cuestionar

v.

1 to question.

El detective cuestionó al pillo The detective questioned the thief.

2 to challenge, to bring into question, to doubt, to question.

El profesor cuestionó su conclusión The teacher challenged his conclusion.

3 to have objections about.

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cuestionar

► verbo transitivo

1 to question

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verb

to question

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1.

VT to question

2.

VI to argue

3.

See:

cuestionarse

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1.

verbo transitivo to question

2.

cuestionarse v pron to ask oneself

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= challenge, question, render + suspect, query, render + questionable.

Ex. The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.

Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.

Ex. Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.

Ex. The author queries the value of selecting so much sexually permissive teenage fiction for young people who are already sexually afire, given the dangers of unwanted pregnancies and AIDS.

Ex. Luhmann's attempt to assign to language a merely marginal role renders questionable the conclusiveness of his theory.

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* cuestionar la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* hacer que Alguien se cuestione Algo = make + Nombre + wonder.

* no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspend + disbelief.

* que no se ha cuestionado = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* sin cuestionarlo = uncritically.

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1.

verbo transitivo to question

2.

cuestionarse v pron to ask oneself

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= challenge, question, render + suspect, query, render + questionable.

Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.

Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.

Ex: Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.

Ex: The author queries the value of selecting so much sexually permissive teenage fiction for young people who are already sexually afire, given the dangers of unwanted pregnancies and AIDS.

Ex: Luhmann's attempt to assign to language a merely marginal role renders questionable the conclusiveness of his theory.

* cuestionar la validez de = bring into + question the validity of, question + the validity of.

* hacer que Alguien se cuestione Algo = make + Nombre + wonder.

* no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspend + disbelief.

* que no se ha cuestionado = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].

* sin cuestionarlo = uncritically.

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cuestionar [A1 ]

vt

to question

■ cuestionarse

v pron

to ask oneself

debemos cuestionarnos si es necesario we must ask ourselves o we must question whether it is necessary

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cuestionar (conjugate cuestionar) verbo transitivo
to question
cuestionar verbo transitivo to question
'cuestionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discutir
English:
challenge
- dispute
- query
- question

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cuestionar

♦ vt

to question

♦ See also the pronominal verb cuestionarse

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cuestionar

v/t question

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cuestionar vt

: to question

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cuestionar vb to question