contended in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contended in the English»French Dictionary

I.contend [Brit kənˈtɛnd, Am kənˈtɛnd] VB trans

contend

soutenir (that que)

‘to succeed, ’ she contended, ‘we must…’

‘pour réussir, ’ affirma-t-elle, ‘nous devons…’

II.contend [Brit kənˈtɛnd, Am kənˈtɛnd] VB intr

1. contend:

to contend with

affronter

he's got a lot/enough to contend with

il a beaucoup/assez de problèmes

2. contend (compete):

she was contending with him for first place

elle lui disputait la première place

two teams are contending for the cup

deux équipes se disputent la coupe

Translations for contended in the French»English Dictionary

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disputer qc à qn trône, pouvoir

to contend with sb for sth

se disputer trône, titre, pouvoir, suprématie

to contend for

lutter contre intempéries, bruit

to contend with

tu auras affaire à moi!

you'll have me to contend with!

contended in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contended in the English»French Dictionary

I.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB intr

1. contend (compete):

contend

être en compétition

to contend for sth

lutter pour qc

to contend for a title

disputer un titre

to contend against sb/sth

combattre qn/qc

2. contend (combat or cope with):

to contend with sth

affronter qc

to have sb/sth to contend with

devoir faire face à qn/qc

3. contend (argue):

to contend with sb

se disputer avec qn

II.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB trans

contend

soutenir

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But, he contended that those predictions were hidden and mixed, and not made understandable before events occurred.

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Liberals contended that the law was a subterfuge to maintain segregation.

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In response, the plaintiffs contended that the limitation period only began to run once the consent judgments were issued and the amount of the estate's exposure was ascertained.

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Some contended an absolute minimum temperature occurred within earth (as one of the four so-called elements), others within water, others air, and some more recently within nitre.

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City officials contended that the trip was intended as research on the organization of summer carnivals, while critics alleged it was simply a junket undertaken for political purposes.

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It contended that, despite the young age of the respondent, direct imprisonment should have been imposed.

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It is contended that her hand guided those of mortality to give up the sceptical nature of the gatherer for the maintenance of the fields.

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This information is, by and large, not contended.

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Buck and her guardian contended that the due process clause guarantees all adults the right to procreate which was being violated.

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He was often described as distant, unemotional, and rather humourless, though some colleagues contended otherwise.

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