beg to differ

English

Verb

beg to differ (third-person singular simple present begs to differ, present participle begging to differ, simple past and past participle begged to differ)

(idiomatic) To differ strongly in opinion or interpretation.
(idiomatic) To offer an opposing opinion humbly.
- March 26, 2018, A. A. Dowd, AV Club Steven Spielberg finds fun, and maybe even a soul, in the pandering pastiche of Ready Player One
  If The Adventures Of Tintin and The BFG suggested that the director’s craftsmanship rarely extends to entirely CGI worlds, this IMAX-scaled spectacle begs to differ.

Synonyms

disagree

Translations

differ strongly in opinion

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不敢苟同 (bùgǎngǒutóng)

Finnish: olla eri mieltä
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

offer an opposing opinion humbly

Chinese:
Mandarin: 不敢苟同 (bùgǎngǒutóng)

Finnish: olla eri mieltä
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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Translations to be checked

Italian: non essere d'accordo

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