contention

disaccordo, contesa

Forte disaccordo o litigio tra persone.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: contention over something (There was contention over the new rules.); contention between A and B (The policy caused contention between workers and managers.)

Sinonimi: disagreement, dispute, conflict

Contrari: agreement, harmony

Espressioni comuni: point of contention, source of contention, cause contention

disputa, contrasto

Disaccordo serio o scontro tra persone con obiettivi o opinioni differenti.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: contention over something (There was contention over who should lead the team.)

Sinonimi: disagreement, dispute, conflict

Contrari: agreement

Espressioni comuni: source of contention, bone of contention, contention over something

tesi, asserzione

Opinione che qualcuno sostiene e difende come vera.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: contention that… (Her contention that the rules were unfair convinced us.)

Sinonimi: claim, argument, position

Espressioni comuni: my contention, central contention, support a contention