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Debate — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para el concepto de debate científico, véase consenso científico. Debate presidencial chileno, 17 de noviembre de 2005. Es una técnica de comunicación oral donde se expone un tema y una … Wikipedia Español
Debate — De*bate , n. [F. d[ e]bat, fr. d[ e]battre. See {Debate}, v. t.] 1. A fight or fighting; contest; strife. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great debate . . . and in that murder there were slain . . . fourscore … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debate — I verb agitate, altercate, argue, argue pros and cons, attempt to disprove, bandy, battle verbally, canvass, confer with, confute, consider, consult with, contend, contest, controvert, deliberate, disagree, discept, discuss, dispute, engage in… … Law dictionary
Debate — De*bate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debating}.] [OF. debatre, F. d[ e]battre; L. de + batuere to beat. See {Batter}, v. t., and cf. {Abate}.] 1. To engage in combat for; to strive for. [1913 Webster] Volunteers . . .… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
débâté — débâté, ée (dé bâ té, tée) part. passé. À qui on a ôté son bât. Un âne débâté. Fig. C est un âne débâté, c est un homme très porté aux plaisirs de l amour … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
debate — sustantivo masculino 1. Diferencia de opinión sobre una cosa que mantienen varias personas: En la televisión hay un debate sobre las pensiones. El gobierno no ha decidido nada, el asunto está sometido a debate todavía … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
debate — ► NOUN 1) a formal discussion in a public meeting or legislature, in which opposing arguments are presented. 2) an argument. ► VERB 1) discuss or argue about. 2) consider; ponder. ● under debate Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
debate — [dē bāt′, dibāt′] vi. debated, debating [ME debaten < OFr debatre, to fight, contend, debate: see DE & BATTER1] 1. to discuss opposing reasons; argue 2. to take part in a formal discussion or a contest in which opposing sides of a question are … English World dictionary
Debate — De*bate , v. i. 1. To engage in strife or combat; to fight. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Well could he tourney and in lists debate. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debate — n disputation, forensic, *argumentation, dialectic Analogous words: controversy, *argument, dispute: contention, dis sension (see DISCORD) debate vb dispute, argue, *discuss, agitate Analogous words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
debate — [n] discussion of issues; consideration agitation, altercation, argument, argumentation, blah blah*, cogitation, contention, contest, controversy, controverting, deliberation, dialectic, disputation, dispute, forensic, hassle, match, meditation,… … New thesaurus
