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il opposait

was opposing, opposed

→ opposer
oppos to oppose + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #45,405
was opposing, opposed
FR: Il opposait son point de vue à celui de son collègue.
EN: He was opposing his point of view to that of his colleague.
Conjugation of opposer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third opposait —

Un différend artistique opposait Audrey à Satie.

An artistic disagreement pitted Audrey against Satie.

— Moulin Rouge ! (2001)

J'ai voulu me présenter à des auditions, mais mon père s'y opposait toujours.

I wanted to audition, but my father was always opposed to it.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Il s'y opposait, il a dit qu'il y penserait.

He was opposed to it; he said he would think about it.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Tout le monde s'y opposait, mais ils se sont quand même mariés.

Everyone was opposed to it, but they got married anyway.