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opportunistic

UK
/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪstɪk/
US
/ˌɑːpərtʃuˈnɪstɪk/

Translations

opportunisticadjective
more opportunistic
Comp.
most opportunistic
Super.
UK
/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪstɪk/
US
/ˌɑːpərtʃuˈnɪstɪk/
opportunisteSe dit d’une personne ou d’une action qui tire avantage d’une situation de manière intéressée, parfois sans scrupules.
The opportunistic businessman quickly capitalized on the market's sudden shift.
L’homme d’affaires opportuniste a rapidement tiré profit du brusque changement du marché.
Additional translations
opportunisteMédecine et biologie : se dit d’un agent infectieux ou d’une maladie qui se développe surtout lorsque les défenses de l’hôte sont affaiblies.
Synonyms
shrewd
self-serving
calculating
cunning
pragmatic
resourceful
exploitative

Definitions

opportunisticadjective
Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.
The opportunistic businessman quickly capitalized on the market's sudden shift.
Relating to or denoting a microorganism that causes disease only when the host's resistance is low.
The opportunistic infection took hold when the patient's immune system was compromised.
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