über etw. (= acc.) geteilter Meinung sein ‘to have different opinions/be in two
minds about sth.’
eine Meinungsverschiedenheit über etw. (= acc.) haben ‘to be of a different
opinion about sth./have a dispute about sth.’
Differenzen (plural) zwischen ‘differences of opinion between’A common way of indicating disagreement with what someone has said is doch, but
it is only used to contradict an actual or implied negative (see 117.1). Doch can be
the first word of the response, or it may be used later in the sentence:
Du hast wohl kein Geld. > Doch, ich habe zwanzig Euro./Ich habe
doch zwanzig Euro.
But you haven’t got any money > Yes, I have. I’ve got twenty euros.Manche Eltern sind dagegen, ihre Kinder von fremden Leuten
betreuen zu lassen.
Some parents are against having their children minded by strangers.Wir lehnen solche Privilegien grundsätzlich ab.
We are fundamentally opposed to such privileges.Use unterschiedlich or verschieden when at least two different opinions are being
discussed; use ander- when a second opinion is being introduced (for the
difference between verschieden, unterschiedlich and ander-, see also 76.8e–f).Sie war für den Kauf des Hauses. Er war aber anderer Ansicht.
She was in favour of buying the house but he disagreed (i.e. was of a
different opinion).Premierminister und Schatzkanzler sind in finanzpolitischen
Fragen oft verschiedener/unterschiedlicher Meinung.
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor often differ over questions of
finance policy.In finanzpolitischen Fragen gibt es oft Differenzen zwischen den
beiden.
In matters of finance policy there are often differences between the
two of them.Ich bin geteilter Meinung darüber, ob wir mit den Kindern wirklich
eine so große Reise machen sollten.
I am in two minds about whether we should really go on such a big trip
with the children.Wir waren geteilter Meinung über das Wahlergebnis.
We couldn’t agree on the outcome of the election.(c) Meinung, Ansicht and Position can be characterized further by the following
verbs:
(stark/weit) divergieren ‘to diverge (significantly) (from each other)’
auseinander*gehen ‘to diverge’109
Expressing agreement/disagreement