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opune
opposes /oˈpu.ne/
verb#2630 most common
Also: puts up (resistance), counters (with), objects (to)
Example sentences
El se opune.
He objects.
Ea opune rezistență.
She puts up resistance.
Primarul se opune proiectului.
The mayor opposes the project.
Sindicatele opun rezistență noilor reforme.
The unions resist the new reforms.
Deputatul opunea mereu argumente contrare majorității.
The deputy always countered with arguments opposed to the majority.
Este puțin probabil ca vreun membru să se opună deciziei finale.
It is unlikely that any member will oppose the final decision.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | opun | opusei | voi opune |
| 2sg | opui | opuseși | vei opune |
| 3sg | opune | opuse | va opune |
| 1pl | opunem | opuserăm | vom opune |
| 2pl | opuneți | opuserăți | veți opune |
| 3pl | opun | opuseră | vor opune |
Word family
a se opuneto object, to be against
opozițieopposition
opus / opusăopposed, contrary
opozabilopposable, enforceable against someone
a opune rezistențăto put up resistance
Etymology
Opune continues Latin opponere, built from ob- ("against") and ponere ("to put"). It belongs to the Romanian word family built on a pune ("to put"), which also gave compune, propune, supune, and expune, each pairing a different prefix with the same root. In practice the verb appears most often in its reflexive form, a se opune, meaning to object or resist, and in the fixed phrase a opune rezistență, to put up resistance.
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