cause célèbre

Etymology
From  +, in the title of an 18th-century compilation of famous legal cases, Causes célèbres.

Pronunciation

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Noun

 * 1)  An issue or incident (originally, a legal case) arousing widespread controversy or public debate.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 引起轟動的事件
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: cause célèbre
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: kohuoikeudenkäynti
 * French: fait polémique
 * Italian: caso famoso
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese: acontecimento polémico
 * Russian: гро́мкое де́ло
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: tema de interés
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: