debatir

debatir
v.
to debate.
Ellos contienden entre sí They contend among themselves.
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debatir
► verbo transitivo
1 to debate, discuss
► verbo pronominal debatirse
1 (forcejear) to struggle
■ el enfermo se debatía entre la vida y la muerte the patient fought for his life
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verb
to debate
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1. VT
1) [+ ley, presupuesto] to debate
2) [+ punto de vista, problema] to discuss, debate
2.
See:
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1.
verbo transitivo to debate; (más informal) to discuss
2.
debatirse v pron

se debatía entre el deber y su amor por ella — he was torn between the sense of duty and his love for her

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — he's fighting for his life

se debatía entre el miedo y la esperanza — his feelings alternated between fear and hope

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= argue, debate, discuss, talk over, deliberate, pick up on, bring into + discussion, bounce off + ideas.
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. Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.
Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.
Ex. The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.
Ex. Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.
Ex. The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.
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* debatir con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
* debatir el impacto de algo = discuss + the impact of.
* debatir en profundidad = discuss + at length.
* debatir las consecuencias de algo = discuss + the implications of.
* debatitse entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....
* debatir sobre lo ocurrido = debrief.
* debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + idea, discuss + issue.
* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
* empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.
* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.
* que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.
* sin debatir = undiscussed.
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1.
verbo transitivo to debate; (más informal) to discuss
2.
debatirse v pron

se debatía entre el deber y su amor por ella — he was torn between the sense of duty and his love for her

se debate entre la vida y la muerte — he's fighting for his life

se debatía entre el miedo y la esperanza — his feelings alternated between fear and hope

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= argue, debate, discuss, talk over, deliberate, pick up on, bring into + discussion, bounce off + ideas.

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: Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.
Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.
Ex: The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.
Ex: Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.
Ex: The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.
* debatir con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
* debatir el impacto de algo = discuss + the impact of.
* debatir en profundidad = discuss + at length.
* debatir las consecuencias de algo = discuss + the implications of.
* debatitse entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....
* debatir sobre lo ocurrido = debrief.
* debatir una cuestión = discuss + idea, discuss + idea, discuss + issue.
* debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
* empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.
* estar debatiéndose = be under discussion.
* que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.
* sin debatir = undiscussed.

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debatir [I1 ]
vt
to debate; (más informal) to discuss
■ debatirse
v pron
se debate entre la vida y la muerte he's fighting for his life
se debatía entre sus sentimientos personales y las presiones que recibía she was torn between her personal feelings and the pressures which were being put on her
la región se debate en una masa de problemas the region is struggling to overcome a whole series of problems
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debatir (conjugate debatir) verbo transitivo
to debate;
(más informal) to discuss
debatir verbo transitivo to debate
'debatir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discutir
- disputar
English:
argue
- debate
- enact
- tear
- discuss
- dispute
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debatir
♦ vt
to debate;
la ley se debate hoy en el Parlamento the bill is being debated in Parliament today;
en nuestro próximo programa debatiremos el tema “moda y anorexia” in our next programme we'll be discussing “fashion and anorexia”
♦ vi
to debate;
debatir sobre algo to discuss o debate sth
♦ See also the pronominal verb debatirse
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debatir
I v/t debate, discuss
II v/i struggle
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debatir vt
: to debate, to discuss
♦ See also the reflexive verb debatirse
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debatir vb to debate

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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