Usage examples of "controversial issue" in English with translation to French

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This movie is highly controversial. Ce film est très polémique.

Forest conservation is an important issue all over the world. La conservation de la forêt est un enjeu important partout dans le monde.

Racial profiling is a controversial police tactic. Le profilage racial est une tactique policière controversée.

Choose a current affairs issue. Choisis un problème d'actualité.

Outing closeted, gay celebrities is a controversial practice. Dénoncer l'homosexualité secrète de célébrités est une pratique controversée.

The issue is not settled. Le problème n'est pas réglé.

Mary and Tom quarelled about the controversial tags to apply to this sentence. Mary et Tom se disputèrent au sujet des étiquettes controversées à appliquer à cette phrase.

The incumbent's rival is taking issue with the claim that crime was reduced by 50% under the current administration. Le rival du sortant conteste l'affirmation que la criminalité a été réduite de cinquante pour cent sous l'actuelle administration.

This theory is scientifically controversial. Cette théorie est scientifiquement controversée.

The issue is quite familiar to us. Ce problème ne nous est pas inconnu.

One store decided to pull the controversial CD from its shelves. Un magasin décida de retirer le CD controversé de ses étagères.

Popes are soft targets, they don't issue fatwas but only bulls. Les papes sont des cibles faciles, ils ne prononcent pas de fatwas, ils font seulement des bulles.

A common way to finance a budget deficit is to issue bonds. Une manière répandue de financer un déficit est de proposer des obligations.

My neighbor's house was featured in last month's issue of Architectural Digest. La maison de mon voisin a figuré dans la dernière édition du Architectural Digest.

Don't pussyfoot around the issue; do we have a problem, or don't we? Ne tournez-pas autour du pot ; nous avons un problème, n'est-ce pas ?

What is at issue in this debate is the survival of our planet. Ce qui est en question dans ce débat est la survie de notre planète.

Central to this issue is the problem of modernization. Au coeur de cette question se pose le problème de la modernisation.

The two teams debated on the issue of nuclear power. Les deux équipes ont débattu du problème de l'énergie nucléaire.

Sexual harassment has now become a social issue. Le harcèlement sexuel est maintenant devenu un problème de société.

How do you feel about the issue? Quel est votre sentiment à ce sujet ?

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