dispute

disputa, conflicto

Discusión o conflicto de opiniones que a menudo dura mucho tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: An argument or disagreement, often lasting a long time.

• They settled the dispute.
• A pay dispute closed the factory.
• Who owns the land is still in dispute.

Cómo se usa: dispute over/about something (The neighbours had a dispute over the fence.); dispute between A and B (The dispute between the two companies lasted years.)

Sinónimos: disagreement, argument, conflict

Antónimos: agreement

Expresiones frecuentes: dispute over something, settle a dispute, in dispute

cuestionar, impugnar

Decir que una afirmación o una declaración es incorrecta o falsa.

En inglés sencillo: To say that a statement or claim is wrong or untrue.

• I dispute that claim.
• The witness disputed his account of the accident.
• Nobody disputes that the system needs changing.

Cómo se usa: dispute that… (She disputed that the figures were accurate.)

Sinónimos: challenge, question, contest

Antónimos: accept

Expresiones frecuentes: dispute a claim, dispute something, dispute the facts

debatir, discutir

Examinar una cuestión presentando razones a favor y en contra.

En inglés sencillo: To discuss a question by giving reasons for and against it.

• The scholars disputed the question for hours.
• They disputed the merits of the proposed law.
• Philosophers have long disputed whether such knowledge is possible.

Sinónimos: debate, discuss

Expresiones frecuentes: dispute a question, dispute the merits

resistir, oponerse

Luchar contra alguien o impedir que avance o imponga su control.

En inglés sencillo: To fight against someone or resist their advance or control.

• The defenders disputed every inch of ground.
• The soldiers disputed the enemy’s passage through the valley.
• A small force disputed the crossing.

Sinónimos: resist, oppose

Expresiones frecuentes: dispute the passage, dispute every inch