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English translation: (is her) opinion of

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English term or phrase:	think about
English translation:	(is her) opinion of

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22:37 Jan 3, 2012

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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

English term or phrase: think about

What does she think about her parents?

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(is her) opinion of

Explanation:
"think about" frequently means "opion of" although we would need more context to say for sure.

The sentence might be rephrased as, "What is her opinion of her parents?"

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HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE OF USE:

IN A STUDY GUIDE FOR THE PLAY THE CRUCIBLE
13. As Abby flirts with John Proctor, what is her opinion of Betty’s illness?
http://ecs.hboilers.com/dsp.subpage.cfm?uid=267&id=1203

AN ARTIST'S THOUGHTS ABOUT PAINTING
I ask what artists she’s currently looking at. She mentions Goya and Velazquez (she makes fascinating maquettes of “Las Meninas” which can be seen all around her studio) Vermeer, Diebenkorn, Park, Matisse. What is her opinion of the current state of painting? “People don’t put in time the way they used to,” she responds after thinking about it
http://www.thedetroiter.com/v3/2011/11/artist-spotlight-sara...