English-Spanish translations for juxtaposition

yuxtaposiciónEn este sentido y en muchos otros, la Unión Europea es una mera yuxtaposición de Estados. In this respect as in many others, the European Union is a mere juxtaposition of states. Es una ilusión creer que la yuxtaposición de comunidades transitorias, con diferentes recuerdos, puedan crear un país. It is an illusion to believe that the juxtaposition of transitory communities, with different memories, can create a country. No obstante, he votado en contra de la moción en su conjunto porque se trata de una mera yuxtaposición de opiniones que conforman un documento incoherente. I did, however, vote against the motion as a whole, because it was merely a juxtaposition of viewpoints forming an inconsistent motion.

The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter
The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together
To place in juxtaposition

Example: mother father instead of mother and father
Using juxtaposition for multiplication saves space when writing longer expressions. $a \times b \!$ collapses to $ab\!$ .
There was a poignant juxtaposition between the boys laughing in the street and the girl crying on the balcony above.
The juxtaposition of the bright yellows on the dark background made the painting appear three dimensional.
Example: In 1965 the government was elected; in 1965 the economy took a dive.

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