商量 → ☊ 
thảo luận 
discussion 
have a discussion ☊ 
thảo luận ☊ Verbs 2 The committee is having a discussion about the population of the country. ☊ Uỷ ban đang thảo luận về dân số của quốc gia ☊ People The Congress is having a discussion about environmental protection. ☊ Quốc hội đang thảo luận về sự bảo vệ môi trường. ☊ Politics like: thảo luận → →
diskutieren ☊ bàn bạc, thảo luận ☊ 
讨论 ☊ tǎolùn diskutieren ☊ bàn bạc, thảo luận ☊ ☊ die Angelegenheit besprechen ☊ bàn, thảo luận về một vấn đề ☊ ☊ Die Kollegen der Marketingabteilung werden uns zunächst die Verkaufszahlen der letzten drei Monate vorstellen. Anschließend analysieren und diskutieren wir diese Zahlen. ☊ Các đồng nghiệp bên phòng tiếp thị sẽ giới thiệu với chúng ta doanh số bán hàng của ba tháng vừa qua. Tiếp đó chúng ta sẽ cùng nhau phân tích và thảo luận về những con số này. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1649) Wir müssen dringend über diesen Fall sprechen. ☊ Chúng ta phải thảo luận gấp về trường hợp này. ☊ (Lektion 102, Nr. 1705) Meine Gehaltsvorstellungen möchte ich Ihnen gerne persönlich erläutern. ☊ Về mức lương mong muốn tôi rất muốn thảo luận trực tiếp cùng với ông / bà. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1832) Bitte informieren Sie die Kollegen über alles, was wir heute besprechen. ☊ Xin quý vị hãy thông báo cho các đồng nghiệp về những điều chúng ta thảo luận hôm nay. ☊ (Lektion 116, Nr. 2196) Discuss it among yourselves (= with each other) first. ☊ among ☊
He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter). ☊ argue ☊
Some newspapers have turned their backs on discussion and argument. ☊ turn your back on sb/sth ☊
This article will form the basis for our discussion. ☊ basis ☊
Several of the points you raise do not belong in this discussion. ☊ belong ☊
discussions at board level ☊ board ☊
'I've made up my mind.' 'In that case, there's no point discussing it.' ☊ in that case ☊
There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause. ☊ cause ☊
The subject is now closed (= we will not discuss it again). ☊ close ☊
We can safely draw some conclusions from our discussion. ☊ conclusion ☊
The proposals are currently under consideration (= being discussed). ☊ consideration ☊
We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion. ☊ contribute ☊
This matter is currently being discussed. ☊ currently ☊
The motion under debate (= being discussed) was put to a vote. ☊ debate ☊
This discussion's getting too deep for me. ☊ deep ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further. ☊ desire ☊
This issue will be discussed in more detail in the next chapter. ☊ detail ☊
They discussed the difficulty of studying abroad. ☊ difficulty ☊
She sounded disapproving as we discussed my plans. ☊ disapproving ☊
discuss sth with sb: Have you discussed the problem with anyone? ☊ discuss ☊
discuss sth: I'm not prepared to discuss this on the phone. ☊ discuss ☊
They met to discuss the possibility of working together. ☊ discuss ☊
discuss when, what, etc...: We need to discuss when we should go. ☊ discuss ☊
discuss (sb/sth) doing sth: We briefly discussed buying a second car. ☊ discuss ☊
This topic will be discussed at greater length in the next chapter. ☊ discuss ☊
a topic/subject for discussion ☊ discussion ☊
After considerable discussion, they decided to accept our offer. ☊ discussion ☊
The plans have been under discussion (= being talked about) for a year now. ☊ discussion ☊
Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders. ☊ discussion ☊
discussion (with sb) (about/on sb/sth): We had a discussion with them about the differences between Britain and the US. ☊ discussion ☊
A lively discussion followed about whether he should be allowed to join the club. ☊ discussion ☊
Her article is a discussion of the methods used in research. ☊ discussion ☊
The book discusses the extent to which (= how much) family life has changed over the past 50 years. ☊ to... extent ☊
focus (on/upon sb/sth): The discussion focused on three main problems. ☊ focus ☊
A new proposal followed on from the discussions. ☊ follow ☊
We are not getting any further forward with the discussion. ☊ forward ☊
We shall at this stage keep the discussion fairly general. ☊ general ☊
give sth to sb: We discussed what punishment should be given to the boys. ☊ give ☊
I thought I was on safe ground (= talking about a suitable subject) discussing music with her. ☊ ground ☊
It's hardly the time to discuss it now. ☊ hardly ☊
When will you get it into your head (= understand) that I don't want to discuss this any more! ☊ head ☊
Discussions are held on an informal basis within the department. ☊ informal ☊
This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter. ☊ later ☊
to lead a discussion ☊ lead ☊
I tried to lead the discussion back to the main issue. ☊ lead ☊
We discussed shortening the length of the course. ☊ length ☊
Discussions are currently being held at national level. ☊ level ☊
They had important matters to discuss. ☊ matter ☊
I wasn't prepared to let the matter drop (= stop discussing it). ☊ matter ☊
meet sb: The Prime Minister met other European leaders for talks. ☊ meet ☊
When discussing influential modern artists, three names immediately come to mind. ☊ come/spring to mind ☊
We'll discuss this at Monday's meeting. ☊ Monday ☊
They are a small but noisy pressure group (= they try to attract attention to their ideas by frequent discussion and argument). ☊ noisy ☊
That has nothing to do with what we're discussing. ☊ be/have nothing to do with sb/sth ☊
We discussed it all morning but got nowhere. ☊ get/go nowhere, get sb nowhere ☊
opportunity (for sth/for doing sth): There was no opportunity for further discussion. ☊ opportunity ☊
We'll discuss it over lunch. ☊ over ☊
a panel discussion ☊ panel ☊
The issue was debated in Parliament. ☊ parliament ☊
to take part in a discussion/demonstration/fight/celebration ☊ take part (in sth) ☊
The time for discussion is past. ☊ past ☊
The length of the report does not permit a detailed discussion of the problems. ☊ permit ☊
to make a positive contribution to a discussion ☊ positive ☊
Discussing all these details will get us nowhere; we must get back to first principles (= the most basic rules). ☊ principle ☊
Senior defence officials held private talks. ☊ private ☊
Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private? ☊ in private ☊
We should have had a proper discussion before voting. ☊ proper ☊
We tried to discuss the matter calmly and reasonably. ☊ reasonably ☊
refusal to do sth: His refusal to discuss the matter is very annoying. ☊ refusal ☊
refuse to do sth: He flatly refused to discuss the matter. ☊ refuse ☊
We meet regularly to discuss the progress of the project. ☊ regularly ☊
We shall discuss the problem as it relates to our specific case. ☊ relate to sth/sb ☊
a safe subject for discussion ☊ safe ☊
One of the scheduled events is a talk on alternative medicine. ☊ schedule ☊
These issues will be discussed more fully in the next section. ☊ section ☊
We discussed everything—when to go, what to see and so on. ☊ and so forth, and so on (and so forth) ☊
They were discussing the problems of Western society. ☊ society ☊
We were split up into groups to discuss the question. ☊ split sb up, split up ☊
The discussion started off mildly enough. ☊ start off ☊
We seem to have got off the subject we're meant to be discussing. ☊ subject ☊
I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). ☊ succeed ☊
Would now be a suitable moment to discuss my report? ☊ suitable ☊
We'll take the matter forward at our next meeting (= discuss it further). ☊ take ☊
There is still much to discuss. We shall, therefore, return to this item at our next meeting. ☊ therefore ☊
This is hardly the time to discuss politics. ☊ time ☊
a summit to discuss economic and monetary union ☊ union ☊
I'm perfectly willing to discuss the problem. ☊ willing ☊
Students should discuss any problems or worries they have with their course tutors. ☊ worry ☊