| anglais > français | |
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| contention | |
| 1. n. Opinion, conviction, avis, point de vue (que l'on défend dans un débat). | |
| Mon opinion est que seules les plus grandes œuvres font de belles ruines. | |
| 2. n. Assertion, affirmation. | |
| … contentions that are backed up by boxes of National Security Council (NSC) and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) documents.<ref group=en>{{ouvrage | |
| … assertions confirmées par les cartons de documents du conseil de sécurité nationale (NSC) et du comité des chefs d'États-majors interarmées (JCS). | |
| 3. n. Rivalité, compétition. | |
| In contention. | |
| En compétition. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| contention | |
| 1. n. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. |  |
| 2. n. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for. | |
| It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people. | |
| 3. n. (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource. | |
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