contention

[USA]/kənˈtenʃn/
[UK]/kənˈtenʃn/
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Oversættelse

n. konkurrence, tvist, påstand.
Word Forms

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

bone of contention

stridspunkt

contention window

stridvindue

resource contention

ressourcekonflikt

Eksempelsætninger

be in contention for the championship

være i contention om mesterskabet

My contention is that...

Min contention er, at...

This is an issue of great contention at the moment.

Dette er et spørgsmål om stor contention i øjeblikket.

My contention is that the scheme will never work.

Min contention er, at planen aldrig vil virke.

Three players are in contention to win the title.

Tre spillere er i contention om at vinde titlen.

the top guns in contention for the coveted post of chairman.

topfolkene i contention til den eftertragtede stilling som bestyrelsesformand.

The study of English requires effort and contention of mind.

At studere engelsk kræver indsats og contention af sind.

Only three teams are now in contention for the title.

Kun tre hold er nu i contention om titlen.

The property left by their father was a bone of contention between the brothers.

Ejendommen, som deres far efterlod, var en contention mellem brødrene.

The teams met in fierce contention for first place.

Holdene mødtes i hård contention om førstepladsen.

the captured territory was one of the main areas of contention between the two countries.

Det erobrede territorium var et af de vigtigste områder af contention mellem de to lande.

Columbus's contention that the earth was round turned out to be correct.

Columbus's contention om, at jorden var rund, viste sig at være korrekt.

The interpretation of this painting has long been a bone of contention among art historians.

Fortolkningen af dette maleri har længe været en contention blandt kunsthistorikere.

His contentions cannot be laughed out of court.

Hans contentions kan ikke latterliggøres i retten.

they dispute the contention that changes in interest rates directly affect the price level.

de bestrider contention om, at ændringer i rentesatser direkte påvirker prisniveauet.

P-DCF mechanism adopts the technique of piggybacking reserved contention window.

P-DCF-mekanismen anvender teknikken piggybacking af reserveret contention-vindue.

and coeditor of State and Society in 21st-Century China: Crisis, Contention, and Legitimation (2004).

og medredaktør af State and Society in 21st-Century China: Crisis, Contention, and Legitimation (2004).

The channeling of E.U. funds to the Palestinian Authority to unofficial or semiofficial accounts was a bone of contention that often troubled many an honest official of the Union.

Kanaliseringen af E.U.-midler til den palæstinensiske myndighed til uofficielle eller semiofficielle konti var en contention, der ofte forstyrrede mange en ærlig embedsmand i Unionen.

Virkelige Eksempler

On balance, I hold the contention that exams are useful rather than harmful.

Samlet set hævder jeg, at eksamener er nyttige snarere end skadelige.

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Pay, historically a big bone of contention, is the easier part to settle.

Løn, historisk set et stort stridspunkt, er den nemmere del at løse.

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But that refundable part is actually a point of contention.

Men den refunderbare del er faktisk et stridspunkt.

Kilde: NPR News March 2017 Compilation

The real bone of contention has been this issue of the $15 minimum wage.

Det egentlige stridspunkt har været spørgsmålet om den minimumsløn på 15 dollars.

Kilde: BBC Listening March 2021 Collection

Komarov's remains are also a point of contention.

Komarovs lig er også et stridspunkt.

Kilde: Reel Knowledge Scroll

A bone of contention is the cause of a long-standing argument.

Et stridspunkt er årsagen til en langvarig diskussion.

Kilde: VOA Special October 2019 Collection

It's been a big point of contention in the community.

Det har været et stort stridspunkt i lokalsamfundet.

Kilde: NPR News August 2023 Compilation

This is a little different from having a bone of contention.

Det er lidt anderledes end at have et stridspunkt.

Kilde: VOA Special October 2019 Collection

A more informal way to say bone of contention is sticking point.

En mere uformel måde at sige stridspunkt er 'sticking point'.

Kilde: VOA Special October 2019 Collection

So when they are in contention for an Oscar, it means something deeper.

Så når de er i contention om en Oscar, betyder det noget dybere.

Kilde: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

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