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1 discuss
(to talk about: We had a meeting to discuss our plans for the future.) discutirdiscuss vb hablartr[dɪ'skʌs]■ have you discussed this with your parents? ¿has hablado de eso con tus padres?2 (examine) analizar, examinar3 (in writing) tratar de■ this chapter discusses the problems facing single-parent families este capítulo trata de los problemas con que se enfrentan las familias monoparentalesdiscuss [dɪs'kʌs] vt: hablar de, discutir, tratar (de)v.• conferir v.• conversar v.• debatir v.• discutir v.• hablar v.• hablar de v.dɪs'kʌstransitive verb ( talk about) \<\<person\>\> hablar de; \<\<topic\>\> hablar de, tratar; ( debate) debatir; \<\<plan/problem\>\> discutir[dɪs'kʌs]VT1) (=talk about) [+ topic] hablar de, discutir; [+ person] hablar de; [+ problem, essay] cambiar opiniones sobre, discutir2) (in exam question) [+ statement] tratar, analizar* * *[dɪs'kʌs]transitive verb ( talk about) \<\<person\>\> hablar de; \<\<topic\>\> hablar de, tratar; ( debate) debatir; \<\<plan/problem\>\> discutir -
2 debate
di'beit
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 -
3 matter
'mætə
1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materia, sustancia2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) asunto, cuestión3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) pus
2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) importar- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where
matter1 n1. problemawhat's the matter? ¿qué pasa? / ¿qué problema hay?2. asunto / cuestión3. materia / sustanciano matter... no importa...no matter what it costs no importa lo que cueste / cueste lo que cuestematter2 vb importartr['mætəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (affair, subject) asunto, cuestión nombre femenino2 (trouble, problem) problema nombre masculino■ what's the matter? ¿qué pasa?■ what's the matter with Susan? ¿qué le pasa a Susan?■ is anything the matter? ¿pasa algo?3 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (physical substance) materia, sustancia4 (type of substance, things of particular kind) materia1 (be important) importar (to, a)■ it doesn't matter no importa, es igual, da igual■ does it matter if you're late? ¿pasa algo si llegas tarde?■ it doesn't matter what you wear da igual lo que lleves, no importa lo que lleves■ his attitude doesn't exactly help matters su actitud no facilita las cosas, precisamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(as) a matter of course por normaas a matter of fact en realidad, de hechoas matters stand tal y como están las cosasfor that matter en realidadno matter no importa■ no matter who it is sea quién sea, quienquiera que seato be a matter of life or death ser cuestión de vida o muerteto be a matter of opinion ser discutibleto be no laughing matter no ser cosa de risa, no ser motivo de risa, no ser para reírseto be another matter ser otra cosato let the matter drop/rest dejarlo correrto make matters worse para colmo (de desgracias)to take matters into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su manomatters arising asuntos nombre masculino plural variosthe matter in hand el asunto de que se tratamatter ['mæt̬ər] vi: importarit doesn't matter: no importamatter n1) question: asunto m, cuestión fa matter of taste: una cuestión de gusto2) substance: materia f, sustancia f3) matters nplcircumstances: situación f, cosas fplto make matters worse: para colmo de males4)to be the matter : pasarwhat's the matter?: ¿qué pasa?5)as a matter of fact : en efecto, en realidad6)for that matter : de hecho7)no matter how much : por mucho quen.• asunto s.m.• capítulo s.m.• cosa s.f.• cuestión s.f.• especie s.f.• hecho s.m.• materia s.f.• material s.m.• motivo s.m.• tema s.m.v.• importar v.
I 'mætər, 'mætə(r)1) ua) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia fc) ( subject matter) temática f, tema md) (written, printed material)printed matter — impresos mpl
reading matter — material m de lectura
2)a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión fthat's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente
as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?
it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse
b) matters plmatters arising — asuntos mpl varios
c) ( approximate amount)a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo
it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos
d) (in phrases)as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase
3) (problem, trouble)what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?
what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?
is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?
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intransitive verb importarit doesn't matter — no importa, da igual
['mætǝ(r)]to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa
1. N1) (=substance) materia f, sustancia f2) (Typ, Publishing) material madvertising matter — material m publicitario
3) (Med) (=pus) pus m, materia f4) (Literat) (=content) contenido m5) (=question, affair) asunto m, cuestión f•
that's quite another matter, that's another matter altogether — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto•
that's a very different matter — esa es otra cuestión, eso es totalmente distinto•
it's an easy matter to phone him — es cosa fácil llamarle•
as a matter of fact..., as a matter of fact I know her very well — de hecho or en realidad la conozco muy bienI don't like it, as a matter of fact I'm totally against it — no me gusta, de hecho estoy totalmente en contra
"don't tell me you like it?" - "as a matter of fact I do" — -no me digas que te gusta -pues sí, la verdad es que sí
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for that matter — en realidad•
it is no great matter — es poca cosa, no importa•
in the matter of — en cuanto a, en lo que se refierelaughing 1., mince 2., 2)•
it's a serious matter — es cosa seria6) (=importance)no matter!, it makes no matter — frm ¡no importa!, ¡no le hace! (LAm)
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no matter how you do it — no importa cómo lo hagasget one, no matter how — procura uno, del modo que sea
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no matter what he says — diga lo que digawhat matter? — frm ¿qué importa?
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no matter who goes — quienquiera que vaya7) (=difficulty, problem etc)what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?, ¿qué hay?
what's the matter with you? — ¿qué te pasa?, ¿qué tienes?
what's the matter with Tony? — ¿qué le pasa a Tony?
something's the matter with the lights — algo les pasa a las luces, algo pasa con las luces
what's the matter with my hat? — ¿qué pasa con mi sombrero?
what's the matter with singing? — ¿por qué no se puede cantar?, ¿es que está prohibido cantar?
as if nothing were the matter — como si no hubiese pasado nada, como si tal cosa
8) matters (=things) situación fsing2.VI importardoes it matter to you if I go? — ¿te importa que yo vaya?
why should it matter to me? — ¿a mí qué me importa or qué más me da?
it doesn't matter — (unimportant) no importa; (no preference) (me) da igual or lo mismo
what does it matter? — ¿qué más da?, ¿y qué?
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I ['mætər, 'mætə(r)]1) ua) ( substance) (Phil, Phys) materia f, sustancia fc) ( subject matter) temática f, tema md) (written, printed material)printed matter — impresos mpl
reading matter — material m de lectura
2)a) (question, affair) asunto m, cuestión fthat's another o a different matter — eso es otra cosa, eso es diferente
as a matter of interest, what does he do for a living? — por pura curiosidad ¿en qué trabaja?
it's no laughing matter — no es motivo de risa, no es (como) para reírse
b) matters plmatters arising — asuntos mpl varios
c) ( approximate amount)a matter OF something — cuestión f or cosa f de algo
it was all over in a matter of seconds — todo acabó en cuestión or cosa de segundos
d) (in phrases)as a matter of fact: as a matter of fact, I've never been to Spain la verdad es que or en realidad nunca he estado en España; for that matter en realidad; no matter (as interj) no importa; (as conj): no matter how hard I try por mucho que me esfuerce; I want you back by 9 o'clock, no matter what — quiero que estés de vuelta a las nueve, pase lo que pase
3) (problem, trouble)what's the matter? — ¿qué pasa?
what's the matter with Jane/the typewriter? — ¿qué le pasa a Jane/a la máquina de escribir?
is anything the matter with Alice? — ¿le pasa algo a Alice?
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intransitive verb importarit doesn't matter — no importa, da igual
to matter TO somebody: money is the only thing that matters to her/them — el dinero es lo único que le/les importa
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