Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

oppositive

English translation:

oppositional

Added to glossary by Isabelle Johnson
Apr 7, 2020 10:09
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Italian term

oppositive

Italian to English Other Philosophy
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.
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oppositional

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

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

agree philgoddard : I'm not totally sure what the whole sentence means, but this seems an obvious choice.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. 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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