No. 3,078 in French
opposant
"Opposant" in English means "opponent" or "adversary."
In a sentence
L'opposant principal au projet a exprimé ses préoccupations lors de la réunion.
The main opponent of the project expressed his concerns during the meeting.
Here, 'opposant' refers to a person opposing a particular initiative or idea.
Les opposants à cette nouvelle loi se sont organisés pour la contester.
The opponents to this new law organized themselves to challenge it.
In this sentence, 'opposants' refers to a group collectively opposing a law.
En tant qu'opposant à cette politique, il a proposé des alternatives.
As an opponent to this policy, he proposed alternatives.
Here, 'opposant' is used to describe an individual opposing a specific policy.
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