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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesposición
Pronunciation / Transliteration: po-si-syon
"Su posición sobre el cambio climático es conocida."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's posture or position on a particular issue.
"Her stance on climate change is well-known and often discussed in debates." - 2
An emotional or mental attitude towards something.
"His stance towards the new policy was one of skepticism and concern."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old Italian 'stanza' meaning 'stopping place' or 'room', coming ultimately from Latin 'stare' meaning 'to stand'. Over time in English, the term shifted from a physical posture to an intellectual or political position or attitude taken regarding an issue.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stance" is said worldwide
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position
Transliteration: poh-zee-syon
"Sa position sur le changement climatique est bien connue."
Haltung
Transliteration: hal-tung
"Seine Haltung zur neuen Politik ist skeptisch."
posizione
Transliteration: po-zi-tsyo-ne
"La sua posizione sul cambiamento climatico è ben nota."
posición
Transliteration: po-si-syon
"Su posición sobre el cambio climático es conocida."
posição
Transliteration: po-zi-sao
"A sua posição sobre a nova política é de ceticismo."
रुख
Transliteration: rukha
"जलवायु परिवर्तन पर उनका रुख ज्ञात है।"
立场
Transliteration: lìchǎng
"他对气候变化的立场是众所周知的。"
입장
Transliteration: ipjang
"그의 기후 변화에 대한 입장은 잘 알려져 있다."
立場
Transliteration: tachiba
"彼の気候変動に対する立場はよく知られている。"
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