debatable

de·bat·a·ble

 (dĭ-bā′tə-bəl)

adj.

1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible.

2. Open to dispute; questionable.

3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country.

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de·bat′a·bly adv.

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debatable

(dɪˈbeɪtəbəl) or

debateable

adj

1. open to question; disputable

2. (Law) law in dispute, as land or territory to which two parties lay claim

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de•bat•a•ble

(dɪˈbeɪ tə bəl)

adj.

1. open to question; doubtful.

2. capable of being debated.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	debatable - open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" problematic, problematical questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
	2.	debatable - open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question" arguable, disputable, moot controversial - marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"
	3.	debatable - capable of being disproved disputable contestable - capable of being contested

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debatable

adjective doubtful, uncertain, dubious, controversial, unsettled, questionable, undecided, borderline, in dispute, moot, arguable, iffy (informal), open to question, disputable It is debatable whether or not they were ever properly compensated.

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debatable

adjective

In doubt or dispute:

arguable, contested, disputable, doubtful, exceptionable, moot, mootable, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain.

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Translations

مُخْتَلَف فيه، قابِل للنِّقاش

diskutabilnísporný

diskutabel

strittig

epävarmakyseenalainen

discutabledébattable

umdeilanlegur

discutibiledubbio

diskutabeltvilsom

tartışılabilir

可争辩的有争议的有问题的

debatable

[dɪˈbeɪtəbl] ADJ → discutible

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debatable

[dɪˈbeɪtəb^əl] adj

(= open to debate) [opinion] → discutable; [decision] → contestable
it is debatable whether ... → il est douteux que ...

(= controversial)
This is a very debatable issue → C'est un sujet à controverse.

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debatable

adj → fraglich; frontier → umstritten; it’s a debatable point whether … → es ist fraglich, ob …

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debatable

[dɪˈbeɪtəbl] adj → discutibile
it is debatable whether ... → è in dubbio se...

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debate

(diˈbeit) noun

a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience. a Parliamentary debate. debat, beraadslaging, bespreking مُناقَشَه спор debate diskuse; spor die Debatte debat δημόσια επίσημη συζήτηση debate debatt بحث؛ گفتمان väittely débatדיון, ויכוח बहस, वाद-विवाद, विवाद rasprava, debata vita debat umræða dibattito 討論 토론 debatai, diskusija debates; diskusija debat debatdebatt, ordskiftedebata مناقشه، مشاجره، مناظره، مباحثه debate dezbatere дебаты debata razprava debata debatt การโต้วาที tartışma, müzakere 辯論 дискусія; дебати مباحثہ cuộc tranh luận 辩论

verb

1. to hold a formal discussion (about). Parliament will debate the question tomorrow. debatteer, beredeneer, bespreek يُناقِش обсъждам debater debatovat debattieren debattere συζητώ δημόσια για κτ. debatir arutlusse võtma مورد بحث قرار دادن؛ گفتمان کردن käsitellä débattre לַדוּן, לְהִתווַכֵּחַ वाद-विवाद करना, बहस करना raspravljati, debatirati megvitat membicarakan halda umræður dibattere 討論する 토론하다 apsvarstyti, diskutuoti debatēt; diskutēt perbahaskan debatterendebattere, diskutere, drøftedebatować مناقشه، مشاجره، مناظره، مباحثه debater a dezbate вести дебаты prerokovať razpravljati razmatrati debattera พิจารณา; อภิปราย tartışmak, müzakere etmek 辯論 дискутувати باقاعدگی سے مباحثہ منعقد کرنا tranh luận 辩论

2. to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision. We debated whether to go by bus or train. bespreek, beraadslaag يُجادِل дебатирам ponderar uvažovat, přemýšlet überlegen debattere; diskutere συζητώconsiderar, dar vueltas a kaalutlema تأمل و تعمق کردن؛ سبک سنگین کردن keskustella se demander, discuter לְהִתלַבֵּט, לִשקוֹל चर्चा करना raspravljati, dogovarati se tűnődik mempertimbangkan íhuga riflettere; discutere 検討する 심의하다 svarstyti apsvērt; pārrunāt debat overwegendrøfte, diskuterezastanawiać się ژور فكر كول ponderar a discuta, a dezbate размышлять uvažovať, diskutovať razpravljati raspravljati diskutera ปรึกษา tartışmak 思考，討論 обговорювати موازنہ ، رائے مشورہ cân nhắc 思考，讨论

deˈbatable adjective

doubtful; able to be argued about. a debatable point. betwisbaar, vatbaar vir bespreking مُخْتَلَف فيه، قابِل للنِّقاش обсъждам discutível sporný, diskutabilní strittig diskutabel συζητήσιμοςdiscutible vaieldav قابل بحث؛ تردید پذیر kiistanalainen discutable מוּטָל בְסָפֵק विवादास्पद, विवादनीय, तर्कनीय osporiv, sporan vitatható meragukan umdeilanlegur discutibile 議論の余地のある 이론이 있는 svarstytinas debatējams; apstrīdams boleh dipertikaikan betwistbaartvilsom, diskutabelsporny, dyskusyjny مناقشه، مشاجره، مناظره، مباحثه discutível discutabil спорный sporný, diskutabilný sporen sporan diskutabel, omtvistlig เป็นที่ถกเถียงกัน tartışılabilir 有爭議性的 ，可疑的 спірний, дискусійний مشکوک ، بحث کے زمرے میں gây tranh cãi 有争议的，有问题的，可争辩的

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