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"Would you oppose the mercy of God?" she said, interrupting me with a cry of despair at being thus misunderstood.
— Voulez-vous donc vous opposer à la clémence de Dieu; dit-elle en m’interrompant par le cri du désespoir indigné d’être méconnu.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Well, you know I don't oppose it?"
Moi, vous savez, je ne m’y oppose pas.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
And lastly, Germany had no idea that weak Belgium would oppose an armed invasion, for here again the strength of the atavistic elements had escaped her notice.
L'Allemagne ne supposa aucunement non plus la résistance de la faible Belgique à une invasion armée. Ici encore, la force des éléments ataviques lui échappa.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Furthermore, some may increase the initial change (a process known as a positive feedback), while others may oppose and partially offset it (a negative feedback).
Qui plus est, certaines peuvent accentuer le changement initial (processus appelé rétroaction positive), et d'autres s'y opposer et le compenser partiellement (rétroaction négative).
©Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada 2005
©Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 2005
We do not pursue this connection any further because, like other authors, we oppose the Neyman-Pearson approach as a whole.
Nous ne poursuivrons pas l’analogie au-delà de cette connexion, car, comme d’autres, nous nous opposons à l’approche de Neyman-Pearson dans son ensemble.
Robert, Christian P. / The Bayesian ChoiceRobert, Christian P. / Le choix bayesien
Le choix bayesien
Robert, Christian P.
© Springer-Verlag France, Paris, 2006
The Bayesian Choice
Robert, Christian P.
© 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Herminie Billecoq made a ceremonious bow, and Madame Correur proceeded : 'I didn't say anything to you about this expedition of mine, because I thought you might oppose it; but I really couldn't help going. I was very anxious to see my brother.
Herminie Billecoq fit une révérence cérémonieuse. Mme Correur continua:«Je ne vous ai pas parlé de ce voyage, parce que vous m'auriez peut-être blâmée; mais c'était plus fort que moi, je voulais voir mon frère....
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
His power consists entirely in so controlling these wills that when they take up a new position they shall not stray from him, and above all things shall not oppose him.
Son pouvoir se borne à les canaliser, afin que leur orientation n'ait pas lieu en dehors de lui, ni surtout contre lui.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
These interveners therefore strongly oppose the recognition or introduction of a rule of confidentiality.
Ces intervenantes s'opposent donc fermement à la reconnaissance ou à l'introduction d'un principe de confidentialité.
« It is time to oppose a dyke to the debauchery which threatens to submerge Paris."
Il est temps d'opposer une digue à la débauche qui menace de submerger Paris.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Arabella did not oppose it, but she talked of accompanying me to Touraine.
Arabelle ne s’y opposa point, mais elle parla naturellement de m’accompagner en Touraine.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Without prejudice to other Community provisions, Member States which do not practise vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease may not oppose the admission of semen from animals vaccinated in accordance with this Directive.
Sans préjudice d'autres dispositions communautaires, les États membres qui ne pratiquent pas la vaccination contre la fièvre aphteuse ne peuvent pas s'opposer à l'admission de spermes d'animaux vaccinés conformément à la présente directive.
When the Abbé forbade her to oppose the gradual invasion of the Trouches, she made up her mind that she would at any rate save all she could from the hands of the spoilers, and so she began pilfering from the cupboards, just as Olympe did.
Quand l'abbé lui eut défendu de s'opposer au lent envahissement des Trouche, elle résolut tout au moins de sauver du pillage ce qu'elle pourrait.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
After such testimony you can no longer oppose my right to correct him, as well as the necessity of the act."
Après un tel témoignage, vous ne pouvez contester plus longtemps mon droit de le punir, et la nécessité de le faire.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Her coldness gave him an opportunity to oppose her, and he overwhelmed me with friendliness.
La froideur de sa femme fut une occasion de la contredire, il m’accabla de son amitié.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Whereas although, on the one hand, undertakings should not have the right to oppose the inspections, on the other hand their legitimate rights must be preserved, in particular the right to manufacturing secrecy and the right of appeal;
considérant que si, d'une part, il n'est pas opportun de reconnaître aux entreprises le droit de s'opposer aux contrôles, il faut sauvegarder, d'autre part, leurs droits légitimes et notamment le droit au secret de production et un droit de recours;

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Collocations

opposing forces
forces d'opposition
opposing party
partie adverse
opposing side
camp adverse

Word forms

oppose

verb
Basic forms
Pastopposed
Imperativeoppose
Present Participle (Participle I)opposing
Past Participle (Participle II)opposed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I opposewe oppose
you opposeyou oppose
he/she/it opposesthey oppose
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am opposingwe are opposing
you are opposingyou are opposing
he/she/it is opposingthey are opposing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have opposedwe have opposed
you have opposedyou have opposed
he/she/it has opposedthey have opposed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been opposingwe have been opposing
you have been opposingyou have been opposing
he/she/it has been opposingthey have been opposing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I opposedwe opposed
you opposedyou opposed
he/she/it opposedthey opposed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was opposingwe were opposing
you were opposingyou were opposing
he/she/it was opposingthey were opposing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had opposedwe had opposed
you had opposedyou had opposed
he/she/it had opposedthey had opposed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been opposingwe had been opposing
you had been opposingyou had been opposing
he/she/it had been opposingthey had been opposing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will opposewe shall/will oppose
you will opposeyou will oppose
he/she/it will opposethey will oppose
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be opposingwe shall/will be opposing
you will be opposingyou will be opposing
he/she/it will be opposingthey will be opposing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have opposedwe shall/will have opposed
you will have opposedyou will have opposed
he/she/it will have opposedthey will have opposed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been opposingwe shall/will have been opposing
you will have been opposingyou will have been opposing
he/she/it will have been opposingthey will have been opposing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would opposewe should/would oppose
you would opposeyou would oppose
he/she/it would opposethey would oppose
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be opposingwe should/would be opposing
you would be opposingyou would be opposing
he/she/it would be opposingthey would be opposing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have opposedwe should/would have opposed
you would have opposedyou would have opposed
he/she/it would have opposedthey would have opposed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been opposingwe should/would have been opposing
you would have been opposingyou would have been opposing
he/she/it would have been opposingthey would have been opposing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am opposedwe are opposed
you are opposedyou are opposed
he/she/it is opposedthey are opposed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being opposedwe are being opposed
you are being opposedyou are being opposed
he/she/it is being opposedthey are being opposed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been opposedwe have been opposed
you have been opposedyou have been opposed
he/she/it has been opposedthey have been opposed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was opposedwe were opposed
you were opposedyou were opposed
he/she/it was opposedthey were opposed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being opposedwe were being opposed
you were being opposedyou were being opposed
he/she/it was being opposedthey were being opposed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been opposedwe had been opposed
you had been opposedyou had been opposed
he/she/it had been opposedthey had been opposed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be opposedwe shall/will be opposed
you will be opposedyou will be opposed
he/she/it will be opposedthey will be opposed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been opposedwe shall/will have been opposed
you will have been opposedyou will have been opposed
he/she/it will have been opposedthey will have been opposed