contentieux

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contentiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjø/

Adjective

contentieux (feminine contentieuse, masculine plural contentieux, feminine plural contentieuses)

1. contentious

   Affaire contentieuse.

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Derived terms

• contentieusement

Noun

contentieux m (plural contentieux)

1. contention

   Ce commis était chargé du contentieux au Ministère de la Guerre.

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   Les contentieux se multiplient entre Pékin et Washington.

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Usage notes

• This word may be uncountable or countable.

Related terms

• contention

Further reading

• “contentieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.