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opporre

oppose

verb ohp-POHR-reh Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: from Latin opponere

Also means

put up

Usage Note

Opporre means to set one thing against another; reflexively, opporsi a means 'to be opposed to' or 'to resist'. Note the irregular past participle opposto, shared with the related adjective meaning 'opposite'.

Examples

"Si oppone a ogni cambiamento."

Natural Translation

He opposes every change.

Literal Translation

Himself opposes to every change.

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