contentieux
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin contentiōsus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
contentieux (feminine contentieuse, masculine plural contentieux, feminine plural contentieuses)
- contentious
- Affaire contentieuse.
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Derived terms edit
Noun edit
contentieux m (plural contentieux)
- 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 edit
- This word may be uncountable or countable.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “contentieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.