dispute

di'spju:t 1. verb

1) (to argue against or deny: I'm not disputing what you say.) bestride

2) (to argue (about): They disputed the ownership of the land for years.) krangle, trette, diskutere, disputere

2. noun

((an) argument or quarrel: a dispute over wages.) krangel, diskusjon, disputt

- disputable

- disputation

I

subst. \/dɪˈspjuːt\/, \/ˈdɪspjuːt\/

1) disputt, diskusjon, meningsutveksling

• we were involved in an angry dispute

vi var innblandet i en opprørt diskusjon

2) tvist, sak, kontrovers

3) konflikt, stridighet

• they were in the middle of a labour dispute

de var midt i en arbeidskonflikt

beyond\/past\/without dispute utvilsomt, ubestridelig

in dispute omstridt, diskutert

• this is indeed a matter in dispute

dette er virkelig en omstridt sak

legal dispute (jus) rettstvist

open to dispute tvilsomt

II

verb \/dɪˈspjuːt\/

1) drøfte, diskutere

2) trette (om), krangle (om)

3) sette spørsmålstegn ved, dra i tvil, bestride

• I think I'll dispute that statement

• he disputed her alleged claim

4) kjempe om, stride om

• the two nations disputed the small territory

5) motsette seg, motstå, forsøke å hindre

• they disputed a landing by the enemy

dispute about\/on diskutere om

dispute against\/with diskutere med