debate

/deˈbatʃi/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os debates

Meaning

  1. debate

    • Foi um debate longo.

      It was a long debate.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Debatte

Debatte is the German word for the same thing — both mean "debate."

Spanish

debate

debate is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "debate."

French

débat

débat is the French word for the same thing — both mean "debate."

Practice

1 What does debate mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi um ___ longo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches debate?

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