i+have+the+opposite+opinion+to+you

en mi opinión — in my opinion o view

compartir la opinión de algn — to share sb's opinion o view

mudar de opinión — to have a change of mind o opinion

Ex: A reputable supplier will readily provide names of former customers who may be contacted for their opinions on service, support and maintenance.

Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.

what's your opinion? — ¿qué opinas?, ¿qué te parece?, ¿cuál es tu opinión or parecer?

to be of the opinion that — ser* de la opinión or del parecer de que

opinion ON o ABOUT something — opinión sobre or acerca de algo

opinion OF something/somebody: what's your opinion of the plan/of Robinson? ¿qué opina del plan/de Robinson?, ¿qué opinión le merece el plan/Robinson?; to have a good o high/poor o low opinion of something/somebody — tener* buena/mala opinión de algo/alguien

• to ask sb's opinion (on or about sth) — pedir a algn su opinión or parecer (sobre or acerca de algo)

• there are differences of opinion as to what happened — hay discordancia or discrepancia de opiniones respecto a lo que pasó

• to form an opinion of sth/sb — formarse una opinión sobre algo/algn

• to have or hold an opinion on or about sth — tener una opinión sobre or acerca de algo

many people have very strong opinions about this — mucha gente tiene opiniones muy definidas sobre or acerca de esto

to have a high or good opinion of sth/sb — tener un alto concepto de algo/algn, tener muy buena opinión de algo/algn

to have a poor or low opinion of sth/sb — tener un bajo concepto de algo/algn, tener muy mala opinión de algo/algn

• in my opinion — en mi opinión, a mi juicio

• it's a matter of opinion — es cuestión de opiniones

• to be of the opinion that... — opinar que...

• we need an expert opinion — necesitamos la opinión de un experto

• could you give us your professional opinion? — ¿nos puede dar su opinión (como) profesional?

• to seek a second opinion — pedir una segunda opinión

• medical opinion was divided over the case — la opinión médica estaba dividida con respecto al caso

• they are trying to turn world opinion against the United States — están intentando poner al mundo entero en contra de Estados Unidos

opinion former, opinion maker N — formador(a) m / f de opinión

opinion poll N — sondeo m (de opinión)

opinion survey N — encuesta f de opinión

what's your opinion? — ¿qué opinas?, ¿qué te parece?, ¿cuál es tu opinión or parecer?

to be of the opinion that — ser* de la opinión or del parecer de que

opinion ON o ABOUT something — opinión sobre or acerca de algo

opinion OF something/somebody: what's your opinion of the plan/of Robinson? ¿qué opina del plan/de Robinson?, ¿qué opinión le merece el plan/Robinson?; to have a good o high/poor o low opinion of something/somebody — tener* buena/mala opinión de algo/alguien

no llegaron nunca a la portería contraria — they never got near the other o opposing side's goal

se pasó al bando contrario — he went over to the other o opposing side

soy contrario al aborto — I am opposed to o against abortion

su actitud es contraria a los intereses del país — his attitude is against o contrary to the nation's interests

• dirección contraria, tomamos la dirección contraria — we went in the opposite direction

• intereses contrarios — conflicting o opposing interests

• pie contrario, se puso el zapato en el pie contrario — she put her shoe on the wrong foot

• sentido contrario, un coche que venía en sentido contrario — a car coming in the opposite direction

• viento contrario — headwind

• al contrario — on the contrary, quite the opposite

no me disgusta la idea, al contrario, me encanta — I don't dislike the idea, on the contrary o quite the opposite, I think it would be wonderful

antes al contrario, muy al contrario — frm on the contrary

• al contrario de, todo salió al contrario de lo previsto — everything turned out the opposite of what we expected

al contrario que o de ella, yo no estoy dispuesto a aguantar — unlike her, I'm not willing to put up with it

• lo contrario, ¿qué es lo contrario de alto? — what is the opposite of tall?

nunca he dicho lo contrario — I never said anything else o different

salga o, de lo contrario, llamaré a la policía — please leave, otherwise o or else I'll call the police

• por el contrario, los inviernos, por el contrario, son muy fríos — the winters, on the other hand o on the contrary, are very cold

• todo lo contrario — quite the opposite, quite the reverse

-¿es feo? -no, todo lo contrario — "is he ugly?" - "no, quite the opposite o reverse"

no hay descenso de precios, sino todo lo contrario — prices are not going down, quite the opposite o reverse, in fact

contrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us

la parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party

al contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody

contrario a algo: mi opinión es contraria a la suya I feel very differently to you; soy contrario al uso de la violencia I am against the use of violence; se manifestó contrario a la idea she expressed her opposition to the idea; sería contrario a mis intereses it would be against o (frml) contrary to my interests; contrario a lo que se esperaba... contrary to expectations,...; en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj counterclockwise (AmE), anticlockwise (BrE); el coche venía en sentido contrario — ( por el otro carril) the car was coming in the opposite direction; ( por el mismo carril) the car was coming straight at us

la parte contraria — (Der) the opposing party

al contrario de: al contrario de su hermano... unlike his brother,...; al contrario de lo que esperábamos,... contrary to (our) expectations,...; todo salió al contrario de como lo planearon it turned out just the opposite to what they had planned; de lo contrario or else, otherwise; por el contrario: en el sur, por el contrario, el clima es seco the south, on the other hand, has a dry climate; pensé que era rico - por el contrario, no tiene un peso I thought he was rich - on the contrary o far from it, he doesn't have a penny; todo lo contrario quite the opposite; llevar la contraria: él siempre tiene que llevar la contraria he always has to take the opposite view; llevarle la contraria a alguien — to contradict somebody

Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

l'opposé de — on the other side from, on the opposite side from, figcontrary to, unlike

à l'opposé fig — on the other hand

los pilares que sostienen el puente — the pillars which hold up o support the bridge

las piernas apenas me sostenían — my legs could barely hold me up o support me

entró borracho, sostenido por dos amigos — he came in drunk, held up o supported by two friends

la tierra no da para sostener a todo el mundo — the land does not provide enough to support o frm sustain everyone

una mayoría capaz de sostener al Gobierno — a majority large enough to keep o support the government in power

sostiene un punto de vista muy diferente — he has o holds a very different point of view

no tiene datos suficientes para sostener esa afirmación — she doesn't have enough information to back up o support that statement

la investigación no ha terminado, como sostiene el juez — the investigation has not concluded, as the judge maintains o holds

• sostener que — to maintain o hold that

sigue sosteniendo que es inocente — she still maintains o holds that she is innocent

no podrán sostener su puesto en la clasificación — they won't be able to maintain o keep up their place in the ranking

los campesinos han sostenido desde siempre una fuerte lucha con el medio — country people have always kept up o carried on a hard struggle against the environment

• sostener la mirada de algn — to hold sb's gaze

tenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up

no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you

yo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...

se sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power

se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk

tenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up

no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you

yo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...

se sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power

se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk

Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.

sauf avis contraire — unless otherwise informed sout

avis favorable/défavorable — favourable [BrE]/unfavourable [BrE] recommendation

avis à la population — ( affiche) public notice; ( cri) public announcement

lancer un avis de recherche — ( pour un disparu) to issue a description of a missing person; ( pour un malfaiteur) to issue a description of a wanted person

deux avis valent mieux qu'un — Proverbe two heads are better than one