debate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈbeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈbeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di bāt)

Inflections of 'debate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
debates
v 3rd person singular
debating
v pres p
debated
v past
debated
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
debate n (discussion)discusión nf
  debate nm
 The group of friends were discussing the themes of the text and their debate went on for some time.
 El grupo de amigos estaba debatiendo los temas del texto y su discusión duró un tiempo.
 El grupo de amigos estaba debatiendo los temas del texto y su debate duró un tiempo.
debate n (argument about [sth])debate nm
 There is currently a lot of debate about immigration.
 Actualmente, hay mucho debate sobre la inmigración.
debate n (formal contest)debate nm
 It was clear that Karen had won the debate.
 Quedó claro que Karen había ganado el debate.
debate [sth] vtr (argue a topic, point)debatir vtr
 The member of the panel debated the merits of raising taxes.
 El miembro del comité debatió los beneficios de la subida de impuestos.
debate what/whether vtr (try to decide)debatir vtr
  discutir vtr
 The government is debating whether to hold a referendum on this topic.
 El gobierno está debatiendo si celebrar un referendo sobre este asunto.
 El gobierno está discutiendo si celebrar un referendo sobre este asunto.
debate vi (have a formal debate)debatir vi
  deliberar vi
 The teams were still debating when we left.
 Los equipos estaban debatiendo cuando nos fuimos.
 Los equipos estaban deliberando cuando nos fuimos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
debate [sb] vtr (have formal debate with)debatir con vi + prep
 Julie had to debate the best speaker in the district.
 Julie tuvo que debatir con el mejor orador del distrito.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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lively debate n (heated discussion)debate agitado nm + adj
up for debate adj (open to discussion)sujeto a debate loc adj
  abierto a debate loc adj
  abierto a discusión loc adj
 The future of Britain's nuclear weapons system is up for debate.
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Collocations: the debate [agenda, questions, topics, moderator], on a debate team, in the debate club, more...

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