de l'avis de
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]- (adverbial) in the opinion of, according to
- de l’avis de tous, […] ― everybody agrees that
- De l’avis de certains experts, porter un masque pour se protéger du coronavirus ne sert à rien. ― Some experts think that wearing a mask is of no use against COVID.
- (predicative) of the same opinion as, of a mind with
- Je ne suis pas de votre avis. ― I don't share your opinion.
Usage notes
[edit]- When used adverbially, this expression cannot take a possessive pronoun as complement: **de mon avis, …, **de votre avis, …; à mon avis, à ton avis, à votre avis are used instead.
- Not to be confused with de l’aveu de.