Contredire
Example: Il est difficile de contredire un expert sans preuves solides.
Definition
"Contredire" means to express disagreement or to oppose what someone else has said, often by providing a contradictory statement. It involves denying or challenging the truth or accuracy of another person's words or opinions.
Etymology
The word "contredire" comes from the Latin 'contradīcere', which combines 'contra-' meaning 'against' and 'dīcere' meaning 'to say'. Did you know? The root 'dīcere' is also the source of many English words related to speaking, such as 'dictate' and 'dictionary'. Thus, "contredire" literally means 'to speak against'.
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"Contredire" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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