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1 vexed question
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2 vexed
tr[vekst]1 disgustado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLadj.• ahorcado, -a* adj.• enfadado, -a adj.• fastidiado, -a adj.vekst1) ( contentious) (before n)the vexed question of... — el polémico or controvertido tema de...
2)a) ( annoyed) <expression/tone> irritadoto be vexed — estar* enojado (esp AmL), estar* enfadado (esp Esp)
b) (worried, puzzled) desconcertado[vekst]ADJ1) (=angry) enfadado, enojado (LAm)to be vexed (with sb) (about sth) — estar enfadado or (LAm) enojado (con algn) (por algo)
to get vexed (with sb) (about sth) — enfadarse or (LAm) enojarse (con algn) (por algo)
in a vexed tone — en tono ofendido, en tono de enojo
2) [question] reñido, controvertido3) (=puzzled) perplejo, confuso* * *[vekst]1) ( contentious) (before n)the vexed question of... — el polémico or controvertido tema de...
2)a) ( annoyed) <expression/tone> irritadoto be vexed — estar* enojado (esp AmL), estar* enfadado (esp Esp)
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3 vexed
adj.1 molesto(a), disgustado(a) (annoyed); enfadado(a) (angry) (especialmente España), enojado(a) (especialmente Am.)a vexed question una cuestión controvertida3 contrariado, molesto, enfadado, harto.pp.participio pasado del verbo VEX.pt.pretérito del verbo VEX. -
4 cuestión
cuestión sustantivo femenino◊ cuestiones de derecho internacional matters o questions of international law;llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matterb) ( en locs)en cuestión de in a matter of; la cuestión es … the thing is …; la cuestión es divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves; ser cuestión de to be a matter of; todo es cuestión de … it's just a question of …
cuestión sustantivo femenino
1 (asunto) matter, question
2 (pregunta) question Locuciones: en cuestión, in question: el muchacho en cuestión, the boy in questión
en cuestión de unas horas, in just a few hours
poner en cuestión algo, to doubt sthg
si te cansas de conducir, es cuestión de parar en cualquier lado, if you get tired of driving, we can stop anywhere ' cuestión' also found in these entries: Spanish: discutir - inaccesible - indecisa - indeciso - intrincada - intrincado - palpitante - quid - radicar - resolverse - seno - soslayar - tratar - volar - asunto - chabolismo - delicado - empezar - fondo - plantear - tema - vida English: arise - burning - cast - crux - issue - matter - morality - nitty-gritty - open - pose - principle - proceed - question - raise - stake - undecided - vexed - whip on - come - point
См. также в других словарях:
vexed question — noun A matter greatly debated • • • Main Entry: ↑vex * * * vexed question, a question causing difficulty and debate: »The situation of little magazines is so bound up with vexed questions of cultural ecoomics and with wider questions about… … Useful english dictionary
vexed question — index dilemma, problem Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vexed question — A question or point of law often discussed or agitated, but not determined or settled … Black's law dictionary
vexed — [vekst] adj 1.) vexed question/issue/problem etc a complicated problem that has caused a lot of discussion and argument and is difficult to solve vexed question/issue/problem etc of ▪ the vexed question of sexism 2.) [+ at/with] old fashioned… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Vexed — Vexed, a. 1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled. [1913 Webster] 2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vexed — [ vekst ] adjective 1. ) full of difficulties: PROBLEMATIC: the vexed question of the national minimum wage 2. ) OLD FASHIONED annoyed, confused, or worried … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vexed — (adj.) mid 15c., pp. adjective from VEX (Cf. vex). Phrase vexed question attested from 1848 … Etymology dictionary
question — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sentence, etc. that asks sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, hard, tough, tricky ▪ pointed, probing … Collocations dictionary
question */*/*/ — I UK [ˈkwestʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms question : singular question plural questions 1) a) [countable] something that someone asks you when they want information answer a question: Why won t you answer my question? ask a question: I regretted… … English dictionary
vexed — [[t]ve̱kst[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A vexed problem or question is very difficult and causes people a lot of trouble. → See also vex European Community ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union... Later Mr Moi raised the… … English dictionary
vexed — adjective 1 (+ at/with) old fashioned annoyed or worried 2 vexed question/issue a complicated problem that has caused a lot of arguments and is difficult to solve: the vexed question of how to deal with hunger strikers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English