tranh luận 
argue like: tranh luận → →
a lively debate ☊ 
cuộc tranh luận sôi nổi ☊ 
überreden ☊ tranh luận ☊ 
说服 ☊ shuō fú überreden ☊ tranh luận ☊ ☊ die Auseinandersetzung ☊ sự tranh luận ☊ ☊ Alle Medien berichten über die Auseinandersetzungen zwischen liberalen und konservativen Politikern. ☊ Tất cả phương tiện thông tin đều nói đến sự tranh luận giữa những nhà chính trị theo đảng tự do và những người theo đảng bảo thủ. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1156) The debate was a pretty disappointing affair. ☊ affair ☊
He's offering to pay so who am I to argue? ☊ argue ☊
argue (with sb) (about/over sth): We're always arguing with each other about money. ☊ argue ☊
argue with sb: I don't want to argue with you—just do it! ☊ argue ☊
argue for/against sth/doing sth: They argued for the right to strike. ☊ argue ☊
argue sth: She argued the case for bringing back the death penalty. ☊ argue ☊
He was too tired to argue the point (= discuss the matter). ☊ argue ☊
a well-argued article ☊ argue ☊
argue that...: He argued that they needed more time to finish the project. ☊ argue ☊
argument with sb: She got into an argument with the teacher. ☊ argument ☊
the most important aspect of the debate ☊ aspect ☊
The debate was televised in front of a live audience. ☊ audience ☊
a long and bitter dispute ☊ bitter ☊
close sth: to close a meeting/debate ☊ close ☊
an important contribution to the debate ☊ contribution ☊
He has been cool towards me ever since we had that argument. ☊ cool ☊
a debate on abortion ☊ debate ☊
The minister opened the debate (= was the first to speak). ☊ debate ☊
The motion under debate (= being discussed) was put to a vote. ☊ debate ☊
After a long debate, Congress approved the proposal. ☊ debate ☊
a heated/wide-ranging/lively debate ☊ debate ☊
the current debate about tax ☊ debate ☊
There had been much debate on the issue of childcare. ☊ debate ☊
Whether he deserves what has happened to him is open to debate/a matter for debate (= cannot be certain or decided yet). ☊ debate ☊
The theatre's future is a subject of considerable debate. ☊ debate ☊
debate (sth): Politicians will be debating the bill later this week. ☊ debate ☊
debate whether, what, etc...: The committee will debate whether to lower the age of club membership to 16. ☊ debate ☊
The debate ended in uproar. ☊ end in sth ☊
I heard them exchange words (= argue). ☊ exchange ☊
focus for sth: His comments provided a focus for debate. ☊ focus ☊
a friendly argument ☊ friendly ☊
The debate simply revived old hatreds. ☊ hatred ☊
If he tries to start an argument, just ignore him. ☊ ignore ☊
a lively debate ☊ lively ☊
They are a small but noisy pressure group (= they try to attract attention to their ideas by frequent discussion and argument). ☊ noisy ☊
the result of the debate ☊ of ☊
opposition forces (= people who are arguing, fighting, etc. with another group) ☊ opposition ☊
an argument over money ☊ over ☊
a political debate/party/leader ☊ political ☊
They never argue in public. ☊ in public ☊
Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention. ☊ rarely ☊
to settle a dispute/an argument/a matter ☊ settle ☊
We heard both sides of the argument. ☊ side ☊
a debate that has split the country down the middle ☊ split ☊
We can take the argument one stage further. ☊ stage ☊
You're always trying to start an argument. ☊ start ☊
the strengths and weaknesses of an argument ☊ strength ☊
Climate change is still very much a subject for debate. ☊ subject ☊
The two sides in the dispute say they are ready to talk. ☊ talk ☊
The children were arguing amongst themselves. ☊ themselves ☊
The debate is centred around two conflicting theories. ☊ theory ☊
tired of sb/sth: I'm sick and tired of all the arguments. ☊ tired ☊
After the meeting the two sides in the dispute were no closer together. ☊ together ☊
She loves to win an argument. ☊ win ☊
I had an argument with my boss. ☊ with ☊
After a serious argument, it can take some time for the wounds to heal. ☊ wound ☊