1 (matter, question) asunto; (m) cuestión; (f) until the issue is decided hasta que se decida algo sobre el asunto la cuestión el tema;oror I was earning a lot of money but that was not the issue ganaba mucho dinero, pero esa no era la cuestión
a key issue for higher education in the 1990s
we need to address this issueaddress tenemos que tratar este asunto esta cuestión este tema;oror no one seems to want to [address] this issue the real issue was never addressed
the point at issueat el punto en cuestión his integrity is not at issue no se está cuestionando su integridad
what is at issue here is ... at issue is a proposal to remove the paintings at issue is whether or not the university will recognize these qualifications one of the main points at issue is the the Community wants the representatives to based in East Jerusalem
they were at issue over ... estuvieron discutiendo (sobre) ...
to avoid the issueavoid eludir soslayar el problema;or (formal) stop avoiding the issue making her a scapegoat enables you to avoid the issue she avoided the issue by ordering a turkey sandwich I was trying to avoid the issue that was hanging over both of us
to cloud confuse the issuecloudorconfuse crear confusión do not draw it on the chart, however, as this will confuse the issue it's unfortunate that politics have obscured the issue surrounding the brutal beating of a black man by white police officers we must not let our personal feelings of sympathy to obscure the issue he made it plain that he won't allow it to obscure the issue in hand drugs and alcohol won't help the problem go away - they only cloud the issue to confuse the issue further, they embellished the story with their own inventions
to face the issueface hacer frente a la cuestión al problema;or afrontar la situación they do not want to face the issue of Kuwait Congress returns to face the issue that it gave up on before the Easter recess
to force the issueforce forzar una decisión the whole political situation down there is such that we should not attempt to force the issue I can't force the issue because I don't have any real evidence in 1989 I finally decided to force the issue - I didn't want to be 40 and not be married
to join issue with sbjoin enfrentarse a con algn;or
to make an issue of sthmake I think we should make an issue of this creo que deberíamos insistir en este punto; do you want to make an issue of it? ¿quieres hacer un problema de esto?; he makes an issue of every tiny detail a todo le da mucha más importancia de la que tiene
I don't want to make an issue of this but ... it seemed the colonel had no desire to make an issue of the affair
the main real issue is ...mainorreal lo fundamental es ...
it's not a political issuepolitical no es una cuestión política she [raised] several new issues agents will raise the issue of prize money for next year's championships
to take issue with sth/sbtake discrepar de algo/de con algn;or I feel I must take issue with you on over thator permítame que discrepe de usted en sobre eso;or
he took issue with Lord Stanley over his claim that the Government's victory on strengthened the hand of the Lords several MPs took issue with the minister's statement he took issue with the idea that the Catholic Church was "still too papal" Frank takes issue with Rostow's analysis of development I have to take issue with your assertion that women get more beautiful as they get older to [take] issue with sb (over on sth)
2 [of shares, stamps, banknotes] emisión; (f) [of library book] préstamo; (m) [of document] expedición; (f) [of rations] distribución; (f) reparto; (m) there has been a new issue of banknotes these coins are a new issue the issue of library books is conditional on the borrower having a current library card the issue of an MOT certificate is not a guarantee of the roadworthiness of a car
an army issue blanketarmy una manta del ejército police say the hand grenade was army issue she had an army issue blanket round her legs
a standard issue army riflestandard un rifle del ejército de fabricación estándar the British police whose standard issue truncheons have remained virtually unchanged for 150 years the mattress on the bed appeared to be standard Army issue
3 (copy) [of magazine] ejemplar; (m) número; (m) the March issue el ejemplar número de marzo;or
the latest issue of the Lancet
back issueback ejemplar número atrasado; (m)or (m) back issues can be obtained by writing to this address
4 (formal) (outcome) resultado; (m) consecuencia; (f) to [await] the issue [in] the issue
5 (Jur) (offspring) descendencia; (f) to die without issue morir sin (dejar) descendencia
