el
masculine
/deˈβate/
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Translation
debate
Word origin
From debatir, to debate, from Latin battuere, meaning to beat or strike, via the prefix de plus battuere. The idea is of arguments beaten back and forth.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- battuere
- English cognates
- debate, battle, combat
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldebates
Examples
clima .
The debate about the climate lasted three hours.
candidatos participaron televisado.
The candidates took part in a televised debate.
genera .
This topic always generates a lot of debate.
¿ ?
Did you watch last night's debate?
ningún .
The debate ended without any agreement.
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