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1 expand
vi/vt < edp> (storage capacity) ■ erweitern auf vt ; erweitern vi/vt ; aufrüsten auf vt ; aufrüsten vi/vtvt <tech.gen> (hollow, tubular objects; e.g. pipe, shoe) ■ aufweiten vt ; weiten vtvt < edp> (storage capacity, memory; e.g. from 64 MB to 256 MB RAM) ■ erweitern vt ; aufrüsten vt ; ausbauen vtvt <plast.prod> (e.g. polystyrene) ■ aufschäumen vt -
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3 thermal expansion
< phys> (gen., of heated matter; material property and process) ■ Wärmeausdehnung f ; Wärmedehnung f ; thermische Ausdehnung f -
4 contentious
adjectivestrittig [Punkt, Frage, Thema]; umstritten [Verhalten, Argument]* * *[-ʃəs]adjective (quarrelsome.) streitsüchtig* * *con·ten·tious[kənˈten(t)ʃəs]3. (heated) hitzig\contentious debates hitzige Debatten* * *[kən'tenʃəs]adjsubject, issue strittig, umstritten; view umstritten, kontrovers; decision, proposal, legislation umstritten; person streitlustig, streitsüchtig* * *contentious adj (adv contentiously)1. streitsüchtig, zänkischcontentious point Streitpunkt m;contentious jurisdiction streitige (Ggs freiwillige) Gerichtsbarkeit* * *adjectivestrittig [Punkt, Frage, Thema]; umstritten [Verhalten, Argument]* * *adj.streitsüchtig adj.strittig adj.umstritten adj. -
5 controversy
nounKontroverse, die; Auseinandersetzung, diemuch controversy — eine längere Kontroverse od. Auseinandersetzung
* * *[kən'trovəsi, 'kontrəvə:si]((an) argument between opposing points of view: the controversy over the appointment of the new chairman.) die Kontroverse- academic.ru/15805/controversial">controversial- controversially* * *con·tro·ver·sy[kənˈtrɒvəsi, ˈkɒntrəvɜ:si, AM ˈkɑ:ntrəvɜ:rsi]a \controversy surrounding the use of drugs in athletics eine Kontroverse zum Thema Drogen im Sportto cause bitter \controversy zu erbitterten Auseinandersetzungen führento stir up a fierce/heated \controversy zu heftigen Kontroversen Anlass gebento be beyond \controversy unumstritten seinto be surrounded with \controversy umstritten sein* * *['kɒntrəvɜːsI, kən'trɒvəsɪ]nKontroversen pl, Streit mthere was a lot of controversy about it — es gab deswegen große Kontroversen or Differenzen
statements/facts that are beyond controversy — völlig unumstrittene Behauptungen/Tatsachen
* * *controversy [-sı] s1. Kontroverse f:a) (Meinungs)Streit m, Auseinandersetzung fb) Disput m, Diskussion f, Debatte f:beyond controversy, without controversy fraglos, unstreitig;cause a lot of controversy zu vielen Diskussionen führen* * *nounKontroverse, die; Auseinandersetzung, diemuch controversy — eine längere Kontroverse od. Auseinandersetzung
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