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1 controversy
[kən'trovəsi, 'kontrəvə:si]plural - controversies; noun((an) argument between opposing points of view: the controversy over the appointment of the new chairman.) spor- controversially* * *[kɔntrəvə:si]nounprerekanje; spor, razpor, diskusija, polemika, oporekanje -
2 controversial
[kontrə'və:ʃəl]adjective (causing controversy: His new book is very controversial.) sporen* * *[kɔntrəvɜ:šəl]adjective ( controversially adverb)sporen, polemičen; kljubovalen, prepirljiv -
3 matter
['mætə] 1. noun1) (solids, liquids and/or gases in any form, from which everything physical is made: The entire universe is made up of different kinds of matter.) materija2) (a subject or topic (of discussion etc): a private matter; money matters.) zadeva3) (pus: The wound was infected and full of matter.) gnoj2. verb(to be important: That car matters a great deal to him; It doesn't matter.) pomeniti- be the matter
- a matter of course
- a matter of opinion
- no matter
- no matter who
- what
- where* * *I [maetə]nounmaterija, snov, stvar; medgnoj; juridically zadeva, predmet; plural (brez člena) stvari, reči; povod, vzrok ( for za); predmet, tema, vsebina (knjige); printing rokopis, stavek; važnost (of)juridically matter in controversy — sporna zadevajuridically matter in issue — sporna zadeva; stvar, ki jo je treba še dokazatiprinted matter — tiskovina, tiskovinepostal matter — vse stvari, ki se lahko pošiljajo po poštias near as no matter — skoraj, za lasas a matter of fact — v resnici, pravzaprava hanging matter — zločin, ki se kaznuje s smrtjono laughing matter — ni šala, resna zadevanot to mince matters — ne slepomišiti, povedati odkritoto take matters easy — nalahko jemati, ne delati si skrbiwhat matter? — in kaj potem?what's the matter? — kaj pa je?what's the matter with this? — je kaj narobe s tem?II [maetə]intransitive verbbiti važen, pomeniti (to komu, za); medgnojiti sedoes it matter? — ali je važno?it doesn't matter — nič ne de, ni važno -
4 controversies
plural; see controversy
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controversy — con·tro·ver·sy / kän trə ˌvər sēBrit alsokən trä vər sē/ n pl sies 1: a state of dispute or disagreement suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars U.S. Constitution amend. VII 2: a civil action involving a… … Law dictionary
Controversy — Album par Prince Sortie 14 octobre 1981 Enregistrement 1981 Uptown, Sunset Sound, Hollywood Sound Durée 37:40 Genre Funk … Wikipédia en Français
Controversy — Con tro*ver sy, n.; pl. {Controversies}. [L. controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed; contro = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.] 1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Controversy — bezeichnet: Controversy (Album), ein Musikalbum des Sängers Prince aus dem Jahr 1981 Controversy (Lied), ein Lied des Sängers Prince aus dem Jahr 1981 Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezei … Deutsch Wikipedia
controversy — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. controversie or directly from L. controversia, from controversus turned in an opposite direction, disputed, turned against, from contra against (see CONTRA (Cf. contra)) + versus (see VERSE (Cf. verse)) … Etymology dictionary
controversy — dispute, *argument Analogous words: contention, dissension (see DISCORD): disputation, *argumentation, forensic, debate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
controversy — The stress is always placed on the first syllable in AmE and normally in BrE too, although a variant with stress on the second syllable is becoming increasingly common, despite the strictures of purists. Early stress on words of more than three… … Modern English usage
controversy — [n] debate, dispute altercation, argument, beef*, bickering, brush, contention, difference, discussion, disputation, dissention, embroilment, falling out*, flak, fuss, hurrah, miff, polemic, quarrel, row, rumpus, scene, scrap, squabble, strife,… … New thesaurus
controversy — ► NOUN (pl. controversies) ▪ debate or disagreement about a matter which arouses strongly contrasting opinions. USAGE The second pronunciation, putting the stress on trov , is widely held to be incorrect in standard English. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
controversy — [kän′trə vʉr΄sē] n. pl. controversies [ME controversie < L controversia < controversus, turned in an opposite direction < contra, against + versus: see VERSE] 1. a lengthy discussion of an important question in which opposing opinions… … English World dictionary
controversy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, major ▪ bitter, fierce (esp. BrE), heated, intense, raging ▪ g … Collocations dictionary