, the, Soviet bloc, the.* de tendencia socialista = socialistic.* nacional socialista = National Socialist.* Partido Socialista Nacional, el = National Socialist Party, the.* régimen socialista = socialist regime.* república socialista = socialist republic.* * *adj/mfsocialist* * *
socialista adjetivo, masculino y femenino
socialist
socialista adjetivo & mf socialist
' socialista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
portavoz
- vida
English:
socialist
- describe
* * *♦ adjsocialist♦ nmfsocialist* * *m/f & adj socialist* * *socialista adj & nmf: socialist♦ socialismo nm* * *socialista adj n socialist -
20 disputa
f dispute, argument* * *disputa s.f.1 discussion, debate, dispute, disputation: disputa filosofica, philosophical disputation (o controversy); una disputa accalorata, a heated debate; non soggetto a disputa, beyond dispute; qual è l'oggetto della loro disputa?, what is the subject of their discussion?2 ( lite) quarrel, controversy: ebbe una disputa con il vicino di casa, he had an argument with the neighbour; si accese un'aspra disputa fra i due uomini, a bitter quarrel arose between the two men3 (sport) competing, holding: la disputa di una corsa, the running of a race; la disputa della finale si terrà in campo neutro, the final will take place on neutral ground.* * *['disputa]sostantivo femminile1) (discussione) dispute, debate2) (litigio) argument, dispute, controversy* * *disputa/'disputa/sostantivo f.1 (discussione) dispute, debate2 (litigio) argument, dispute, controversy.
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