What does opinar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word opinar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use opinar in Portuguese.

The word opinar in Portuguese means give your opinion, express, dar sua opinião, dar seus dois centavos, opinar, opinar, opinar, opinar, opinar, influenciar, opinar sobre, opinar sobre. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word opinar

give your opinion

(dar opinião)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

express

verbo transitivo (dar opinião) (opinion, view)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

dar sua opinião, dar seus dois centavos

verbal expression (US, figurative (offer opinion) (EUA, figurado)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)

opinar

intransitive verb (give one's opinion) (dizer, manifestando opinião)

In a press conference today, the politician opined that the proposal would not solve the issue at hand.

opinar

phrasal verb, intransitive (give one's opinion, complain)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
This radio station is mostly talk shows with people sounding off about their pet peeves.

opinar

phrasal verb, intransitive (informal, figurative (express an opinion)

Sempre odiei opinar na aula, por isso tirava notas ruins de participação oral.
I always hated to speak up in class, so I got poor grades for oral participation.

opinar

(give opinion)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
I won't pass judgement until I've heard the whole story.

opinar

(figurative (offer: opinion, support) (dar uma opinião)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The senator weighed in with his opinion on the bill.

influenciar

verbal expression (influence outcome)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The assessor will have a say in how the money is spent.

opinar sobre

(state one's opinion on)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
Não ouço você opinar sobre a injustiça dessa taxa de serviço, então não reclame comigo!
I don't hear you speaking out about the unfairness of that service fee, so don't complain to me!

opinar sobre

(figurative (offer an opinion about)

Dave weighed in on the discussion about marketing, even though it wasn't really his field.

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