cuestión
See also: cuestion
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quaestiō, quaestiōnem.
Noun
cuestión f (plural questiones)
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quaestiō, quaestiōnem.
Noun
cuestión f (plural cuestións)
Synonyms
- (question): interrogación, pregunta
Antonyms
- (question): contestación, resposta
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quaestiō, quaestiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuestión f (plural cuestiones)
- matter, question, issue
- Es cuestión de vida y muerte. – “It’s a matter of life and death.”
- (Chile, colloquial) thing
Usage notes
- In the sense of "sentence that asks for information", pregunta is generally preferred. Using cuestión in this sense may be considered nonstandard or an anglicism.
Derived terms
Synonyms
See also
- pregunta f
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