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18:29 Jul 31, 2008 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Media / Multimedia / Immigration | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Lisa McCarthy Spain Local time: 04:38 | ||||||
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4 +4 | bone of contention |
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3 +1 | political hot potato |
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4 | (a truly) divisive issue |
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4 | political weapon |
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political hot potato Explanation: I only gave it a medium, as you say it's for a neutral paper; this may be a bit too colloquial but there again you can best decide. Nevertheless it is quite an accepted expression nowadays. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/food_un... |
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bone of contention Explanation: don´t know if it´s strong enough for you! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 37 mins (2008-07-31 19:06:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- you could also say 'a vertitable bone of contention'. I like John´s suggestion of 'political hot potato' too! |
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