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highlly charged

French translation: très controversé

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English term or phrase:highly charged
French translation:très controversé
Entered by: RHELLER

16:33 Sep 6, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / political sciences
Region (source): English (United States)
English term or phrase: highlly charged
The passage of these laws led to a barrage of highly charged rhetoric from both X and Y (states)
abiggers
Local time: 11:38
très controversé
Explanation:
very opinionated, very controversial

of opposing opinions
because they did not agree
X et Y étaient contre ces lois


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Note added at 34 mins (2005-09-06 17:08:10 GMT)
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Book Review: Classical Liberalism and International Economic Order
As Sally notes, "he adopted clear and controversial opinions in the thick of highly charged debates" (133). Among his generation of classical liberal ...Psychological implications of abortion — highly charged and rife with misleading ... Abortion and its psychological implications are highly controversial, ...
www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/168/10/1257
www.acton.org/publicat/m_and_m/2000_spring/tucker.html

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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 09:38
Grading comment
Merci Rita
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3très tendu
Clare Macnamara
3 +1très controversé
RHELLER
3emotif
Josephine79


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
très tendu


Explanation:
Cf. Oxford-Hachette definition no. 2 for Charged:

2 (intense) a highly charged atmosphere une atmosphère très tendue; a highly charged meeting une
réunion très tendue

Clare Macnamara
Local time: 17:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katherine Mérignac: oui
6 mins
  -> Merci, Katherine!
agree  Philippe Maillard
11 mins
  -> Merci, Philippe!
agree  PFB (X)
2 hrs
  -> Merci, Philippe!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
highly charged
très controversé


Explanation:
very opinionated, very controversial

of opposing opinions
because they did not agree
X et Y étaient contre ces lois


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Note added at 34 mins (2005-09-06 17:08:10 GMT)
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Book Review: Classical Liberalism and International Economic Order
As Sally notes, "he adopted clear and controversial opinions in the thick of highly charged debates" (133). Among his generation of classical liberal ...Psychological implications of abortion — highly charged and rife with misleading ... Abortion and its psychological implications are highly controversial, ...
www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/168/10/1257
www.acton.org/publicat/m_and_m/2000_spring/tucker.html



RHELLER
United States
Local time: 09:38
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Merci Rita

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zaphod
1 hr
  -> merci Peter :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
emotif


Explanation:
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Josephine79
Local time: 17:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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