111.3. gy. C2 (példák)

dispute verb /dɪsˈpjuːt/ [T] vitatkozik vmiről, vitat vmit

I'm not disputing that the drug has benefits.

split verb /splɪt/ *(splitting, split, split) 4 megoszt (nézeteltérést/ellentétet okoz) [I or T]

This issue could split the Conservative Party.

The government is split on the issue of hunting.

difference noun /ˈdɪf.ər.ənts/ 3 nézeteltérés [C]

They must try to resolve their differences peacefully.

dispute noun /ˈdɪ.spjuːt/ [C or U] vita, nézeteltérés

A man stabbed his neighbour in a dispute over noise.

The unions are in dispute with management over pay.

understanding noun /ˌʌn.dəˈstæn.dɪŋ/ 3 egyezség (megállapodás) (szóbeli/informális) [C]

We have an understanding that we don't discuss the subject in front of his mother.

sympathetic adjective /ˌsɪm.pəˈθet.ɪk/ 2 egyetértő, megértő, támogató

He was sympathetic to their views.

Phrases and idioms:

be at odds with sb/sth vitában áll vkivel; ellentétben áll vmivel

His remark was at odds with our report.

be poles apart ég és föld, nagyon messze állnak egymástól (elgondolás, vélemény, stb.)

They are poles apart in their attitudes to religion.

clear the air tiszta vizet önt a pohárba

It was an unpleasant argument, but at least it cleared the air.