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debate

debate

Meaning of debate

English

a formal discussion with opposite opinions

Русский

официальное обсуждение с противоположными мнениями

debate

Pronunciation

British English
/dɪˈbeɪt/
American English
/dɪˈbeɪt/

debate with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом debate

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

9 сочетаний

Спор и обсуждение

Argument and discussion
spark a debate
вызвать споры

The new parking rules sparked a debate among the neighbors.

Новые правила парковки вызвали споры среди соседей.

open to debate
спорный вопрос

Whether pineapple belongs on pizza is open to debate.

Место ли ананасу на пицце — спорный вопрос.

  • a heated debateжаркий спор
  • the debate overспоры вокруг
  • a lively debateоживлённый спор

Официальные дебаты

Formal debates
hold a debate
провести дебаты

Our school will hold a debate on school uniforms next week.

На следующей неделе наша школа проведёт дебаты о школьной форме.

a debate team
дебатный клуб

Our son wants to join the debate team in high school.

Наш сын хочет вступить в дебатный клуб в старшей школе.

  • a presidential debateпрезидентские дебаты
  • win a debateпобедить в дебатах

debate usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The debate lasted for two hours.

Дебаты длились два часа.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She joined the debate after lunch.

Она присоединилась к дебатам после обеда.

debate synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between debate, discussion, argument, dispute, and dialogue

🇬🇧English

Any talk about a topic, not always opposing.

B1very often

ENWe had a discussion about the new policy.

🇬🇧English

A disagreement, often angry; less formal.

B1very often

ENThey had an argument about money.

Advanced: broader words

D
🇬🇧English
dispute

A serious disagreement between sides.

often

ENThe neighbours are in a dispute over the fence.

D
🇬🇧English
dialogue

A calmer talk aimed at agreement.

B1often

ENThe two sides started a dialogue.

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Questions about this word

debate meaning: what does it mean?

a formal discussion with opposite opinions

debate pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

debate is pronounced as /dɪˈbeɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

debate definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Дебаты длились два часа. Translation: The debate lasted for two hours.

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