they were arguing about

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They reluctantly told Him they were arguing about supremacy—who among them was the greatest.	A regañadientes le respondieron que discutían acerca del primer lugar: quién era el mayor entre ellos.
Their dispute was based on a misunderstanding, in some sense both were correct but they could not see that they were arguing about different things.	La controversia se basa en un malentendido, en cierto sentido ambos son correctos, pero no podían ver que estaban discutiendo sobre cosas diferentes.
And what they were arguing about was this: whether the second Harry Potter movie was as good as the first.	Y el tema de la discusión fue el siguiente: si es que la segunda película de Harry Potter había sido tan buena como la primera.
I couldn't help but laugh about the absurdity they were arguing about.	No pude evitar reírme de la ridiculez sobre la que discutían.
They were arguing about money.	Ellos estaban discutiendo por dinero.
They were arguing about it but Professor Stafford came in and decided to take care of the situation.	Discutían sobre eso, pero el profesor Stafford entró y decidió ocuparse de la situación.
They were arguing about the presence of detainees in the prisons or that their offices were closed, but now, the situation is different, they can open their offices.	Estaban discutiendo sobre la presencia de detenidos en las prisiones o sobre el cierre de sus oficinas, pero ahora, la situación es diferente, pueden abrir sus oficinas.
What's up with Brenda and Marla? - They were arguing about who was going to wash the dishes and the whole thing got a bit out of hand.	¿Qué les pasa a Brenda y a Marla? - Estuvieron discutiendo por quién iba a lavar los platos y todo se salió un poco de control.