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question ['kwestʃən]1 noun∎ to ask sb a question poser une question à qn;∎ I wish to put a question to the chairman j'aimerais poser une question au président;∎ Parliament to put down a question for sb adresser une interpellation à qn;∎ you haven't answered my question vous n'avez pas répondu à ma question;∎ they obeyed without question ils ont obéi sans poser de questions;∎ a question and answer session une séance questions-réponses;∎ what a question! quelle question!;∎ Grammar direct/indirect question interrogation f directe/indirecte;∎ British Parliament (Prime Minister's) Question Time, Prime Minister's Questions = session hebdomadaire du Parlement britannique réservée aux questions des députés au Premier ministre∎ her article raises some important questions son article soulève d'importantes questions ou d'importants problèmes;∎ it raises the question of how much teachers should be paid cela soulève ou pose le problème du salaire des enseignants;∎ the place/time in question le lieu/l'heure en question;∎ the person in question is away at the moment la personne en question est absente en ce moment;∎ the Jewish question la question juive;∎ the question is, will he do it? toute la question est de savoir s'il le fera;∎ that is the question voilà la question;∎ that's another or a different question c'est une autre histoire;∎ but that's not the question, that's beside the question mais là n'est pas la question, il ne s'agit pas de cela;∎ it's not a question of who's right la question n'est pas de savoir qui a raison;∎ it's a question of how much you want to spend tout dépend de la somme que vous voulez mettre;∎ it's only a question of money/time ce n'est qu'une question d'argent/de temps;∎ it's only a question of time before it happens ça arrivera tôt ou tard∎ there's no question about it, he was murdered il a été assassiné, cela ne fait aucun doute;∎ his honesty was never in question son honnêteté n'a jamais été mise en doute ou remise en question;∎ to bring or to call sth into question remettre qch en question;∎ she is without or beyond question the best elle est incontestablement la meilleure;∎ they know beyond question where their interests lie ils savent parfaitement (bien) où est leur intérêt;∎ whether they are happier now is open to question sont-ils plus heureux maintenant? on peut se le demander;∎ the wisdom of this decision is open to question le bien-fondé de la décision est discutable∎ there was some question of… il a été question de…;∎ there's no question of our making the same mistake again nous ne sommes pas près de refaire la même erreur;∎ there is no question of going back now il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière;∎ there's no question of his coming with us, it's out of the question that he should come with us il est hors de question qu'il vienne avec nous;∎ there was never any question of his coming with us il n'a jamais été question qu'il nous accompagne;∎ I'm sorry, you can't go, it's out of the question! je regrette, vous ne pouvez pas y aller, c'est hors de question!∎ to put sb to the question (torture) mettre qn à la question, appliquer la question à qn(a) (interrogate) interroger, poser des questions à; (of police) interroger; School interroger; Marketing (consumer) interroger;∎ to be questioned être interrogé; (suspect) subir un interrogatoire;∎ the people questioned in the survey les personnes interrogées dans le cadre du sondage;∎ she was questioned on her views on l'a interrogée sur ses opinions(b) (doubt → motives, honesty, wisdom) mettre en doute, mettre en question; (→ statement, claim) mettre en doute, contester;∎ nobody is questioning your motives personne ne met en doute ou en question vos motivations;∎ I questioned whether it was wise to continue je me suis demandé s'il était bien sage de continuer►► Grammar question form forme f interrogative;question mark (punctuation mark) point m d'interrogation; Marketing (product) point m d'interrogation, dilemme m;∎ figurative a question mark hangs over the future of this country il est impossible de prédire quel sort attend ce pays ou sera réservé à ce pays;∎ there is a question mark over her reasons for leaving on ignore les raisons qui l'ont poussée à partir;Linguistics question tag question tag m, = tournure interrogative en fin de phrase, équivalent du "n'est-ce pas" français -
2 discutir
v.1 to argue.ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brotherdiscuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thingMaría arguye cada vez que sale Mary argues every time she's out.2 to discuss.discutir de o sobre algo to discuss something, to talk about somethingeso es mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father3 to dispute.no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right* * *1 (examinar) to discuss2 (contender) to dispute, question, argue1 (examinar) to discuss (de, -)2 (contender) to argue* * *verb1) to argue2) discuss3) dispute4) quarrel* * *1. VT1) (=debatir) [+ plan, proyecto, idea] to discuss; [+ precio] to argue about2) (=contradecir) to question, challengediscutir a algn lo que está diciendo — to question o challenge what sb is saying
2. VI1) (=dialogar) to discuss, talk2) (=disputar) to argue (de, sobre about, over)¡no discutas! — don't argue!
no le discutas porque él sabe más que tú del tema — don't argue with him because he knows more about the subject than you do
discutir de política — to argue about politics, talk politics
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discussb) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute2.todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
discutir vi to argue, quarreldiscutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since
* * *= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.Ex. The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex. Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex. But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex. Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.----* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.* discutir una idea = float + concept.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( debatir) <problema/asunto> to discuss; < proyecto de ley> to debate, discussb) ( cuestionar) < derecho> to challenge, dispute2.todo lo que digo me lo discute — he questions o challenges everything I say
discutir vi to argue, quarreldiscutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar — they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since
* * *= argue, debate, discuss, dispute, talk over, spar, deliberate, bicker, quarrel, squabble, bring into + discussion.Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
Ex: The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex: But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex: Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.* discutir, debatir, tratar = bring into + discussion.* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.* discutir sobre nimiedades = split + hairs.* discutir una cuestión = air + issue.* discutir una idea = float + concept.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.* * *discutir [I1 ]vt1 (debatir) ‹problema/asunto› to discuss; ‹proyecto de ley› to debate, discussdiscutieron el nuevo convenio they discussed the new agreementesto habrá que discutirlo con el jefe de ventas this will have to be discussed with the sales manager2 (cuestionar) ‹derecho› to challenge, disputeque es muy generoso no te lo discuto, pero … I don't deny o dispute that he's very generous, but …todo lo que digo me lo discute he questions o challenges o disputes everything I saymis órdenes no se discuten, se obedecen my orders are to be obeyed without question, my orders are not to be questioned■ discutirvito argue, quarrelse pasan el día discutiendo they spend all day arguing o quarrelingno quiero discutir contigo I don't want to argue with youdiscutieron y no se han vuelto a hablar they had an argument o a quarrel and haven't spoken to each other since¿por qué discutes de política con tu padre? why do you argue with your father about politics?discutir POR algo to argue ABOUT sthdiscuten por todo/por cualquier nimiedad they argue about everything/about the slightest little thingdiscutirle A algn to argue WITH sb¡no me/le discutas! don't argue with me/her!* * *
discutir ( conjugate discutir) verbo transitivo
‹ proyecto de ley› to debate, discuss
verbo intransitivo
to argue, quarrel;
discutir por algo to argue about sth;
discutirle a algn to argue with sb
discutir
I verbo intransitivo
1 to argue [de/sobre, about]
2 (regañar, reñir) to argue, have an argument
II verbo transitivo
1 (debatir, considerar) to discuss, talk about
2 (rebatir, poner en cuestión) to challenge, question
' discutir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bregar
- chocar
- comentar
- gana
- hablar
- menos
- pelear
- pelearse
- tarifar
- tratar
- alegar
- mucho
- pleitear
- reñir
- reunión
English:
argue
- argument
- bicker
- blue
- debate
- disagree
- discuss
- dispute
- fall out
- horn
- occasion
- point
- quarrel
- quibble
- talk over
- talk through
- thrash out
- use
- pointless
- spar
- talk
- thrash
- wrangle
* * *♦ vi1. [hablar] to discuss;se pasan el día discutiendo de o [m5] sobre fútbol they spend the whole day talking about o discussing football2. [pelear] to argue (con/por with/about);ya han vuelto a discutir they've had another of their arguments;ha discutido con su hermano she's had an argument with her brother;discuten por cualquier tontería they argue about the least little thing♦ vt1. [hablar sobre] to discuss;[debatir] to discuss, to debate;eso mejor que lo discutas con tu padre you'd be better discussing that with your father;el asunto será discutido en el parlamento the matter will be discussed in parliament2. [contradecir] to dispute;no te discuto que tengas razón I don't dispute that you're right;es un buen tipo, sí, eso nadie te lo discute he's a nice guy, sure, no one disputes that;no me discutas lo que te mando y obedece don't question what I tell you to do, just do it* * *I v/t discussII v/i argue ( sobre about)* * *discutir vt1) : to discuss2) : to disputediscutir vialtercar: to argue, to quarrel* * *discutir vb1. (reñir) to argue / to quarrelcuando llegué a casa, mis padres discutían when I got home, my parents were arguing2. (debatir, hablar) to discuss3. (cuestionar) to question -
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1. v/t proposta, caso discuss, talk aboutquestione debate( mettere in dubbio) question( contestare) dispute2. v/i talk( litigare) argue( negoziare) negotiate* * *discutere v.tr.1 to discuss, to debate: discutemmo la loro proposta, we discussed their proposal; a sera tarda stavamo ancora discutendo il caso, we were still discussing the case late in the evening; discutere un progetto di legge, to debate a bill; (dir.) discutere una causa, to argue a case; discutere i termini di un accordo, to negotiate the terms of an agreement2 ( obiettare) to question, to raise doubts about (sthg.): non discuto che sia intelligente, ma..., I don't doubt (o question) his intelligence, but...; non ammetto che si discutano le mie decisioni, I will not allow my decisions to be questioned (o challenged); questo non si discute, that's that (o that's final)◆ v. intr.1 to discuss (sthg.): non puoi discutere di sport con lui!, you can't talk about sport with him!; discutere di politica, to discuss politics; si torna a discutere di quello scandalo, people are starting to talk about that scandal again // discutere sul prezzo, to haggle (o to bargain) over the price2 ( obiettare) to argue: mi ha detto di farlo senza discutere, he told me to do it without arguing // finitela di discutere una buona volta!, just for once, stop arguing!* * *1. [dis'kutere]vb irreg vt(dibattere) to discuss, debate, (contestare) to question, disputeè da discutere — (se ne parlerà ancora) it remains to be discussed, (è in dubbio) it's questionable
discutere la tesi (di laurea) — to present o submit one's (degree) thesis
1)discutere (di) — to talk (about), to discuss2) (litigare) to argue* * *[dis'kutere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (esaminare) to discuss, to debatediscutere la tesi (di laurea) — univ. to defend a thesis
discutere una causa — dir. to hear a case
2) (contestare) to challenge, to argue [ decisione]2.discutere l'utilità di qcs. — to discuss whether sth. is useful
1) (parlare di) to debate (di about)discutere sul prezzo — (trattare) to haggle over the price, to bargain
2) (litigare) to argue, to have* an argument, to dispute3) (protestare)* * *discutere/dis'kutere/ [39]1 (esaminare) to discuss, to debate; discutere una proposta di legge to debate a bill; discutere la tesi (di laurea) univ. to defend a thesis; discutere una causa dir. to hear a case2 (contestare) to challenge, to argue [ decisione]; discutere l'utilità di qcs. to discuss whether sth. is useful; la sua abilità non si discute her competence is not in question(aus. avere)1 (parlare di) to debate (di about); discutere di politica to talk politics; non c'è nulla di cui discutere there's nothing to discuss; discutere sul prezzo (trattare) to haggle over the price, to bargain2 (litigare) to argue, to have* an argument, to dispute; non intendo discutere con te! I'm not going to bandy words with you!3 (protestare) non si discute! there's no discussing it! fate ciò che vi si dice senza discutere! do what you're told without arguing! -
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1. [dis'kutere]vb irreg vt(dibattere) to discuss, debate, (contestare) to question, disputeè da discutere — (se ne parlerà ancora) it remains to be discussed, (è in dubbio) it's questionable
discutere la tesi (di laurea) — to present o submit one's (degree) thesis
1)discutere (di) — to talk (about), to discuss2) (litigare) to argue
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