contention

désaccord, dispute

Fort désaccord ou dispute entre plusieurs personnes.

En anglais simple : Strong disagreement or arguing between people.

• Money was a source of contention.
• The boundary remains a point of contention between the neighbors.
• There was bitter contention over who should lead the group.

Comment l'utiliser : contention over something (There was contention over the new rules.); contention between A and B (The policy caused contention between workers and managers.)

Synonymes : disagreement, dispute, conflict

Contraires : agreement, harmony

Expressions courantes : point of contention, source of contention, cause contention

désaccord, conflit

Désaccord profond ou lutte entre des personnes ayant des buts ou des opinions différents.

En anglais simple : A serious disagreement or struggle between people with different aims or opinions.

• The decision caused considerable contention.
• Money remains a bone of contention between them.
• Years of contention left the two communities divided.

Comment l'utiliser : contention over something (There was contention over who should lead the team.)

Synonymes : disagreement, dispute, conflict

Contraires : agreement

Expressions courantes : source of contention, bone of contention, contention over something

affirmation, thèse

Opinion que quelqu’un défend en affirmant qu’elle est vraie.

En anglais simple : An opinion that someone argues is true.

• I disagree with your contention.
• His main contention is that the plan costs too much.
• The evidence supports their contention that the damage was deliberate.

Comment l'utiliser : contention that… (Her contention that the rules were unfair convinced us.)

Synonymes : claim, argument, position

Expressions courantes : my contention, central contention, support a contention