Polyglot Dictionary

bone of contention

/boʊn əv kənˈtɛnʃən/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. manzana de la discordia

    • Money is the bone of contention in their marriage.

      El dinero es la manzana de la discordia en su matrimonio.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

apple

Fun connection: the Spanish idiom for bone of contention is "manzana de la discordia," literally "apple of discord" — the same word as apple.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa bone of contention?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Money is the bone of ___ in their marriage.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a bone of contention?

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