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opportunist [‚ɒpəˈtju:nɪst]opportuniste mf* * *[ˌɒpə'tjuːnɪst], US [-'tuːn-]noun, adjective opportuniste (mf) -
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noun (a person who takes advantage of any circumstance which will help him personally: a political opportunist.) opportuniste -
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condemn [kənˈdem]a. [+ person] condamner (to à)b. [+ building] déclarer insalubre* * *[kən'dem] 1.transitive verbto condemn something as pointless/provocative — condamner la futilité/l'aspect provocateur de quelque chose
to condemn somebody to death/life imprisonment — condamner quelqu'un à mort/à perpétuité
3) ( doom)to condemn somebody to — condamner quelqu'un à [poverty]
4) ( declare unsafe) déclarer [quelque chose] inhabitable [building]2.condemned past participle adjective1) [cell] des condamnés à mortcondemned man/woman — condamné/-e m/f à mort
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[ə'pəunənt](a person who opposes: an opponent of the government; He beat his opponent by four points.) adversaire- opportunely - opportuneness - opportunism - opportunist -
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A vtr1 ( censure) condamner (for doing pour avoir fait) ; condemned for human rights abuses condamné pour le non respect des droits de l'homme ; to condemn sth as pointless/provocative condamner la futilité/l'aspect provocateur de qch ; to condemn sb as an opportunist dénoncer l'opportunisme de qn ;3 ( doom) to be condemned to do être condamné à faire ; to condemn sb to condamner qn à [isolation, poverty] ;4 ( declare unsafe) déclarer [qch] inhabitable [building] ; déclarer [qch] impropre à la consommation [meat] ;5 ( betray) condamner.1 [cell] des condamnés à mort ; condemned man/woman condamné/-e m/f à mort ;2 [building] déclaré inhabitable. -
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opportunist — op‧por‧tun‧ist [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnst ǁ ˌɑːpərˈtuː ] noun [countable] a person or organization that is willing to use every chance to gain an advantage or make money: • These companies represent a growing band of economic opportunists they move with… … Financial and business terms
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Opportunist — Op por*tun ist, n. [Cf. F. opportuniste.] One who advocates or practices opportunism. [Recent] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
opportunist — index machiavellian Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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opportunist — (n.) 1881, from OPPORTUNISM (Cf. opportunism) (q.v.) + IST (Cf. ist). A word in Italian politics, later applied in French to Gambetta (1881) and then generally in English to any who seek to profit from the prevailing circumstances … Etymology dictionary
opportunist — ► NOUN ▪ a person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ opportunistic. DERIVATIVES opportunism noun … English terms dictionary
opportunist — [[t]ɒ̱pə(r)tju͟ːnɪst, AM tu͟ːn [/t]] opportunists 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe someone as opportunist, you are critical of them because they take advantage of any situation in order to gain money or power, without… … English dictionary
opportunist — op|por|tun|ist [ˌɔpəˈtju:nıst US ˌa:pərˈtu: ] n 1.) someone who uses every opportunity to gain power, money, or unfair advantages used to show disapproval ▪ Voters dislike opportunists politicians who change their policies according to opinion… … Dictionary of contemporary English
opportunist — UK [ˌɒpə(r)ˈtjuːnɪst] / US [ˈɑpərˌtunɪst] / US [ˌɑpərˈtunɪst] noun [countable] Word forms opportunist : singular opportunist plural opportunists showing disapproval someone who takes every opportunity to gain an advantage and is willing to behave … English dictionary
opportunist — noun (C) someone who uses every chance to gain power or unfair advantage over others opportunist adjective: the opportunist policies of war time leaders. opportunistic adjective: A recent police video reflects the increasing number of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English