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disputare

to compete

verb dees-poo-TAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin disputare (to reckon, debate).

Also means

to dispute

Usage Note

Disputare in Italian most commonly means 'to play' or 'to take part in' a competition (disputare una partita — 'to play a match'), which is different from its English cognate 'dispute'. The meaning 'to argue or contest' also exists but is less frequent in everyday speech. It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Le due squadre disputeranno la finale domani."

Natural Translation

The two teams will compete in the final tomorrow.

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