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dispute
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dis·pute  (d-spyt)
v. dis·put·ed, dis·put·ing, dis·putes
v.tr.
1. To argue about; debate.
2. To question the truth or validity of; doubt: Her friends disputed her intentions.
3. To strive to win (a prize, for example); contest for: Our team disputed the visitors' claim to the championship.
4. To strive against; resist: disputed the actions of his competitors.
v.intr.
1. To engage in discussion or argument; debate. See Synonyms at discuss.
2. To quarrel angrily.
n.
1. A verbal controversy; a debate.
2. An angry altercation; a quarrel. See Synonyms at argument.

[Middle English disputen, from Old French desputer, from Latin disputre, to examine : dis-, apart; see dis- + putre, to reckon; see pau-2 in Indo-European roots.]

dis·puter n.

dispute
vb [dɪˈspjuːt]
1. to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something)
2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to doubt the validity, etc., of
3. (tr) to seek to win; contest for
4. (tr) to struggle against; resist
n [dɪˈspjuːt ˈdɪspjuːt]
an argument or quarrel
[from Late Latin disputāre to contend verbally, from Latin: to discuss, from dis-1 + putāre to think]
disputer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disputedispute - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
collision - a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests"
contestation, controversy, disceptation, arguing, argument, contention, disputation, tilt - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
gap - a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
2.dispute - coming into conflict with
resistance - group action in opposition to those in power
Verb1.dispute - take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
call - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact"
call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that"
contest, repugn, contend - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
2.dispute - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something
brawl, wrangle - to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"
spat - engage in a brief and petty quarrel
polemicise, polemicize, polemise, polemize - engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years"
fall out - have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"

dispute
noun
1. disagreement, conflict, argument, controversy, falling out, contention, dissent, quarreling, friction, strife, antagonism, discord, altercation There has been much dispute over the ownership of the lease.
2. argument, row, clash, controversy, disturbance, contention, feud, quarrel, brawl, squabble, wrangle, difference of opinion, tiff, dissension, turf war (informal), shindig (informal), shindy (informal), bagarre (French) The dispute between them is settled.
verb
1. contest, question, challenge, deny, doubt, oppose, object to, contradict, rebut, impugn, controvert, call in or into question He disputed the allegations.
2. argue, fight, clash, row, disagree, fall out (informal), contend, feud, quarrel, brawl, squabble, spar, wrangle, bicker, have an argument, cross swords, be at sixes and sevens, fight like cat and dog, go at it hammer and tongs, altercate Whole towns disputed with neighboring villages over boundaries.
Translations
dispute [ˈdɪspjuːt]
n (= argument) (between individuals)dispute f; (between groups, states, organizations)conflit m (also industrial dispute) → conflit m social
pay dispute, dispute over pay → conflit m salarial
border dispute → différend m frontalier
domestic dispute → dispute f conjugale
a dispute over sth (between individuals)une dispute au sujet de qch; (between states, groups, organizations)un conflit au sujet de qch
a dispute between [+ individuals] → une dispute entre; [+ states, groups, organizations] → un conflit entre
to be in dispute [people, parties, countries] → être en conflit; [matter, issue] → être en discussion; [territory] → être contesté(e)
to be in dispute with sb → être en conflit avec qn
to be in dispute over sth → être en conflit à propos de qch
[dɪˈspjuːt] vt [+ claim, figures, findings] → contester; [+ matter] → discuter; [+ victory] → disputer; [+ territory] → disputer
I don't dispute what she said → Je ne discute pas ce qu'elle a dit.
I don't dispute that ... → je ne conteste pas le fait que ...

dispute
vt
(= argue against) statementbestreiten, anfechten; claim to sth, willanfechten; I would dispute thatdas möchte ich bestreiten
(= debate) question, subjectsich streiten über (+acc); the issue was hotly disputeddas Thema wurde hitzig diskutiert
(= contest) championship, possessionkämpfen um; territorybeanspruchen
vi (= argue)streiten
n
no pl (= arguing, controversy)Disput m, → Kontroverse f; to be beyond disputeaußer Frage stehen; there is some dispute about which horse wones ist umstritten, welches Pferd gewonnen hat; the two countries are in dispute over boundarieszwischen den beiden Ländern gibt es Grenzstreitigkeiten; a territory in or under disputeein umstrittenes Gebiet; to be open to disputeanfechtbar or umstritten sein; the case is in or under dispute (Jur) → der Fall wird verhandelt
(= quarrel, argument)Streit m
(Ind) → Auseinandersetzung f; the union is in dispute with the managementzwischen Gewerkschaft und Betriebsleitung bestehen Unstimmigkeiten; wages disputeTarifauseinandersetzungen pl

dispute [dɪsˈpjuːt]
1. n (quarrel) → disputa; (controversy) → discussione f, controversia; (legal) → lite f
industrial dispute → controversia sindacale
beyond dispute → fuori discussione
to be in dispute (matter) → essere in discussione (territory) → essere oggetto di contesa
2. vt
a. (question, statement, claim) → contestare
b. (debate, matter, question) → discutere
c. (compete for, possession, victory) → disputarsi
3. vi (argue) to dispute (about or over)discutere (su)

dispute [dɪsˈpjuːt]
1. n (quarrel) → disputa; (controversy) → discussione f, controversia; (legal) → lite f
industrial dispute → controversia sindacale
beyond dispute → fuori discussione
to be in dispute (matter) → essere in discussione (territory) → essere oggetto di contesa
2. vt
a. (question, statement, claim) → contestare
b. (debate, matter, question) → discutere
c. (compete for, possession, victory) → disputarsi
3. vi (argue) to dispute (about or over)discutere (su)

dispute
v dispute [diˈspjuːt]
1 to argue against or deny I'm not disputing what you say. betwyfel, redetwis يُجادِل، يَناقِش споря namítat, popírat bestride; drage i tvivl bestreiten αμφισβητώ, αρνούμαι discutir vastu vaidlema مورد تردید قرار دادن kiistää contester לְהִתְנָגֵד לְ- विवाद करना prepirati se, raspravljati (meg)vitat, kétségbe von menyangkal, membantah deila; mótmæla mettere in discussione 異議を唱える 논박하다 ginčyti apstrīdēt sangkal bestrijden bestride kwestionować contestar a con­testa оспаривать popierať spodbijati opovrgavati ifrågasätta โต้เถียง karşı çıkmak 對...提出質疑 перечити; заперечувати حجّت کرنا tranh luận, ...
2 to argue (about) They disputed the ownership of the land for years. trek in twyfel يَتَنازَع عَلى разисквам přít se strides om streiten διαφωνώ (για) discutir vaidlustama بحث کردن؛ مشاجره کردن riidellä se disputer לְהִתוָוכֵּח विवाद natezati se oko nečega vitatkozik mempertengkarkan deila discutere; contendere 論争する 이의를 제기하다 ginčytis, vaidytis dėl strīdēties pertikaikan betwisten krangle, trette, diskutere, disputere spierać się o discutir a(‑şi) disputa спорить škriepiť sa prepirati se prepirati se tvista (gräla) om ถกเถียง tartışmak 爭論 сваритися; сперечатися اختلاف کرنا bàn cãi
n
(an) argument or quarrel a dispute over wages. argument, twis, geskil نِزاع، جِدال диспут debata, rozepře diskussion; strid der Streit διαμάχη disputa, discusión vaidlus مشاجره؛ جر و بحث riita dispute וִיכּוּח तकरार svađa vita pertengkaran deila, karp disputa 争い 논쟁 ginčas strīds pertikaian geschil krangel, diskusjon, disputt spór disputa controversă спор spor spor prepirka dispyt การโต้เถียง uyuşmazlık, çatışma 爭論 суперечка; сварка جھگڑا cuộc tranh luận
adj diˈsputable
able to be argued about Whether this change was an improvement is disputable. aanvegbaar, onseker, betwisbaar قابِل للمُناقَشَه спорен sporný diskutabel bestreitbar αμφισβητήσιμος discutible vaieldav قابل بحث؛ بحث انگیز riidanalainen discutable שנוי במחלוקת विवा‍दित, विवादास्पद sporan, osporiv vitatható diragukan vafasamur, umdeilanlegur discutibile 議論の余地のある 논쟁의 여지가 있는 ginčytinas diskutējams; apstrīdams boleh disangkal betwistbaar diskutabel, omtvistelig otwarty, nie rozstrzygnięty discutível discutabil спорный sporný, diskutabilný sporen sporan diskutabel ที่โต้แย้งได้ tartışmaya açık, münakaşa götürür 可爭論的,不確實的 спірний, дискусійний متنازعہ شے có thể gây bàn cãi
n dispuˈtation
a formal argument. dispuut جَدَل، نِزاع полемика debata, diskuse disput das Streitgespräch λογομαχία discusión dispuut گفتمان؛ بحث kiista débat וִיכּוּח विवाद, शास्त्रार्थ prepirka, rasprava vita perdebatan kappræða disputa, discussione 論争 논쟁 disputas, ginčas disputs; strīds perbahasan dispuut disputt, ordstrid spór, debata discussão dez­batere диспут debata, diskusia debata rasprava dispyt, ordstrid การอภิปราย tartışma, münakaşa 辯論 диспут; полеміка بحث việc tranh cãi


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