has been smouldering
Present perfect progressivehe/sheconjugation ofsmoulder.

smoulder

The dispute about the suspended EPO judge has been smouldering for the last year and a half.
La disputa sobre el juez suspendió la EPO se ha estado consumiendo durante el último año y medio.
Thus, this conflict which has been smouldering for several decades could enter into a decisive phase and produce unexpected geo-political changes.
O sea que este conflicto, que se ha estado cociendo durante varias décadas, podría entrar en una fase decisiva y provocar cambios geopolíticos inesperados.
On the contrary, Commissioner, I am convinced that this discussion should have been initiated rather sooner, because it has been smouldering beneath the ashes for too long.
Señor Comisario, estoy convencido, en cambio, que quizás este debate debía abrirse antes, porque ha permanecido latente demasiado tiempo.
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