controversy

[US]/ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi/
[UK]/ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. strid; debatt; argument.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

That is an ironclad fact that is beyond controversy.

Det er et ugjennomtrengelig faktum som ligger utenfor enhver kontrovers.

the controversy smouldered on for several years.

Kontroversen ulmet videre i flere år.

The controversy waged for a few years.

Kontroversen pågikk i noen år.

some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt.

Noen kynikere mente at kontroversen bare var et PR-stunt.

the controversy dates back to 1986.

Kontroversen kan spores tilbake til 1986.

They kept a low profile until the controversy had alated.

De holdt en lav profil til kontroversen hadde roet seg.

kept a low profile until the controversy had abated.

holdt en lav profil til kontroversen hadde roet seg.

This controversy was expected to figure importantly in their discussion.

Denne kontroversen ble forventet å spille en viktig rolle i deres diskusjon.

the controversy has flattened everybody here, including the players.

kontroversen har slått ut alle her, inkludert spillerne.

There has been a lot of controversy over the new proposals, but the government is standing pat.

Det har vært mye kontrovers rundt de nye forslagene, men regjeringen holder standpunktet.

The impact of cultural globalization is the subject of widespread controversy on which Assimilability Theory, Conflict Theory and Reconciliation Theory focus.

Effekten av kulturell globalisering er gjenstand for utbredt kontrovers, noe Assimileringsteori, Konfliktteori og Forsoningsteori fokuserer på.

Whenever there arises a controversy, he tries to keep his feet clean of it.

Hver gang det oppstår en kontrovers, prøver han å holde seg ren for den.

There had been much controversy concerning the genetics of unpatterned tabbies in the American Shorthair (ASH) breed.

Det hadde vært mye kontrovers rundt genetikken til ensfargede tigrer i rasen American Shorthair (ASH).

The theoretical analysis and low speed airhole experiment were made in view of controversy on static pressure detection for fixed pollution effluent by Pitot tube.

Den teoretiske analysen og eksperimentet med lav hastighet på luftkanaler ble utført i lys av kontroversen rundt deteksjon av statisk trykk for fast forurensningsutslipp med Pitot-rør.

The British media have created a fierce controversy over Oxford’s admission procedures and elitism in general.

De britiske mediene har skapt en intens kontrovers rundt Oxfords opptaksprosedyrer og elitismen generelt.

The members of the jury are the sole judges of what the truth is in this case. Anarbitrator works to settle controversies and is either appointedor derives authority from the consent of the disputants, who choose him or her or approve the selection:

Medlemmer av juryen er de eneste som kan avgjøre hva sannheten er i denne saken. En voldgiftsmann jobber for å løse kontroverser og blir enten utnevnt eller henter sin autoritet fra de stridende parters samtykke, som velger ham eller henne eller godkjenner utvelgelsen:

Real-world Examples

Next up, there is some controversy concerning phone records.

Neste opp, er det en del kontroverser knyttet til telefonregnskap.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation June 2013

We will be following this controversy in more detail this week.

Vi vil følge denne kontroversen nærmere denne uken.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

And that has led to a controversy.

Og det har ført til en kontrovers.

Source: VOA Special August 2019 Collection

And he mentioned the controversy surrounding the games.

Og han nevnte kontroversen rundt spillene.

Source: 6 Minute English

This has been a controversy for a while.

Dette har vært en kontrovers en stund.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation October 2019

Two astronomers debated this controversy in that year.

To astronomer debatterte denne kontroversen det året.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

But there was some controversy over shipping regulations.

Men det var en del kontroverser rundt fraktbestemmelser.

Source: Crash Course Botany

There is some controversy around that.

Det er en del kontroverser rundt det.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2018 Compilation

692. The overthrown president is overwhelmed by the controversy.

692. Den styrtede presidenten er overveldet av kontroversen.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

And so we hosted good controversy.

Og så arrangerte vi en god kontrovers.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) June 2019 Collection

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