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1 conflict
1. ['kɔnflɪkt] nkonflikt m2. [kən'flɪkt] vi* * *1. ['konflikt] noun1) ((a) disagreement: There was considerable conflict about which plan should be accepted.) spór2) (a fight or battle.) bitwa2. [kən'flikt] verb(to contradict each other; to disagree: The two accounts of what had happened conflicted (with each other).) być w sprzeczności -
2 friction
['frɪkʃən]n( resistance) tarcie nt; ( rubbing) ocieranie nt; ( conflict) tarcia pl* * *['frikʃən]1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) tarcie2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) tarcie3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) tarcie -
3 strife
[straɪf]nspór m* * *(conflict, fighting or quarrelling: a country torn by strife; industrial strife (= disagreement between employers and workers).)
См. также в других словарях:
conflict — ► NOUN 1) a serious disagreement or argument. 2) a prolonged armed struggle. 3) an incompatibility between opinions, principles, etc.: a conflict of interests. ► VERB ▪ be incompatible or at variance with. DERIVATIVES conflictual adjective … English terms dictionary
conflict — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 fight/argument ADJECTIVE ▪ great, major ▪ bitter, brutal, serious, violent ▪ escalating, increasing … Collocations dictionary
CONFLICT — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index conflict noun argument, argumentativeness, collision, combat, competition (2), competitor, conflict (2), fight (2), fighter, tilt adject … English dictionary for students
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conflict of interest — ˌconflict of ˈinterest noun conflicts of interest PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] LAW a situation in which you cannot do your job fairly because you have the power to decide something in a way that would be to your advantage, although this… … Financial and business terms
conflict of interest — noun a situation in which a public official s decisions are influenced by the official s personal interests • Hypernyms: ↑situation * * * : a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of… … Useful english dictionary
conflict of interest — con·flict of interest / kän ˌflikt / 1: a conflict between the private interests and the official or professional responsibilities of a person in a position of trust 2: a conflict between competing duties (as in an attorney s representation of… … Law dictionary
conflict — I noun adverseness, affray, altercation, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, argument, argumentation, battle, belligerency, breach, challenge, clash, clash of arms, collision, combat, competition, conflict of opinion, contention, contentiousness,… … Law dictionary
conflict of laws — ˌconflict of ˈlaws noun conflicts of laws PLURALFORM [countable, uncountable] LAW a legal situation in which a case is covered by the laws of more than one country, state etc and these laws are different * * * conflict of law(s) UK US noun… … Financial and business terms
noun and verb differences — The following table lists differences of stress, pronunciation, and spelling when the same word is used as a noun and a verb, for example compound, escort, practice/practise, record, and use. Differences are marked by the letters s (= difference… … Modern English usage
conflict — (v.) early 15c., from L. conflictus, pp. of confligere to strike together, be in conflict, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + fligere to strike (see AFFLICT (Cf. afflict)). The noun also dates from early 15c. Psychological sense of… … Etymology dictionary
