English-German translation for "contentious"
"contentious" German translation
contentious
contentious (also: skeptical, contested, controversial, argumentative)
You have yourselves been able to see from the media that many of them were highly contentious.
The proposed slaughter premium, while it is a contentious issue, is not a good replacement system.
What I actually said is, they're not contentious at all.
This proposal is both complex and contentious.
The problem regarding the content of the dialogue and of the members who take part in it is, and will always be, contentious.
contentious (also: at issue, moot, disputed, questionable)
I am mentioning this because there are still some very contentious debates going on about the Brussels Summit.
She assimilated the suggestions of the members of the Social Committee into her report, and so the overall report was never contentious.
However, I will talk about it for only a short time because although it is an important report, it is not contentious and is primarily
contentious issues that remain.
This is, however, no reason to vote against the report, which is itself uncontentious.
contentious (also: feisty, litigious, polemic, cantankerous)
I was not being contentious.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "contentious":
© Princeton Universitycombative · disputatious · disputative · litigious
Usage examples
Usage examples for "contentious" in German
Similar words
contending · contends · content · content-addressed · contented · contentedly · contentedness · contenting · contention · contentions · contentious · contentiously · contentiousness · contentment · contents · contentwise · conterminous · conterminously · contest · contestability · contestable
Even more translations in the Swedish-English dictionary by bab.la.