dispute

[US]/dɪˈspjuːt/
[UK]/dɪˈspjuːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. debattere; hindre; motsette seg; tvile
vi. argumentere
n. debatt; krangel
Word Forms
Pluraldisputes
Present Participledisputing
Past Tensedisputed
Third Person Singulardisputes
Past Participledisputed

Phrases & Collocations

dispute resolution

tvisteløsning

in dispute

i tvist

labor dispute

arbeidstvist

dispute about

tvist om

trade dispute

handelstvist

beyond dispute

utvilet

labour dispute

arbeidstvist

legal dispute

rettslig tvist

dispute settlement body

tvisteløsningsorgan

under dispute

under tvist

settle dispute

løse tvist

Example Sentences

submit a dispute to law.

å sende inn en tvist til loven.

a dispute of long standing

en langvarig tvist

Let's dispute the decision.

La oss bestride avgjørelsen.

The dispute was brought to a satisfactory termination.

Tvilen ble brakt til en tilfredsstillende avslutning.

arbitrate a dispute between neighbors.

mevle om en tvist mellom naboer.

to dispute a landing by the enemy

å bestride en landing av fienden

The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.

Regjeringens inngripen i denne tvisten vil ikke hjelpe.

an acrimonious dispute about wages.

en bitter tvist om lønn.

a territorial dispute between the two countries.

en territoriell tvist mellom de to landene.

the dispute erupted into open war.

Tvilen eskalerte til åpen krig.

a poem of disputed authorship.

et dikt av omstridt opphav.

a legal dispute will cause worry and upset.

en juridisk tvist vil forårsake bekymring og opprør.

disputes on a whole range of issues.

tvister om et bredt spekter av spørsmål.

The dispute was settled by mediation.

Tvilen ble løst gjennom mekling.

What was the beginning of the dispute?

Hva var begynnelsen på tvisten?

They settled the dispute among themselves.

De løste tvisten i mellom seg.

Did you get the drift of the dispute?

Forstod du poenget med tvisten?

Real-world Examples

It's by no means a new dispute.

Det er på ingen måte en ny strid.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

There is a current dispute over whether illegal aliens can be included for apportionment purposes.

Det er en pågående strid om hvorvidt ulovlige innvandrere kan inkluderes for formålene med fordeling.

Source: NPR News July 2019 Collection

Meanwhile, the dispute over gays lingers on.

I mellomtiden vedvarer striden om homofile.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Reasons for this ranged from inheritance disputes to hostility between spouses.

Årsakene til dette spenner fra arvestridigheter til fiendskap mellom ektefeller.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

It has been hotly disputed for decades.

Det har blitt heftig bestridt i tiår.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Between us there was a dispute about time.

Mellom oss var det en strid om tiden.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

It's a dispute over a territory named Kashmir.

Det er en strid om et territorium som heter Kashmir.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

That change is needed is beyond dispute.

At endringen er nødvendig er uten tvil.

Source: National Geographic Anthology

They decided to refer the dispute to the United Nations.

De bestemte seg for å henvise striden til De forente nasjoner.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

And he played down the dispute.

Og han nedtonet striden.

Source: NPR News July 2013 Compilation

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