ça se discute

On peut l’appeler une victoire, mais ça se discute.
You can call it a victory, but that is arguable.
« Il a eu raison de partir. » « Ça se discute. »
“He was right to leave.” “That is debatable.”
Tu dis que ce prix est juste, mais ça se discute.
You say that price is fair, but that is open to debate.
Que ce soit un progrès, ça se discute.
Whether that counts as progress is debatable.
« C’est la meilleure solution. » « Ça se discute. »
“It is the best solution.” “That is debatable.”

Similar words

c’est discutable

rien n’est moins sûr

on peut en débattre

« C’est la meilleure solution. » « Ça se discute. »
“It is the best solution.” “That is debatable.”
Tu dis que ce prix est juste, mais ça se discute.
You say that price is fair, but that is open to debate.
Que ce soit un progrès, ça se discute.
Whether that counts as progress is debatable.
« Il a eu raison de partir. » « Ça se discute. »
“He was right to leave.” “That is debatable.”
On peut l’appeler une victoire, mais ça se discute.
You can call it a victory, but that is arguable.

c’est discutable

on peut en débattre

rien n’est moins sûr

Literally “that can be discussed”: ça means “that”, se marks the passive sense, and discute means “is discussed”.

What does ça se discute mean?

It means a claim is debatable rather than certain.

Is ça se discute an agreement?

No. It gently challenges what was just said.

Does it invite further discussion?

Often yes; it leaves room for arguments on either side.

Is ça se discute formal?

It belongs mainly to ordinary conversation.

How is it written as a headword?

Without a question mark; punctuation depends on the sentence.

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