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avis nom {m}

opinion [opinions]◼◼◼(thought a person has formed about a topic)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈpɪ.nɪən] [US: ə.ˈpɪ.njən]
I have an opinion. = J'ai un avis.

point [points]◼◼◻(opinion which adds to the discussion)
noun
[UK: pɔɪnt] [US: ˈpɔɪnt]
His remarks on the subjects are much to the point. = Son avis sur le sujet est très pertinent.

advertisement [advertisements]◼◼◻(public notice)
noun
[UK: əd.ˈvɜː.tɪ.smənt] [US: əd.ˈvɝː.təz.mənt]

avis de recherche nom {m}

all-points bulletin◼◼◼noun

avisé adjectif

astute◼◼◼(Quick at seeing how to gain advantage)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈstjuːt] [US: ə.ˈstuːt]

shrewd [shrewder, shrewdest]◼◼◻(streetwise)
adjective
[UK: ʃruːd] [US: ˈʃruːd]

educated◼◼◻(based on relevant information)
adjective
[UK: ˈe.dʒʊk.eɪ.tɪd] [US: ˈe.dʒəˌk.e.təd]

antislavisme nom {m}

anti-Slavism(movement)
noun

antislavism(movement)
noun

atavisme nom

atavism [atavisms]◼◼◼(reappearance of an ancestral characteristic)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.tə.ˌvɪ.zəm] [US: ˈæ.tə.ˌvɪ.zəm]

autant d'avis; deux patrons font chavirer la barque phrase

too many cooks spoil the broth(with too many people a task won't be done very well)
phrase
[UK: tuː ˈmen.i kʊks spɔɪl ðə brɒθ] [US: ˈtuː ˈmen.i ˈkʊks ˌspɔɪl ðə ˈbrɒθ]

ce n'est que mon avis phrase

your mileage may vary(this is just my opinion, see also: there's no accounting for taste)
phrase

changer d'avis verbe

change one's mind◼◼◼(to decide differently than one had decided before)
verb
[UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd]

chavisme nom {m}

Chavismo◼◼◼(left-wing ideology centered around Hugo Chavez)
noun

chaviste nom {m} nom {f}

Chavista◼◼◼(a follower of Hugo Chávez)
noun

conclaviste nom {m}

conclavist◼◼◼(personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave)
noun

de l'avis général preposition

by all accounts◼◼◼(According to everything that people have said)
preposition
[UK: baɪ ɔːl əˈk.aʊnts] [US: baɪ ɔːl əˈk.aʊnts]

deux avis valent mieux qu'un phrase

two heads are better than one◼◼◼(joint thinking pays)
phrase
[UK: ˈtuː hedz ə(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn wʌn] [US: ˈtuː ˈhedz ˈɑːr ˈbe.tər ˈðæn wʌn]

faire changer quelqu'un d'avis verbe

change someone's mind(to convince someone to make a decision)
verb

m'est avis

methinks◼◼◼(it seems to me)
[UK: mɪ.ˈθɪŋks] [US: mɪ.ˈθɪŋks]

malavisé adjectif

unadvised(not advised)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nəd.ˈvaɪzd] [US: ˌʌ.nəd.ˈvaɪzd]

panslavisme nom {m}

Pan-Slavism◼◼◼(movement)
noun
[UK: pæn] [US: ˈpæn]

préavis nom {m}

notice [notices]◼◼◼(notification of termination of employment)
noun
[UK: ˈnəʊ.tɪs] [US: ˈnoʊ.tɪs]
He quit without notice. = Il a démissionné sans préavis.

notice [notices]◼◼◼(prior notification)
noun
[UK: ˈnəʊ.tɪs] [US: ˈnoʊ.tɪs]
He quit without notice. = Il a démissionné sans préavis.

période de préavis nom {f}

notice period◼◼◼(period between receipt of the letter of dismissal and last working day)
noun
[UK: ˈnəʊ.tɪs ˈpɪə.rɪəd] [US: ˈnoʊ.tɪs ˈpɪ.riəd]

ravissant adjectif

ravishing◼◼◼(Extremely beautiful)
adjective
[UK: ˈræ.vɪʃ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈræ.ˌvɪʃ.ɪŋ]
She looked ravishing. = Elle avait l'air ravissante.

supernal(exalted, exquisite, superlative)
adjective
[UK: suː.ˈpɜːn.l̩] [US: suː.ˈpɝː.nl̩]

ravissante idiote nom {f}

bimbo◼◼◼(physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪm.bəʊ] [US: ˈbɪmbo.ʊ]

ravissement nom {m}

rapture [raptures]◼◼◼(extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement)
noun
[UK: ˈræp.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈræp.tʃər]

rapture [raptures]◼◼◼(gathering up of believers in end times)
noun
[UK: ˈræp.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈræp.tʃər]

ravisseur nom {m}

kidnapper [kidnappers]◼◼◼(one who performs kidnap)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪd.næ.pə(r)] [US: ˈkɪd.ˌnæ.pər]

ravisseuse nom {f}

kidnapper [kidnappers]◼◼◼(one who performs kidnap)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪd.næ.pə(r)] [US: ˈkɪd.ˌnæ.pər]

sans préavis adjectif

unheralded(Without prior warning; unexpected or unannounced)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈhe.rəl.dɪd] [US: ʌn.ˈhe.rəl.dəd]

se raviser verbe

come round◼◼◼(to change one's opinion)
verb
[UK: kʌm ˈraʊnd] [US: ˈkəm ˈraʊnd]

change one's mind(to decide differently than one had decided before)
verb
[UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd]

si tu veux mon avis phrase

if you ask me◼◼◼phrase
[UK: ɪf juː ɑːsk miː] [US: ˈɪf ˈjuː ˈæsk ˈmiː]

slaviser verbe

Slavicizeverb

slavisme nom {m}

Slavism(a Slavic idiom or phrase)
noun

slaviste nom {m} nom {f}

Slavist◼◼◼(specialist in the Slavic languages, literature or culture)
noun

slavistique nom {f}

Slavic studies◼◼◼(academic discipline)
noun

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