"bone of contention" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈbəʊn əv kən.ˈtɛn.ʃən\, \ˈbəʊn əv kən.ˈtɛn.ʃən\, ˈboʊn əv kən.ˈtɛn.ʃən Audio: En-us-bone_of_contention.ogg , En-au-bone of contention.ogg Forms: bones of contention [plural]
  1. Sujet de désaccord, point d’achoppement (dans une controverse), pomme de discorde.
    Sense id: fr-bone_of_contention-en-noun-ceEWwn8D Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: apple of discord

Inflected forms

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    "(Date à préciser) Métaphore évoquant un même os pour lequel deux chiens se battraient. → voir bone et contention"
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          "text": "The question of who owned the property continued to be a bone of contention between them for the rest of their lives.",
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