Significado de debate en inglés
debatedebate1 /dɪˈbeɪt/ AWL noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] discussion of a particular subject that often continues for a long time and in which people express different opinionsdiscusión sobre un tema determinado que suele prolongarse durante mucho tiempo y en la que las personas expresan opiniones diferentes: 
the gun-control debate in the USel debate sobre el control de armas en EE. UU. The new drug has become the subject of heated debate within the medical profession.El nuevo fármaco se ha convertido en objeto de acalorado debate en el ámbito médico.debate over/about There has been widespread public debate over the introduction of genetically modified food.Ha habido un amplio debate público sobre la introducción de los alimentos genéticamente modificados. There was much lively debate about whether women should spend more time in the home.Hubo mucho debate animado sobre si las mujeres debían pasar más tiempo en el hogar. A fierce debate raged over which artist’s work should be chosen for the prize.Se desató un acalorado debate sobre qué obra de artista debía elegirse para el premio.debate between the ongoing debate between environmentalists and the road-building lobby over the future of our countrysideel debate en curso entre los ecologistas y el lobby de la construcción de carreteras sobre el futuro del campo Nuclear power has always been a topic that has sparked off considerable debate.La energía nuclear siempre ha sido un tema que ha suscitado un debate considerable.2[countable, uncountable] a formal discussion of a particular problem, subject etc in which people express different opinions, and sometimes vote on themdiscusión formal sobre un problema, tema, etc. determinado, en la que las personas expresan opiniones diferentes y a veces votan al respectodebate on/over/about a debate on legalized gamblingun debate sobre el juego legalizado a televised debateun debate televisadohave/hold/conduct a debate It would have been better to hold the debate during the day.Habría sido mejor celebrar el debate durante el día.be under debate What topics are under debate in Congress this week?¿Qué temas están siendo debatidos en el Congreso esta semana?3be open to debate (also be a matter for debate) if an idea is open to debate, no one has proved yet whether it is true or falsesi una idea está sujeta a debate, nadie ha demostrado aún si es verdadera o falsa SYN debatable: Whether that would have made any difference is open to debate.Si eso habría supuesto alguna diferencia es algo que está sujeto a debate.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosconsiderable debate· There has been considerable debate about the way forward for education.· Ha habido un debate considerable sobre el camino a seguir en educación.lively debate (=interesting and involving a lot of different opinions)· The conference produced some lively debate.· La conferencia generó un animado debate.intense debate (=in which people put forward strong and different arguments)· The future of the nuclear industry has been a matter of intense debate.· El futuro de la industria nuclear ha sido objeto de intenso debate.a heated/fierce debate (=in which people express strong opinions in an angry way)· There has been a fierce debate over the way the war was fought.· Ha habido un acalorado debate sobre la forma en que se libró la guerra.a wider debate (=involving more people or a more general discussion)· We believe that there should be a wider debate on such an important issue.· Creemos que debería haber un debate más amplio sobre un asunto tan importante.a public debate (=in which people put forward their ideas publicly, so that everyone can form an opinion.)· He called for a public debate on race and discrimination.· Hizo un llamamiento a un debate público sobre la raza y la discriminación.national debate (=one that involves everyone in a country)· It is time to start a national debate on the future of the health service.· Es hora de iniciar un debate nacional sobre el futuro del servicio de salud.political debate (=involving members of political parties)· There was much political debate on pensions reform.· Hubo mucho debate político sobre la reforma de las pensiones.long-running debate (=continuing for a long time)· the long-running debate about the future of our inner cities· el largo debate sobre el futuro de los centros urbanosongoing debate (=still continuing)· This is unlikely to be the final word in this ongoing debate.· Es poco probable que esto sea la última palabra en este debate en curso.verbsverboshave a debate· I think we should have a public debate on this issue.· Creo que deberíamos tener un debate público sobre este asunto.provoke/spark/trigger debate (=cause a debate to start)· The episode provoked fierce debate about freedom of speech.· El episodio provocó un acalorado debate sobre la libertad de expresión.stifle debate (=prevent people from having a debate)· How can the party stifle debate on such an important issue?· ¿Cómo puede el partido sofocar el debate sobre un asunto tan importante?debate rages (=happens over a period of time and and involves strong feelings)· A national debate is now raging over the level of youth crime.· Un debate nacional está ardiendo ahora en torno al nivel de la delincuencia juvenil.phrasesfrasesbe the subject of debate (=be something that people discuss)· Teaching methods have long been the subject of debate.· Los métodos de enseñanza han sido durante mucho tiempo objeto de debate.be a matter of debate (=be something that people have discussed)· The effectiveness of the government’s policy has been a matter of fierce debate.· La eficacia de la política del gobierno ha sido objeto de acalorado debate.be a matter for debate (=be something that people should discuss)· The future of the police force is a matter for public debate.· El futuro de las fuerzas policiales es un asunto que debe debatirse públicamente.
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable, uncountable] discussion of a particular subject that often continues for a long time and in which people express different opinionsdiscusión sobre un tema determinado que suele prolongarse durante mucho tiempo y en la que las personas expresan opiniones diferentes: the gun-control debate in the USel debate sobre el control de armas en EE. UU. The new drug has become the subject of heated debate within the medical profession.El nuevo fármaco se ha convertido en objeto de acalorado debate en el ámbito médico.debate over/about There has been widespread public debate over the introduction of genetically modified food.Ha habido un amplio debate público sobre la introducción de los alimentos genéticamente modificados. There was much lively debate about whether women should spend more time in the home.Hubo mucho debate animado sobre si las mujeres debían pasar más tiempo en el hogar. A fierce debate raged over which artist’s work should be chosen for the prize.Se desató un acalorado debate sobre qué obra de artista debía elegirse para el premio.debate between the ongoing debate between environmentalists and the road-building lobby over the future of our countrysideel debate en curso entre los ecologistas y el lobby de la construcción de carreteras sobre el futuro del campo Nuclear power has always been a topic that has sparked off considerable debate.La energía nuclear siempre ha sido un tema que ha suscitado un debate considerable.2[countable, uncountable] a formal discussion of a particular problem, subject etc in which people express different opinions, and sometimes vote on themdiscusión formal sobre un problema, tema, etc. determinado, en la que las personas expresan opiniones diferentes y a veces votan al respectodebate on/over/about a debate on legalized gamblingun debate sobre el juego legalizado a televised debateun debate televisadohave/hold/conduct a debate It would have been better to hold the debate during the day.Habría sido mejor celebrar el debate durante el día.be under debate What topics are under debate in Congress this week?¿Qué temas están siendo debatidos en el Congreso esta semana?3be open to debate (also be a matter for debate) if an idea is open to debate, no one has proved yet whether it is true or falsesi una idea está sujeta a debate, nadie ha demostrado aún si es verdadera o falsa SYN debatable: Whether that would have made any difference is open to debate.Si eso habría supuesto alguna diferencia es algo que está sujeto a debate.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosconsiderable debate· There has been considerable debate about the way forward for education.· Ha habido un debate considerable sobre el camino a seguir en educación.lively debate (=interesting and involving a lot of different opinions)· The conference produced some lively debate.· La conferencia generó un animado debate.intense debate (=in which people put forward strong and different arguments)· The future of the nuclear industry has been a matter of intense debate.· El futuro de la industria nuclear ha sido objeto de intenso debate.a heated/fierce debate (=in which people express strong opinions in an angry way)· There has been a fierce debate over the way the war was fought.· Ha habido un acalorado debate sobre la forma en que se libró la guerra.a wider debate (=involving more people or a more general discussion)· We believe that there should be a wider debate on such an important issue.· Creemos que debería haber un debate más amplio sobre un asunto tan importante.a public debate (=in which people put forward their ideas publicly, so that everyone can form an opinion.)· He called for a public debate on race and discrimination.· Hizo un llamamiento a un debate público sobre la raza y la discriminación.national debate (=one that involves everyone in a country)· It is time to start a national debate on the future of the health service.· Es hora de iniciar un debate nacional sobre el futuro del servicio de salud.political debate (=involving members of political parties)· There was much political debate on pensions reform.· Hubo mucho debate político sobre la reforma de las pensiones.long-running debate (=continuing for a long time)· the long-running debate about the future of our inner cities· el largo debate sobre el futuro de los centros urbanosongoing debate (=still continuing)· This is unlikely to be the final word in this ongoing debate.· Es poco probable que esto sea la última palabra en este debate en curso.verbsverboshave a debate· I think we should have a public debate on this issue.· Creo que deberíamos tener un debate público sobre este asunto.provoke/spark/trigger debate (=cause a debate to start)· The episode provoked fierce debate about freedom of speech.· El episodio provocó un acalorado debate sobre la libertad de expresión.stifle debate (=prevent people from having a debate)· How can the party stifle debate on such an important issue?· ¿Cómo puede el partido sofocar el debate sobre un asunto tan importante?debate rages (=happens over a period of time and and involves strong feelings)· A national debate is now raging over the level of youth crime.· Un debate nacional está ardiendo ahora en torno al nivel de la delincuencia juvenil.phrasesfrasesbe the subject of debate (=be something that people discuss)· Teaching methods have long been the subject of debate.· Los métodos de enseñanza han sido durante mucho tiempo objeto de debate.be a matter of debate (=be something that people have discussed)· The effectiveness of the government’s policy has been a matter of fierce debate.· La eficacia de la política del gobierno ha sido objeto de acalorado debate.be a matter for debate (=be something that people should discuss)· The future of the police force is a matter for public debate.· El futuro de las fuerzas policiales es un asunto que debe debatirse públicamente.debatedebate2 AWL verb [intransitive, transitive] 1to discuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a decision or find a solutiondiscutir formalmente un tema cuando se intenta tomar una decisión o encontrar una solución: The issue will be debated on Tuesday.El asunto será debatido el martes.debate whether/what/how etc Meanwhile, philosophers debate whether it’s right to clone an individual.Mientras tanto, los filósofos debaten si es correcto clonar a un individuo.debate (something) with somebody an invitation to debate with William on the future of democracyuna invitación a debatir con William sobre el futuro de la democracia His conclusions are hotly debated (=argued about strongly).Sus conclusiones son objeto de acalorado debate (= discutidas con gran vehemencia).► see thesaurus at talk2to consider something carefully before making a decisionconsiderar algo detenidamente antes de tomar una decisióndebate with yourself I debated with myself whether I should tell anyone.Me debatí sobre si debía contárselo a alguien.debate who/what/how etc I’m still debating what to do.Todavía estoy pensando qué hacer.debate doing something For a moment Mary debated telling Rick the truth.Por un momento Mary dudó si decirle la verdad a Rick.
1to discuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a decision or find a solutiondiscutir formalmente un tema cuando se intenta tomar una decisión o encontrar una solución: The issue will be debated on Tuesday.El asunto será debatido el martes.debate whether/what/how etc Meanwhile, philosophers debate whether it’s right to clone an individual.Mientras tanto, los filósofos debaten si es correcto clonar a un individuo.debate (something) with somebody an invitation to debate with William on the future of democracyuna invitación a debatir con William sobre el futuro de la democracia His conclusions are hotly debated (=argued about strongly).Sus conclusiones son objeto de acalorado debate (= discutidas con gran vehemencia).► see thesaurus at talk2to consider something carefully before making a decisionconsiderar algo detenidamente antes de tomar una decisióndebate with yourself I debated with myself whether I should tell anyone.Me debatí sobre si debía contárselo a alguien.debate who/what/how etc I’m still debating what to do.Todavía estoy pensando qué hacer.debate doing something For a moment Mary debated telling Rick the truth.Por un momento Mary dudó si decirle la verdad a Rick.