Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
highly charged
French translation:
très controversé
Added to glossary by
RHELLER
Sep 6, 2005 16:33
18 yrs ago
English term
highlly charged
English to French
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
political sciences
The passage of these laws led to a barrage of highly charged rhetoric from both X and Y (states)
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +1 | très controversé |
RHELLER
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| 5 +3 | très tendu |
Clare Macnamara
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| 3 | emotif |
Josephine79
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Proposed translations
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32 mins
English term (edited):
highly charged
Selected
très controversé
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
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
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci Rita"
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10 mins
Clare Macnamara
Native in English
Fast, efficient and intuitive.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
très tendu
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
2 (intense) a highly charged atmosphere une atmosphère très tendue; a highly charged meeting une
réunion très tendue
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Katherine Mérignac
: oui
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Merci, Katherine!
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| agree |
Philippe Maillard
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Merci, Philippe!
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| agree |
PFB (X)
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Merci, Philippe!
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emotif
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