- be in debatable
- быть спорным
Англо-русский дипломатический словарь. 2013.
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Debatable Space — Author(s) Philip Palmer … Wikipedia
Debatable — De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a tract of land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
debatable — I adjective admitting of doubt, ambiguous, arguable, at issue, baffling, capable of being debated, changeable, confutable, conjecturable, conjectural, contentious, contestable, controversial, controvertible, cryptic, deniable, disposed to… … Law dictionary
Debatable Land — is a Guardian Fiction Prize winning novel by Scottish author Candia McWilliam. The novel seeks to raise questions about the direction in which Britain (and more specifically the devolution project) is moving in the 21st century. The title refers… … Wikipedia
debatable — (adj.) 1530s (late 15c. in Anglo Latin), from O.Fr. debatable (Mod.Fr. débattable), from debatre (see DEBATE (Cf. debate)). Earliest references were to lands claimed by two nations; general sense is from 1580s … Etymology dictionary
Debatable Land — or Debateable Land noun A tract of border land between the rivers Esk and Sark, formerly claimed by both England and Scotland • • • Main Entry: ↑debate * * * debatable land, land between two countries that is claimed by both … Useful english dictionary
debatable issue — index thesis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
debatable point — index issue (matter in dispute), matter (subject), thesis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
debatable — is spelt this way, not debateable. See able, ible … Modern English usage
debatable — [adj] controversial arguable, between rock and hard place*, between sixes and sevens*, betwixt and between*, bone of contention*, borderline, chancy*, contestable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, iffy*, in dispute, moot, mootable*, open to… … New thesaurus
debatable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ open to discussion or argument … English terms dictionary
