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1 controversial
kontrə'və:ʃəladjective (causing controversy: His new book is very controversial.) omstridt, kontroversiellomstridtadj. \/ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃ(ə)l\/1) omstridt, strids-, omdiskutert, kontroversiell, omtvistet, tviste-2) polemisk, strids-3) stridslysten -
2 controversy
kən'trovəsi, 'kontrəvə:siplural - controversies; noun((an) argument between opposing points of view: the controversy over the appointment of the new chairman.) feide, strid, kontrovers, polemikk- controversiallystridsubst. \/kənˈtrɒvəsɪ\/, \/ˈkɒntrəvɜːsɪ\/1) kontrovers, strid, tvist, polemikk, (avis)debatt, pennefeide, litterær strid2) (amer., jus) tvistemålbeyond\/without controversy ubestridelig, hevet over (enhver) tvil -
3 flame
fleim 1. noun(the bright light of something burning: A small flame burned in the lamp.) flamme2. verb1) (to burn with flames: His eyes flamed with anger.) flamme, brenne, blusse opp2) (to become very hot, red etc: Her cheeks flamed with embarrassment.) bli varm/blussende rød•- flaming- flammable
- flame of the forestbrann--------bål--------flamme--------fyr--------lueIsubst. \/fleɪm\/1) flamme, lue2) ( overført) ild, glød3) ( hverdagslig) flamme, kjæresteadd fuel to the flames se ➢ fuel, 1be in flames stå i lys lue, stå i flammercommit to the flames overgi til flammenefan the flames puste til ildenflame of something anfall av noethe flames of sunset solnedgangens glødgo down in flames ( hverdagslig) gå ned med dunder og brak, lide et nederlaggo up in flames gå opp i flammerIIverb \/fleɪm\/1) flamme, lyse, gløde, blusse2) signalisere (med ild)3) varme med flamme, sterilisere med flamme4) lyse opp med flammer5) brenne6) ( matlaging) flambere7) (EDB, på Internett) bedrive flaming, utsette noen for ordkrighun ble utsatt for flaming etter sitt kontroversielle oppslag på oppslagstavlaflame up flamme opp, bruse opp rødme, bli blussende rød
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Controversial — Con tro*ver sial, a. [Cf. LL. controversialis.] Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious; polemical; as, controversial divinity. [1913 Webster] Whole libraries of controversial books. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
controversial — adj. De la controversia. ⊚ Que la provoca o la busca. * * * controversial. adj. Am. controvertido … Enciclopedia Universal
controversial — I adjective arguable, at issue, at odds, at variance, confutable, contestable, controversus, controvertible, debatable, dialectic, disputable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, eristic, exhibiting pros and cons, factious, in dispute, in question, not … Law dictionary
controversial — (adj.) 1580s, from L.L. controversialis pertaining to controversy, from L. controversia (see CONTROVERSY (Cf. controversy)) … Etymology dictionary
controversial — [adj] at issue arguable, argumentative, contended, contentious, contestable, controvertible, debateable, disputable, disputatious, disputed, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in dispute, litigious, moot, open to discussion*, open to… … New thesaurus
controversial — adj. Am. controvertido … Diccionario de la lengua española
controversial — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing or likely to cause controversy. DERIVATIVES controversialist noun controversially adverb … English terms dictionary
controversial — [kän΄trə vʉr′shəl, kän΄trə vʉr′sē əl] adj. [LL controversialis] 1. of, subject to, or stirring up controversy; debatable 2. Rare liking to take part in controversy; disputatious controversially adv … English World dictionary
controversial — 01. You shouldn t talk about [controversial] topics with people you don t know very well because it might start an argument. 02. The government s decision to subsidize professional hockey teams resulted in a great deal of [controversy], and… … Grammatical examples in English
controversial — adjective causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about the subject being discussed: Contraception is still a controversial issue in this part of the world. | a controversial plan/decision etc: a highly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
controversial — con|tro|ver|sial [ˌkɔntrəˈvə:ʃəl US ˌka:ntrəˈvə:r ] adj causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about the subject being discussed ▪ the controversial issue of welfare reform ▪ a highly controversial (=very… … Dictionary of contemporary English