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1 bone of contention
bone of contentionfig objeto da contenda, pomo de discórdia.————————bone of contentionpomo de discórdia. -
2 a bone of contention
(a cause of argument or quarrelling: Ownership of the boat was a bone of contention between the two men for many years.) pomo da discórdia -
3 a bone of contention
(a cause of argument or quarrelling: Ownership of the boat was a bone of contention between the two men for many years.) pomo de discórdiaEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > a bone of contention
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4 bone
[bəun] 1. noun1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) osso2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) osso2. verb(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) tirar a espinha- bony- bone china
- bone idle
- a bone of contention
- have a bone to pick with someone
- have a bone to pick with
- to the bone* * *[boun] n 1 osso. 2 chifre. 3 espinha de peixe. 4 substância semelhante ao osso (marfim, dentina, barbatanas de baleia). 5 questão a resolver, assunto. I have a bone to pick with you / tenho contas a ajustar com você. 6 essência, âmago. 7 bones a) esqueleto, ossatura. b) dados. c) fig o corpo. d) castanholas. e) barbatanas (de roupas). • vt+vi 1 desossar, tirar os ossos. 2 coll estudar muito. 3 pôr barbatanas. 4 sl furtar, surripiar. a bag of bones um feixe de ossos, um esqueleto. a horse with plenty of bone um cavalo vigoroso. as dry (or as hard) as a bone seco (ou duro) como um osso. bone of contention pomo de discórdia. he is all skin and bones ele é só pele e osso. he made no bones about ele não teve dúvidas, não hesitou em dizer. I feel it in my bones tenho um pressentimento, tenho uma intuição. to the bones até os ossos. I’m chilled to the bones / estou gelado até os ossos. what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh filho de peixe, peixinho é. -
5 bone
[bəun] 1. noun1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) osso, espinha de peixe2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) osso2. verb(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) desossar- bony- bone china - bone idle - a bone of contention - have a bone to pick with someone - have a bone to pick with - to the bone -
6 contention
1) (an opinion put forward.) asserção2) (argument; disagreement.) disputa* * *con.ten.tion[kənt'enʃən] n 1 contenção, disputa, briga, contenda, combate. 2 argumentação, discussão, altercação. 3 objeto de controvérsia. 4 afirmação, alegação, argumento, ponto de vista, opinião sustentada em uma discussão. 5 controvérsia, discórdia. bone of contention fig objeto da contenda, pomo de discórdia.
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bone of contention — {n. phr.} Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight. * /The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers./ * /The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bone of contention — {n. phr.} Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight. * /The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers./ * /The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bone of contention — If there is an issue that always causes tension and arguments, it is a bone of contention … The small dictionary of idiomes
bone of contention — ► bone of contention a source of continuing disagreement. Main Entry: ↑bone … English terms dictionary
bone of contention — index problem, question (issue) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bone of contention — n. a matter for argument; subject about which there is disagreement … English World dictionary
bone of contention — noun the subject of a dispute the real bone of contention, as you know, is money • Hypernyms: ↑subject, ↑topic, ↑theme * * * a subject, cause, or focal point of a dispute: The terms of the old man s will were a bone of contention to his survivors … Useful english dictionary
bone of contention — bones of contention N COUNT If a particular matter or issue is a bone of contention, it is the subject of a disagreement or argument. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air conditioners … English dictionary
bone\ of\ contention — n. phr. Something to fight over; a reason for quarrels; the subject of a fight. The boundary line between the farms was a bone of contention between the two farmers. The use of the car was a bone of contention between Joe and his wife … Словарь американских идиом
bone of contention — If there is an issue that always causes tension and arguments, it is a bone of contention. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A bone of contention is a matter or subject about which there is … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bone of contention — a subject, cause, or focal point of a dispute: The terms of the old man s will were a bone of contention to his survivors. [1705 15] * * * … Universalium