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1 opinion
opinion n1 (belief, view) opinion f (about de), avis m (about, on sur) ; conflicting opinions avis contradictoires ; informed opinion opinion des gens informés ; legal/medical opinion avis juridique/médical ; personal opinion opinion personnelle ; public opinion opinion publique ; world opinion opinion mondiale ; to be of the opinion that estimer que ; in my/his opinion à mon/son avis ; of the same opinion de la même opinion ; to express/venture an opinion exprimer/hasarder une opinion ; what's your opinion? quel est ton avis, qu'en penses-tu? ; that's my opinion, for what it's worth voilà mon avis, pour ce qu'il vaut ; if you want my honest/considered opinion si vous voulez savoir ce que je pense honnêtement /après mûre réflexion ; that's a matter of opinion chacun ses opinions ; in the opinion of experts, in the experts' opinion d'après les experts ;2 ( evaluation) (of person, performance, action) opinion f (of de) ; to have a high/low opinion of sb/sth avoir une bonne/mauvaise opinion de qn/qch ; to seek ou get a second opinion gen demander un autre avis ; Med consulter un autre médecin ;3 ¢ ( range of views) opinions fpl ; a range of opinion une variété d'opinions ; a difference of opinion une divergence d'opinions ; opinion is divided les opinions sont partagées ; a programme of news and opinion Radio, TV un programme d'informations et de commentaires ; -
2 defend
A vtr1 (guard, protect) défendre [fort, town, country] (against contre ; from de) ; défendre [freedom, interests, rights] ; [lawyer] défendre [client] ; the government must defend its majority le gouvernement doit tout faire pour conserver sa majorité ;2 ( justify) défendre [argument, belief, doctrine, opinion] ; justifier [actions, behaviour, decision] ;3 Sport défendre [title, record] ;4 Univ to defend a thesis soutenir une thèse.2 Jur [accused] assurer sa propre défense.
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