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"to oppose" in seven languages

Meaningto oppose

Spanish

oponerse

/opoˈneɾse/

learned

Reflexive with a: oponerse a algo.

French

s'opposer

/sɔpoze/

learned

Reflexive with à: s'opposer à quelque chose.

Italian

opporsi

/opˈporsi/

learned

Reflexive with a: opporsi a qualcosa.

Portuguese

opor-se

/oˈpoh si/

learned

Romanian

se opune

/se oˈpune/

learned

Catalan

oposar-se

/upuˈzarsə/

learned

English

oppose

/əˈpoʊz/

from Latin/French · French opposer

English → Italianto opposeopporsiCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

OPPŌNERE‘to set against’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

OB 'against' + PŌNERE 'to put'. French and English refitted it on poser (opposer, oppose); Spanish and Italian kept their verbs 'to put', poner and porre.

English relatives: opposite, opponent, opposition

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In a sentence

  • esMuchos vecinos se oponen al proyecto.
  • frBeaucoup d'habitants s'opposent au projet.
  • itMolti residenti si oppongono al progetto.
  • ptMuitos moradores se opõem ao projeto.
  • roMulți locuitori se opun proiectului.
  • caMolts veïns s'oposen al projecte.
  • enMany residents oppose the project.

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