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English translation: to be constroversial


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12:51 Jun 16, 2010
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Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
English term or phrase: as controversial
As a consequence, the very subject matter of our expertise can be seen, by some, as controversial.
elsayed fayed
Egypt
Local time: 03:20
English translation:to be constroversial
Explanation:
This is another way of saying that the subject is considered controversial by some people.

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-06-16 12:55:18 GMT)
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"the subject matter of our expertise" not merely the subject matter, is the controversial part.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-06-16 18:06:20 GMT)
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Going back to the full sentence:

As a consequence, the very subject matter of our expertise can be seen, by some, as controversial.

The subject is: "the very subject matter of our expertise"

The verbal action is: can be seen

The advererbial phrase is: as controversial
which modifies the "can be seen,"
which could be restated as : "to be controversial"
-- which is how some (people) see it - as controversial, with the implied : as being controversial or to be controversial.

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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:20
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1to be constroversial
Stephanie Ezrol
4 +2be seen as ... : viewed, deemed, etc.
Ildiko Santana


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
be seen as ... : viewed, deemed, etc.


Explanation:
"The very subject matter ... can be seen as controversial" - rephrased: some people may believe that the subject matter itself is controversial (to them it may seem / appear to be). It represents the opinion of certain individuals (but does not necessarily mean they are right). Other examples: his ideas are seen as revolutionary, her statements were seen as ambiguous, etc.
Synonyms for controversial are contentious, provocative, debated, debatable, divisive...

Ildiko Santana
United States
Local time: 18:20
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Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
2 hrs
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agree  Tina Vonhof
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to be constroversial


Explanation:
This is another way of saying that the subject is considered controversial by some people.

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-06-16 12:55:18 GMT)
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"the subject matter of our expertise" not merely the subject matter, is the controversial part.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-06-16 18:06:20 GMT)
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Going back to the full sentence:

As a consequence, the very subject matter of our expertise can be seen, by some, as controversial.

The subject is: "the very subject matter of our expertise"

The verbal action is: can be seen

The advererbial phrase is: as controversial
which modifies the "can be seen,"
which could be restated as : "to be controversial"
-- which is how some (people) see it - as controversial, with the implied : as being controversial or to be controversial.



Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenni Lukac
4 mins
neutral  Ildiko Santana: "to be seen" as controversial vs. "to be" controversial are not the same. The explanation is OK but not the answer (in bold /with typo/).
1 hr
neutral  B D Finch: One can generally switch the position of an adverbial phrase to either before or after the verb. E.g. I will leave when I'm ready. When I'm ready, I will leave. You couldn't say: "As controversial, it can be seen."
9 hrs
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