English-Italian translations for debate

argomentareCertamente è possibile argomentare sul numero delle lingue comunitarie, ma per quanto riguarda i Trattati, credo che esista una sola versione. It is the case that we can debate the number of EU languages, but as regards the treaties, I believe that there is only one single version.
dibattereTanto valeva dibattere la questione con una sedia vuota. We might just as well have had a debate with an empty chair. Abbiamo tutti i motivi per dibattere questo tema. There is every justification for us to debate it. Signor Presidente, sono lieta dell’opportunità di dibattere la questione dei diritti umani. Mr President, I very much welcome this opportunity for a human rights debate.

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dibattitoIo vedo con molto favore questo dibattito. I very much welcome the debate. Ora attendo con impazienza il dibattito. I now keenly await the debate. Mi sembra un dibattito surreale. This debate seems surreal to me.
polemicaSignora Presidente, sarò brevissimo perché non intendo farmi coinvolgere in una polemica nazionale. Madam President, I shall be very brief because I do not want to enter into a national debate. Questa polemica è vecchia come il mondo e verte su come si possa migliorare la società umana. This is a debate as old as human society itself: the debate about how that society is enriched. Polemica che ha coinvolto tutti i gruppi politici e che mi sembra salutare. That debate has transcended all party politics, which I think is a healthy sign.

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

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

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