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Dictionary translations for "contradiction"

la contradiction f noun

pl. contradictions

contradiction (contestation)

Notre diplomatie et notre stratégie militaire étaient à l'évidence en contradiction.

Our diplomacy and our military strategy were clearly in contradiction.

discrepancy [dɪsˈkrepənsɪ] (divergence)

polarity [pəuˈlærɪtɪ] (opinion)

Phrases with "contradiction" (2)

en contradiction avec - in contradiction with
être en contradiction - contradict

Contexts with "contradiction"

Notre diplomatie et notre stratégie militaire étaient à l'évidence en contradiction. Our diplomacy and our military strategy were clearly in contradiction.

L'amour est une grande contradiction. Vous ne pouvez pas vivre sans, mais en même temps elle vous blessera. Love is a great contradiction. You cannot live without it but at the same time you will be hurt by it.

Par exemple, si un professeur qui fume lui-même comme une cheminée avertit un étudiant parce qu'il fume, c'est une contradiction. For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.

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