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debatt

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a debate

EtymologyOpphav

fra fransk; jamfør debattereto debate, to discuss from French; compare debattereto debate, to discuss

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. meningsbryting mellom en eller flere personer;
    ordskiftea debate, a discussion
    a clash of opinions between one or more people;
    a debateordskifte
    • innlede til debatt to open a debate
    • føre en saklig debatt to conduct an objective debate
    • arrangere debatt om skattepolitikk to organise a debate on tax policy
    • sette noe under debatt to put something up for debate
    • ta et spørsmål opp til debatt to bring a question up for debate
    • debattene i Stortinget the debates in the Storting
  2. offentlig meningsutveksling i massemedier public exchange of views in the mass media
    • den politiske debatten the political debate
    • delta i den offentlige debatt to take part in the public debate
    • den pågående debatten om innvandring the ongoing debate about immigration
    • hendelsen har skapt mye debatt the incident has caused a lot of debate