No. 9,273 in Russian
спор
Dispute; argument.
In a sentence
Они долго вели спор о политике.
They had a long argument about politics.
Here, 'спор' is used to describe a debate or argument between individuals about a particular topic.
Его спор с коллегой закончился компромиссом.
His dispute with his colleague ended in a compromise.
In this sentence, 'спор' conveys the meaning of a disagreement or quarrel that is logically resolved.
В научном споре важно приводить аргументы.
In a scientific debate, it is important to provide arguments.
Here, 'спор' is employed to denote an intellectual discussion or debate aiming at finding the truth or best solution.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “спор” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “спор” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Russian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into русский, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Russian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).