débattre
French, verb/de.batʁ/
débattre is spelled D-É-B-A-T-T-R-E (8 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written French, the 7,805th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Débattre is a French verb meaning “to negotiate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Discuter entre plusieurs personnes dont chacune expose ses arguments”.
What does débattre mean in English?
verb
- 1
to negotiate
- 2
to discuss, debate
- 3
to struggle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Discuter entre plusieurs personnes dont chacune expose ses arguments. 2. Lutter pour surmonter une situation difficile.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of débattre
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- débattant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- débattu participle past
- débats first-person indicative present
- débat indicative present singular
- débattons first-person indicative plural
- débattez indicative plural present
- débattent indicative plural present
- débattais first-person imperfect indicative
- débattait imperfect indicative singular
- débattions first-person imperfect indicative
- débattiez imperfect indicative plural
- débattaient imperfect indicative plural
- débattis first-person historic indicative
- débattit historic indicative past
- débattîmes first-person historic indicative
- débattîtes historic indicative past
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce débattre?
- /de.batʁ/
- \de.batʁ\
- [de.batʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to débattre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is débattre in French?
débattre appears 8.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).