oppositive

English translation: oppositional

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Italian term or phrase:oppositive
English translation:oppositional
Entered by: Isabelle Johnson

10:09 Apr 7, 2020
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Philosophy
Italian term or phrase: oppositive
Resta il fatto che, pur entro il rispetto del limite esterno rappresentato dal comune principio di libertà, ossia senza giungere a coartare e sottomettere l’altro, le facoltà naturali di ogni individuo sono diverse, sono espressione di personalità e capacità pretensive e oppositive differenziate.
Isabelle Johnson
Italy
Local time: 00:33
oppositional
Explanation:
oppositional adj
contrario, antitetico, oppositivo agg
di opposizione loc agg

The capacity/skill to oppose (a restriction on one's freedom for example)
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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 00:33
Grading comment
Thanks for both these Lisa. Oppose was what I went for myself so thanks for confirming. I'm not at all sure I understand what the capacity to assert and oppose means but there we are!!!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
oppositional


Explanation:
oppositional adj
contrario, antitetico, oppositivo agg
di opposizione loc agg

The capacity/skill to oppose (a restriction on one's freedom for example)


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Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 00:33
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks for both these Lisa. Oppose was what I went for myself so thanks for confirming. I'm not at all sure I understand what the capacity to assert and oppose means but there we are!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I'm not totally sure what the whole sentence means, but this seems an obvious choice.
4 hrs
  -> Yes, It's not an easy text
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