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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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verb ADV. fiercely, hotly The effectiveness of this treatment is still hotly disputed. VERB + DISPUTE can/cannot No one can dispute the fact that men still hold the majority of public offices.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb challenge: We dispute their point of view. noun conflict: We took no sides in the dispute.
Simple Definitions
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see IN DISPUTE.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun ADJ. considerable, major, serious There is considerable dispute over the precise definition of ‘social class’ as a term. The incident sparked off a major dispute between the two countries. | minor | acrimonious, bitter, fierce, heated | damaging | simmering The simmering dispute erupted in public when the two men came to blows at the party conference. | continuing, lengthy, long-running, long-standing, prolonged, protracted | outstanding He proposed a negotiated settlement of the outstanding disputes between the two countries. | public | local, international | internal There were lengthy internal disputes between the two wings of the party. | domestic, family | labour, industrial, pay | border, boundary, land, territorial | legal | ideological, political | commercial, financial, trade | religious VERB + DISPUTE cause, lead to, provoke, spark (off) one of the many factors that led to the dispute | enter | be drawn into Governments are often drawn into disputes about matters of public taste and decency. | be embroiled in, be engaged in, be involved in They became embroiled in a dispute with their neighbours. | deal with, handle Police have difficulties in dealing with domestic disputes. | adjudicate, decide The purpose of industrial tribunals is to adjudicate disputes between employers and employees. | resolve, settle, solve | lose, win | avoid, prevent | be open to His theories are open to dispute (= can be disagreed with). DISPUTE + VERB arise, begin, erupt No one could remember exactly how the dispute had arisen. | escalate | concern sth disputes concerning environmental protection | involve sb/sth PREP. beyond ~ The matter was settled beyond dispute by the court judgment (= it could no longer be argued about). | in ~ (with) The actual sum of compensation due is still in dispute (= being argued about). The employees have been in dispute with management for three weeks. | under ~ the matters under dispute | ~ about/over, ~ among/amongst The exact relationship between the two languages is a matter of dispute amongst scholars. | ~ as to There is no dispute as to the facts. | ~ between a long-standing dispute between the families over ownership of the land. | ~ with PHRASES an area/a matter of dispute, potential/room/scope for dispute to minimize the scope for dispute over the meaning of the terms employed | the resolution/settlement of a dispute
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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dispute verbs resolve/settle a dispute (= end it ) • It is hoped that the dispute can be resolved peacefully. be involved in a dispute • The US government became involved in a dispute with China. get into a dispute (= become involved ) • We don’t want to get into a dispute with them. be in dispute with somebody • He was in dispute with the company about his contract. be locked in a dispute (= be involved in one that is difficult to resolve ) • Workers and management are locked in a bitter dispute. a dispute arises (= starts ) • Sometimes a dispute arises between the seller and the buyer. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dispute a bitter/fierce dispute (= very angry ) • It caused a bitter dispute between the neighbouring republics. a long-running dispute (= continuing for a long time ) • India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan an industrial dispute British English a labor dispute American English (= between workers and employers ) • A lot of working days are lost through industrial disputes. a pay dispute (= about how much money employees are paid ) • The pay dispute involved 450 staff. a political/legal dispute • There was a long legal dispute between the two companies. a domestic dispute formal (= between people who live together ) • The court heard that he had been stabbed during a domestic dispute. a border dispute (= about where the border between two countries is ) • a border dispute between Argentina and Chile a territorial dispute (= about which country land belongs to ) • The war started as the result of a territorial dispute.
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