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1 contention
[kën'tenshën] n 1. grindje, zënkë (me fjalë). 2. pretendim, pohim. 3. ndeshje, luftë. 4. garëcontentious [kën'tenshës] adj 1. grindavec kundërshtues (njeri). 2. i diskutueshëm, i pasqaruar i vënë në dyshim (problem)* * *grindje; kërkesë -
2 bone of contention
[bëun ëv kën'tenshën] mollë sherri -
3 bone
[bëun] n.,v. -n 1. kockë; chilled to the bone i bërë akull. 2. halë (peshku). 3. pl.vjet. kastaneta. 4. pl. zare. 5. pl. skelet. 6. fig. kockë, lëmoshë; to throw a bone to the angry workers u hedh një kockë punëtorëve të zemëruar. 7. fortesë (korseje).● bone of contention mollë sherri; have a bone to pick with sb kam një ankesë për dikë, kam diç për të sqaruar; make no bones about nuk ngurroj, s'e kam për gjë; to the bones gjer në palcë; will not make old bones jam kockë e lëkurë.- vt 1. i heq halat (peshkut); qëroj nga kockat (mishin). 2. zhrg. përlaj, qëroj● bone up, bone up on [bëun ap, bëun ap on] fig. studioj fort* * *kockë-a
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contention — 1. (kon tan sion ; en poésie, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Effort qu on fait pour exécuter quelque chose, ou pour parvenir à quelque but. • Il faut toujours faire contention, BOSSUET IV, Prof. 3. • Ne croyez pas qu il faille se donner… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Contention — Con*ten tion, n. [F. contention, L. contentio. See {Contend}.] 1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife. [1913 Webster] I would my arms could match thee in contention. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Strife in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contention — may refer to: The main contention, in rhetoric, the main point being argued Resource contention, a general concept in communications and computing, is competition by users of a system for the facility at the same time: Contention… … Wikipedia
contention — CONTENTION. s. f. Débat, dispute. Il y a matière à contention. C est une source de contention éternelle. Il est ennemi de toute contention. Il s émut, il y eut, il survint débat et contention entre tels et tels. [b]f♛/b] Il signifie aussi,… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
contention — [kən ten′shən] n. [ME contencioun < OFr contention < L contentio < pp. of contendere: see CONTEND] 1. the act of contending; strife, struggle, controversy, dispute, quarrel, etc. 2. a statement or point that one argues for as true or… … English World dictionary
contention — [n1] competition altercation, argument, battle, beef*, belligerency, bone of contention*, bone to pick*, combat, conflict, contest, controversy, difference, disaccord, discord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, enmity, feuding,… … New thesaurus
contention — ► NOUN 1) heated disagreement. 2) an assertion. ● in contention Cf. ↑in contention ORIGIN Latin, from contendere contend … English terms dictionary
contention — late 14c., strife, from O.Fr. contention, from L. contentionem (nom. contentio), from content , pp. stem of contendere (see CONTEND (Cf. contend)) … Etymology dictionary
contention — I (argument) noun allegation, area of disagreement, argumentation, cause, conflict, contest, controversy, debate, discord, disputatio, disputation, dispute, disputed point, ground, issue, legal dispute, legal issue, plea, point, polemic,… … Law dictionary
contention — dissension, difference, variance, strife, *discord, conflict Analogous words: *quarrel, wrangle, altercation, squabble: controversy, dispute, *argument: contending, fighting, warring (see CONTEND) Contrasted words: agreement, concurrence,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
contention — Contention, Contentieux, voyez Contendre … Thresor de la langue françoyse