conflictivo

adj.

conflictive, conflicting, adversarial, divisive.

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conflictivo

► adjetivo

1 (situación) difficult; (tema) controversial

■ zona conflictiva area of conflict

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(f. - conflictiva)

adj.

1) controversial

2) troubled

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ADJ [sociedad] troubled; [asunto] controversial; [sistema] unstable; [situación] tense, troubled

la edad conflictiva — the age of conflict

punto conflictivo — point at issue

zona conflictiva — troubled region, trouble spot

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-va adjetivo

a) (problemático) <situación> difficult; <época> troubled

una zona conflictiva — a trouble spot

b) (polémico) <tema/persona> controversial

c) (AmL) (atormentado) <persona> troubled

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= controversial, disputed, troubled, problematic, problematical, troublesome.

Ex. The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.

Ex. Disputed and even fraudulent works of history can make their way onto library shelves.

Ex. These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.

Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex. Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

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-va adjetivo

a) (problemático) <situación> difficult; <época> troubled

una zona conflictiva — a trouble spot

b) (polémico) <tema/persona> controversial

c) (AmL) (atormentado) <persona> troubled

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= controversial, disputed, troubled, problematic, problematical, troublesome.

Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.

Ex: Disputed and even fraudulent works of history can make their way onto library shelves.

Ex: These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.

Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

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conflictivo -va

adjective

1 (problemático) ‹situación› difficult; ‹época› troubled

la zona más conflictiva del país the area of the country with the most problems

2

(bélico): se considera zona conflictiva it is considered an area of conflict o a conflict zone

3 (polémico) ‹tema/persona› controversial

4

(AmL) (atormentado): es una persona muy conflictiva he's a very troubled person, he's a person with many inner conflicts

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conflictivo

◊ -va adjetivo

a) (problemático) ‹situación› difficult;

‹época› troubled;

◊ una zona conflictiva a trouble spot

b) (polémico) ‹tema/persona› controversial

conflictivo,-a adjetivo
1 (problemático) era un niño conflictivo, he was a problem child
2 (polémico) controversial
3 (turbulento) unsettled
'conflictivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conflictiva
English:
discrepant
- hot
- trouble

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conflictivo, -a adj

1. [polémico] controversial

2. [época, país] troubled;

una zona conflictiva de Europa a trouble spot o an area of conflict in Europe

3. [persona] difficult

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conflictivo

adj

1 época, zona troubled

2 persona troublemaking

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conflictivo, -va adj

1) : troubled

2) : controversial