controvérsia

/kõtɾoˈvɛɾsjɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as controvérsias

Meaning

  1. controversy

    • Gerou controvérsia.

      It caused controversy.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

polêmica

controvérsia and polêmica are close synonyms for "controversy," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

controversia

controversia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "controversy."

Spanish

polémica

polémica is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "controversy."

French

controverse

controverse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "controversy."

Practice

1 What does controvérsia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gerou ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches controvérsia?

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