CONTESTER - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

I. contester [kɔ̃tɛste] VB trans

contester authenticité, bien-fondé, nécessité

to question

contester droit, succession, testament

to contest

contester chiffre, frontière

to dispute

contester fait, décision

to dispute, to question

contester impôt, principe, projet, régime

to challenge

contester à qn le droit de faire, contester que qn ait le droit de faire

to contest sb's right to do

II. contester [kɔ̃tɛste] VB intr

1. contester (ne pas être d'accord):

contester

to raise objections

2. contester (faire de l'opposition):

contester

to protest

contester l'exactitude des faits

to deny that the facts are accurate

vivement contester, attaquer

fiercely

English

French

impugn sincerity, judgment

contester

dissent (gen) (disagree)

contester

to dissent from sth

contester qc

it was unsporting of you to complain about the decision

ce n'était pas très sportif de ta part de contester la décision

traverse

contester

contest decision, point, result

contester

contest LAW will

contester

to quarrel with (dispute) claim, idea, statistics

contester

challenge statement, authority

contester

challenge authority

contester

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. contester [kɔ̃tɛste] VB intr

contester

to call things into question

II. contester [kɔ̃tɛste] VB trans (discuter)

contester

to dispute

je ne conteste pas que +subj

I don't dispute that

être contesté

to be questioned

English

French

impugn

contester

to allow sth to go unchallenged

laisser passer qc sans contester

litigate

contester en justice

contest

contester

reject claim, authority

contester

challenge

contester

dispute

contester

appeal against a verdict

contester un verdict

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. contester [ko͂tɛste] VB intr

contester

to call things into question

II. contester [ko͂tɛste] VB trans (discuter)

contester

to dispute

je ne conteste pas que +subj

I don't dispute that

être contesté

to be questioned

English

French

impugn

contester

to allow sth to go unchallenged

laisser passer qc sans contester

litigate

contester en justice

contest

contester

reject claim, authority

contester

challenge

contester

dispute

contester

appeal against a verdict

contester un verdict

Présent

je	conteste
tu	contestes
il/elle/on	conteste
nous	contestons
vous	contestez
ils/elles	contestent

Imparfait

je	contestais
tu	contestais
il/elle/on	contestait
nous	contestions
vous	contestiez
ils/elles	contestaient

Passé simple

je	contestai
tu	contestas
il/elle/on	contesta
nous	contestâmes
vous	contestâtes
ils/elles	contestèrent

Futur simple

je	contesterai
tu	contesteras
il/elle/on	contestera
nous	contesterons
vous	contesterez
ils/elles	contesteront