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incompatibilità

incompatibility

noun een-kohm-pah-tee-bee-lee-TAH Rare
People & Society Law

Usage Note

Incompatibilità is invariable in the plural. In Italian public law it describes a rule that prohibits the same person from holding two offices simultaneously: incompatibilità di cariche ('incompatibility of offices'). In everyday language it describes a clash between people or things: incompatibilità di carattere ('personality clash'). The pronunciation stresses the final syllable.

Examples

"C'è una forte incompatibilità tra i due ruoli."

Natural Translation

There is a strong incompatibility between the two roles.

Literal Translation

There-is a strong incompatibility between the two roles.

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