English-Dutch translations for debate

• discussie
  Die discussie moet maar een andere keer gevoerd worden. That is a debate for another time.
  Ik acht dit best een discussie waard. I consider this worth a debate.
  Aan deze discussie mag geen van ons zich onttrekken. We should all take part in this debate.
• bespreken
  We zullen dit gezamenlijk kunnen bespreken. We could debate this together.
  Dit is niet het ogenblik om deze kwestie te bespreken. Now is not the time to debate this subject.
  We bespreken dit onderwerp iedere maand in de economische commissie. We debate it every month in the Economic Committee.
• bespreking
  Er liggen nu zes teksten ter bespreking voor. There are the six texts that are put forward for debate.
  Ik heb getracht onze bespreking zo snel mogelijk te doen verlopen. I have tried to move this debate along as quickly as possible.
  Ik vrees dan ook dat de bespreking van vandaag maar een eerste bedrijf is in een lang verhaal. I fear that today's debate is only the first act in a long play.
• debat
  Waarom werkt "Debate Europe” dan niet? So, why is 'Debate Europe' not working?
  Ik dank u allen voor dit debat. Thank you all for this debate.
  Deze nieuwe fase wordt "Debate Europe” genoemd. This new phase is called 'Debate Europe'.
• debatteren
  Hierover moeten we nog debatteren. Further debate is needed on this.
  En hierover debatteren we ook. This is the subject of our debate.
  Het is dan ook belangrijk om hierover te debatteren. It is important to have this debate.
• meningsverschil
  Het lijkt erop dat de kwestie het onderwerp van een debat en van een meningsverschil is geweest, dus ik wil het hierbij laten.I see that the matter has already been the subject of debate and even argument, so I will leave it there.
• uitpraten
  Ik begrijp dan ook niet waarom vele afgevaardigden wantrouwig zijn, maar dat kunnen wij in dit debat wellicht nog uitpraten. That is why I fail to understand much of the mistrust of many members, but perhaps we can clear that up in the debate.

Definition of debate

• An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision
• An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views
• Discussion of opposing views
• A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in wikipedia:medieval Latin|medieval Latin
• To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
• To fight.
• To engage in combat for; to strive for
• To consider , to think over, to attempt to decide

Examples

• After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion
• The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old
• There was a bit of a debate over who should pay for the damaged fence
• There has been considerable debate concerning exactly how to format these articles
• Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual
• He was debating where hed spend his holiday

Related words

• debater
• debated
• election debate
• budget debate
• TV debate
• emergency debate