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posit meaning in Italian

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imposition [impositions] (excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction)
noun
[UK: ˌɪm.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌɪm.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

imbroglionoun
{m}

ingannonoun
{m}

imposition [impositions] (school: task imposed as punishment)
noun
[UK: ˌɪm.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌɪm.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

punizionenoun
{f}

malposition (abnormal position of an organ)
noun
[UK: ˈmæl.pə.ˈzɪ.ʃən]
[US: ˈmæl.pə.ˈzɪ.ʃən]

distopianoun
{f}

missionary position (position for sexual intercourse)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.ʃən.ri pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈmɪ.ʃə.ˌne.ri pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

posizione del missionarionoun
{f}

nanocomposite (any composite material one or more of whose components is a nanoparticle)
noun

nanocompositonoun
{m}

opposite (across from)
preposition
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

di fronte apreposition

opposite [opposites] (contrary thing)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

contrarionoun
{m}
He did the opposite. = Fece il contrario.

oppostonoun
{m}
Opposites attract. = Gli opposti si attraggono.

opposite (facing the other way)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

oppostaadjective
{f}
You should go in the opposite direction. = Dovresti andare nella direzione opposta.

opposite (located directly across from)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

oppostoadjectiveOpposites attract. = Gli opposti si attraggono.

opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)
noun

sesso oppostonoun
{m}

opposites attract (proverb)
phrase

gli opposti si attraggonophrase

opposition [oppositions] (action of opposing; being in conflict)
noun
[UK: ˌɒ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌɑː.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

opposizionenoun
{f}
The opposition is weak. = L'opposizione è debole.

oviposit [oviposited, ovipositing, oviposits] verb
[UK: ˌəʊ.vɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪt]
[US: ˌoʊ.vɪ.ˈpɑː.zɪt]

ovideporreverb

ovipositor [ovipositors] (tubular organ for laying eggs)
noun
[UK: ˌəʊ.vɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪ.tə]
[US: oʊ.vɪ.ˈpɑː.zɪ.tər]

ovopositorenoun
{m}

pole position (top qualifying position)
noun

pole positionnoun
{f}

predisposition [predispositions] (the state of being predisposed)
noun
[UK: ˌpriː.dɪ.spə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌpri.ˌdɪ.spə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

diatesinoun
{f}

predisposizionenoun
{f}

tendenzanoun
{f}

preposition [prepositions] (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by")
noun
[UK: ˌpre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: pre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

preposizionenoun
{f}

prepositional (of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preposition)
adjective
[UK: ˌpre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩əl]
[US: ˌpre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩əl]

prepositivoadjective

prepositional (of the prepositional case)
adjective
[UK: ˌpre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩əl]
[US: ˌpre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩əl]

preposizionaleadjective

prepositional article (contraction of a preposition and an article)
noun

preposizione articolatanoun
{f}

prepositional case (case serving as object of a preposition)
noun

prepositivonoun
{m}

preposizionenoun
{f}

prepositional phrase (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement)
noun

locuzione preposizionalenoun
{f}

sintagma preposizionalenoun
{m}

presupposition [presuppositions] (act of presupposing)
noun
[UK: ˌpriː.sʌ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌpri.sə.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

presupposizionenoun
{f}

presupposition [presuppositions] (assumption, conjecture, speculation or something supposed without proof)
noun
[UK: ˌpriː.sʌ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌpri.sə.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

assunzionenoun
{f}

congetturanoun
{f}

presuppostonoun
{m}

speculazionenoun
{f}

prone position [prone positions] (body position with the person lying with the chest down)
noun
[UK: prəʊn pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈproʊn pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

posizione pronanoun
{f}

proposition [propositions] (an assertion which is provably true, but not important enough to be a theorem)
noun
[UK: ˌprɒ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌprɑː.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

proposizione logicanoun
{f}

proposition [propositions] (idea or plan offered)
noun
[UK: ˌprɒ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌprɑː.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

proposizionenoun
{f}

proposition [propositions] (uncountable: act of offering for consideration)
noun
[UK: ˌprɒ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌprɑː.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

propostanoun
{f}
I like your proposition. = Mi piace la tua proposta.

reapposition (second apposition)
noun

riapposizionenoun
{f}

repository (a burial vault)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪt.r̩i]
[US: ri.ˈpɑː.zə.ˌtɔː.ri]

criptanoun

mausoleonoun

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