controverse
French → English
(debate) A prolonged public disagreement or discussion regarding a specific topic or opinion
La construction du nouveau barrage a suscité une vive controverse parmi les écologistes.
(English) The construction of the new dam sparked a heated controversy among environmentalists.
Cette découverte scientifique a mis fin à une controverse qui durait depuis dix ans.
(English) This scientific discovery ended a controversy that had lasted for ten years.
(religion) A formal dispute or argument concerning points of religious faith or doctrine
Les historiens étudient la controverse théologique entre ces deux ordres religieux du Moyen Âge.
(English) Historians are studying the theological controversy between these two religious orders from the Middle Ages.
Le texte sacré a fait l'objet d'une controverse solennelle devant le roi.
(English) The sacred text was the subject of a solemn controversy before the king.
Entry ID: fr:en:controverse · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary