dispute

1 عمومی:: مشاجره‌، نزاع‌، جدال‌ كردن‌، چون‌وچرا، ستیزه‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

2 عمومی:: اختلاف

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   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.,   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

2 general:: verb challenge: We dispute their point of view. noun conflict: We took no sides in the dispute.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: see IN DISPUTE.

American Heritage Idioms

4 general:: 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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