opter

ɔpte

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Conjugation

Definition of opter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

choixchoisir une solution parmi plusieurs possibilités

Elle a opté pour des études de médecine plutôt que de droit.

choisir

sélectionner

histoire

Dated

décider de quitter un territoire pour garder sa nationalité

Dated

Après 1870, beaucoup d'Alsaciens ont opté pour la France.

revendiquer

se déclarer

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opter pour

choisir quelque chose parmi plusieurs possibilités

Elle a opté pour des études de médecine plutôt que de droit.

Origin of opter

latin, optare (choisir)

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choisir le moindre mal

compromis

opter pour la solution la moins mauvaise parmi plusieurs options négatives

Examples of opter in a sentence

Nous avons finalement opté pour le train plutôt que l'avion.
Certains habitants ont choisi d’opter pour la Belgique.
Il a dû opter pour sa patrie d’origine après la guerre.

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English:opt, opt to leave, ...
German:sich entscheiden, optieren, ...
Italian:optare, scegliere di mantenere la cittadinanza, ...
Spanish:optar, ...
Portuguese:optar, ...
Chinese:选择, 选择离开以保留国籍, ...
Japanese:選ぶ, 国籍を守るために移住を選ぶ, ...
Arabic:اختار, اختار مغادرة, ...
Hebrew:לִבְחוֹר, לִבְחוֹר לַעֲזוֹב, ...
Russian:выбирать, выбрать, ...
Ukrainian:обирати, вирішити виїхати, ...
Catalan:optar, ...
Danish:vælge, optere for, ...
Dutch:kiezen, opteren, ...
Greek:επιλέγω, επιλέγω να φύγω, ...
Hungarian:választani, Franciaország mellett dönteni, ...
Khmer:ជ្រើសរើស, ជ្រើសរើសចាកចេញពីដែនដីដើម្បីរក្សាសញ្ជាតិដើម, ...
Korean:선택하다, 국적을 지키기 위해 떠나다, ...
Polish:wybrać, zdecydować się opuścić kraj, ...
Portuguese (BR):optar, ...
Romanian:a opta, a opta pentru, ...
Swedish:välja, välja att lämna ett område för att behålla sitt medborgarskap, ...
Thai:เลือก, เลือกออกจาก, ...
Turkish:tercih etmek, ayrılmaya karar vermek, ...
Vietnamese:lựa chọn, chọn giữ quốc tịch, ...

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