Framing an opinion
| expression | meaning |
|---|---|
| na minha opinião | in my opinion |
| estar de acordo | to agree |
| de acordo com | according to |
| ter razão | to be right |
| nem por isso | not really |
| In my opinion, he is right. | Na minha opinião, ele tem razão. |
Estar de acordo com alguém is to agree with them; de acordo com o jornal reports what the paper says — same words, different job. When someone is right, they têm razão; when you half-disagree, nem por isso.
Talking it through
mudar de ideias — to change one's mind; imaginar — to imagine. The nouns that carry a discussion: a questão (the issue), o ponto (the point — nesse ponto tens razão), a situação (the situation).
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