contentious issue

BrE /kənˈtɛnʃəs ˈɪʃuː/
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Translation of contentious issue into German

Noun

conflict

Rare
topic that causes strong disagreement and repeated argument between people or groups
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strittige Frage Streitpunkt mumstrittenes Thema Zankapfel
  • Funding for the new stadium became a highly contentious issue in the city.Die Finanzierung des neuen Stadions wurde in der Stadt zu einer äußerst strittigen Frage.
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Examples of contentious issue in a sentence

  • The textbook’s portrayal of history became a contentious issue among parents and teachers.

Translations of "contentious issue" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derStreitpunktnm.

Inadvertent roaming has continued to be a contentious issue in border regions.

Unbeabsichtigtes Roaming in grenznahen Regionen ist immer noch ein Streitpunkt.

However, naming law is increasingly a contentious issue in trademark law.

Doch Namensrecht ist immer häufiger Streitpunkt im Markenrecht.

dieStreitfragenf.

Security has not been the only contentious issue during the past year.

Sicherheit war im vergangenen Jahr nicht die einzige Streitfrage.

This can be a contentious issue in our industry.

Hierbei handelt es sich um eine Streitfrage in unserer Branche.

umstrittenes Thema

Historically, land reform has been a contentious issue in many nations.

Historisch gesehen war die Bodenreform in vielen Ländern ein umstrittenes Thema.

Dirty coal remains a contentious issue in debates about sustainable energy policies.

Schmutzige Kohle bleibt ein umstrittenes Thema in Debatten über nachhaltige Energiepolitik.

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contentious issue: Examples and translations in context

To conclude, one contentious issue is that of the disclosure of data.

Ein Streitpunkt zum Schluss, Herr Vorsitzender, ist die Frage der Preisgabe von Daten.

That would be one contentious issue fewer.

Das wäre dann ein Streitpunkt weniger.

One contentious issue I will be pleased to talk about is the question of fishmeal.

Ein Streitpunkt, auf den ich gerne eingehen will, ist die Frage von Fischmehl.

While history education has become a particularly contentious issue in the region, this book constitutes a significant step towards a common understanding of the past.

Da Geschichtsunterricht in der Region zu einem Streitpunkt geworden ist, markiert die Publikation einen wichtigen Schritt zu einem gemeinsamen Verständnis von Geschichte.

Right until the very end, however, there has been one main contentious issue, namely the ships' own contributions toward the cost of collecting waste.

Bis zuletzt gab es jedoch einen wichtigen Streitpunkt, nämlich die Eigenbeiträge der Schiffe zu den Kosten der Abfallentsorgung.

That would be one contentious issue fewer.

Das wäre dann ein Streitpunkt weniger.

It is not a contentious issue amongst ourselves.

Das ist keine Streitfrage zwischen uns.

But the collateral requirement is very high and its definition is a contentious issue in most countries.

Die Sicherheitsanforderungen sind jedoch sehr hoch, und ihre Definition ist in den meisten Ländern eine Streitfrage.

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