debate

debate
1. transitive verb
debattieren über (+ Akk.)

be debated — diskutiert od. debattiert werden

2. noun
Debatte, die

there was much debate about whether ... — es wurde viel darüber debattiert, ob ...

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[di'beit] 1. noun
(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) die Debatte
2. verb
1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) debattieren
2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) überlegen
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de·bate
[dɪˈbeɪt]
I. n
1. no pl (open discussion) Debatte f, Diskussion f (over/about über +akk)
public \debate öffentliche Debatte
\debate on tax issues Steuerdiskussion f
to be open to \debate sich akk [erst] noch erweisen müssen
2. (formal discussion) Streitgespräch nt, Wortgefecht nt, Schlagabtausch m
II. vt
to \debate sth etw diskutieren
III. vi
to \debate about sth über etw akk diskutieren [o debattieren]
to \debate whether ... beraten [o überlegen], ob ...
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[dI'beɪt]
1. vt
question debattieren, diskutieren
2. vi
debattieren, diskutieren (with mit, about über acc)

he was debating with himself whether or not to go — er überlegte hin und her, ob er gehen sollte

3. n
Debatte f

after much debate — nach langer Debatte

the debate was on or about ... — die Debatte ging über ... (acc)

the death penalty was under debate — zur Debatte stand die Todesstrafe

to be open to debate — zur Debatte stehen

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debate [dıˈbeıt]
A v/i
1. debattieren, diskutieren, Erörterungen anstellen (alle:
on, upon, about über akk)
2. debate with o.s. hin und her überlegen
3. obs kämpfen
B v/t
1. etwas debattieren, diskutieren, erörtern
2. etwas erwägen, sich etwas überlegen, mit sich zu Rate gehen über (akk)
3. obs kämpfen um
C s Debatte f (auch PARL), Diskussion f, Erörterung f:
after much debate nach langen Diskussionen;
beyond debate unbestreitbar;
be under debate zur Debatte stehen;
be still under debate noch umstritten sein;
debate on request PARL Aktuelle Stunde
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1. transitive verb
debattieren über (+ Akk.)

be debated — diskutiert od. debattiert werden

2. noun
Debatte, die

there was much debate about whether ... — es wurde viel darüber debattiert, ob ...

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n.
Debatte -n f.
Wortstreit m. v.
erörtern v.

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