arguable

arguable
adjective
1) fragwürdig [Angelegenheit, Punkt]

it's arguable whether ... — es ist noch die Frage, ob ...

2)

it is arguable that ... — (can reasonably be argued that) man kann sich auf den Standpunkt stellen, dass ...

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adjective (able to be put forward in argument: It is arguable that he would have been better to go.) vertretbar
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ar·gu·able
[ˈɑ:gjuəbl̩, AM ˈɑ:rg-]
adj
1. (open to debate) fragwürdig
2. (able to be maintained) diskutabel
it is \arguable that ... es ist durchaus vertretbar, dass ...
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['Aːgjʊəbl]
adj
1) (= capable of being maintained) vertretbar

it is arguable that ... — es lässt sich der Standpunkt vertreten, dass ..., man kann behaupten, dass ...

2)

(= open to discussion) it is arguable whether ... — es ist (noch) die Frage, ob ...

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arguable [ˈɑːɡjʊəbl; US ˈɑːrɡjəwəbəl] adj (adv arguably)
1. zweifelhaft, fragwürdig:
it is arguable whether … es ist noch die Frage, ob …
2. vertretbar:
it is arguable that … man kann durchaus die Meinung vertreten, dass …;
his latest book is arguably his best sein letztes Buch ist wohl sein bestes
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adjective
1) fragwürdig [Angelegenheit, Punkt]

it's arguable whether ... — es ist noch die Frage, ob ...

2)

it is arguable that ... — (can reasonably be argued that) man kann sich auf den Standpunkt stellen, dass ...

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adj.
bestreitbar adj.
diskutierbar adj.
streitig adj.

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