French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French debatre, from Old French debatre. Equivalent to dé- +‎ battre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /de.batʁ/
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Verb edit

débattre

  1. to negotiate
  2. (transitive with de or sur) to discuss, debate
  3. (reflexive) to struggle

Conjugation edit

This verb is conjugated like battre. That means it is conjugated like vendre, perdre, etc. (sometimes called the regular -re verbs), except that instead of *débatt and *débatts, it has the forms débat and débats. This is strictly a spelling change; pronunciation-wise, the verb is conjugated exactly like vendre.

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