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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. poser [poze] VB trans

1. poser (mettre):

poser livre, journal
to put down, to lay down
poser verre, tasse
to put down, to set down
il a posé son verre
he put ou set down his glass
pose ton manteau et assieds-toi
put your coat somewhere and sit down
ils ont posé un échafaudage contre le mur
they've put some scaffolding up against the wall
poser la main sur le bras de qn
to lay ou place one's hand on sb's arm
dès qu'il a posé le pied en Italie il a su qu'il y serait bien
as soon as he set foot in Italy he knew he would be happy there
j'ai posé une lettre sur votre bureau
I've put a letter on your desk
s'endormir dès qu'on pose la tête sur l'oreiller
to fall asleep as soon as one's head hits ou touches the pillow
poser les yeux sur qn/qc
to look at sb/sth
poser son regard sur qn
to look at sb
poser un baiser sur la joue de qn
to plant a kiss on sb's cheek
une grande bâtisse posée au mileu d'un parc
a large mansion set in the middle of a park

2. poser (mettre en place):

poser compteur, vitre
to put in, to install
poser signalisation, radiateur
to install
poser serrure, dentier, prothèse
to fit
poser carrelage, mine, pierre, câble
to lay
poser bombe
to plant
poser moquette
to fit, to lay
poser papier peint, tableau, rideau, cloison
to put up
poser affiches
to put up, to post
poser stérilet
to fit, to insert
poser garrot
to apply

3. poser (établir):

poser
to assert, to postulate form
poser théorie, hypothèse principes, règles, limites
to lay down
poser la supériorité de l'homme sur l'animal
to assert the superiority of human beings over animals
le syndicat a posé un préavis de grève
the trade union has given notice of a strike
je vais accepter leur proposition mais je vais poser mes conditions
I'll accept their proposal but I'm going to lay down my conditions
poser sa candidature à un poste
to apply for a job
poser sa candidature à une élection
to stand for election Brit
poser sa candidature à une élection
to run for election
poser une addition
to write a sum down, to write down a sum
je pose 3 et je retiens 2
I put ou write down (the) 3 and carry (the) 2
poser que …
to suppose that …
poser comme hypothèse que …
to put forward the theory that …

4. poser (soulever):

poser question
to ask (sur, au sujet de about)
poser devinette
to set
la question reste posée
the question (still) remains
poser (un) problème à qn
to pose a problem for sb
ça ne pose aucun problème
that's no problem at all
ça leur pose des problèmes
that poses problems for them

5. poser MUS:

poser voix
to place
j'ai appris à poser ma voix
I've learned to place my voice

6. poser (au travail):

poser congé, vacances
to take

II. poser [poze] VB intr

1. poser:

poser ART, PHOTO
to pose
poser nu
to pose (in the) nude

2. poser (être affecté):

poser
to put on airs
il fallait la voir poser devant le ministre!
you should have seen how she put on airs in front of the minister!
poser pour la galerie
to play to the gallery
poser au génie méconnu
to act ou play the misunderstood genius

III. se poser VB refl

1. se poser oiseau, insecte:

se poser
to settle, to alight (sur on)

2. se poser avion:

se poser
to land, to touch down
se poser en catastrophe
to make an emergency landing

3. se poser (s'asseoir):

se poser inf
to plant oneself (sur on)
pose-toi quelque part et attends-moi
park yourself somewhere and wait for me inf

4. se poser (s'arrêter):

se poser yeux, regard:
to fall (sur on)

5. se poser (être installé):

une fenêtre se pose plus facilement à deux
it's easier to fit ou install a window if there are two of you

6. se poser (s'affirmer):

se poser en qc
to claim to be sth
se poser en victime/exemple
to present oneself as a victim/an example
se poser comme le successeur
to present oneself as the successor

7. se poser (se demander):

se poser des questions
to ask oneself questions
se poser des questions au sujet de qn/qc (s'interroger)
to wonder about sb/sth
se poser des questions au sujet de qn/qc (douter)
to have doubts about sb/sth
se poser la question de l'efficacité de qn/l'efficacité de qc
to wonder ou have doubts about sb's efficiency/the efficiency of sth
il faut se poser la question de savoir si le projet a des chances d'aboutir
we must ask ourselves whether this project has any chance of success
ils vivent sans se poser de questions
they accept things as they are

8. se poser (exister):

se poser problème, cas, question:
to arise
le problème se pose régulièrement
the problem arises regularly
la question ne se pose pas (c'est impossible)
there's no question of it
la question ne se pose pas (c'est évident)
it goes without saying
la question se pose aussi en termes d'argent
there is also a financial side to the question

IV. poser [poze]

comme imbécile/hypocrite il se pose là inf!
he's a prime example of an idiot/a hypocrite!
poser un cataplasme
to apply a poultice
obliquement enfoncer, poser
at an angle
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question time
séance pendant laquelle les parlementaires posent des questions au gouvernement
lay back head
poser
set down suitcases, vase
poser
set down helicopter
poser
slap down book, money
poser brusquement
to lay parquet
poser du or un parquet
to send in one's application
poser sa candidature
iron-on
à poser au fer à repasser

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. poser [poze] VB trans

1. poser (mettre):

poser livre, main, bagages
to put down
poser échelle
to lean
poser pieds
to place
poser qc par terre
to put sth down on the ground

2. poser MATH:

poser opération
to write
poser équation
to set down

3. poser (installer):

poser moquette
to lay
poser rideau, tapisserie
to hang
poser serrure
to install

4. poser (énoncer):

poser définition, principe
to set out
poser devinette
to set
poser question
to ask
poser condition
to lay down

5. poser (soulever):

poser problème, question
to put

6. poser Belg, Quebec (commettre, accomplir un acte):

poser un acte
to carry out an act

II. poser [poze] VB intr

poser pour qn/qc
to pose for sb/sth

III. poser [poze] VB refl

1. poser (exister):

se poser question, difficulté, problème
to arise
se poser des problèmes
to think about problems
il se pose la question si ...
he's wondering if ...

2. poser (cesser de voler):

se poser dans/sur qc insecte, oiseau, avion
to land in/on sth

3. poser (se fixer):

se poser sur qc regard, yeux
to turn towards sth
se poser sur qc main
to touch sth

4. poser (s'appliquer):

se poser facilement moquette
to be easy to lay
se poser facilement papier peint, rideau
to be easy to hang
poser les jalons de qc
to lay the foundations of [or for] sth
se poser en justicier
to set oneself up as judge
poser sa candidature aux élections
to stand in an election
poser sa candidature à un poste
to apply for a job
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pose
poser
pose question
poser
double-glaze
poser un double vitrage
plonk
poser bruyamment
to hang wallpaper
poser du papier peint
set down
poser
to set a plane down
poser un avion
to strike an attitude
poser
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. poser [poze] VB trans

1. poser (mettre):

poser livre, main, bagages
to put down
poser échelle
to lean
poser pieds
to place
poser qc par terre
to put sth down on the ground

2. poser math:

poser opération
to write
poser équation
to set down

3. poser (installer):

poser moquette
to lay
poser rideau, tapisserie
to hang
poser serrure
to install

4. poser (énoncer):

poser définition, principe
to set out
poser devinette
to set
poser question
to ask
poser condition
to lay down

5. poser (soulever):

poser problème, question
to put

6. poser Belg, Quebec (commettre, accomplir un acte):

poser un acte
to carry out an act

II. poser [poze] VB intr

poser pour qn/qc
to pose for sb/sth

III. poser [poze] VB refl

1. poser (exister):

se poser question, difficulté, problème
to arise
se poser des problèmes
to think about problems
il se pose la question si ...
he's wondering if ...

2. poser (cesser de voler):

se poser dans/sur qc insecte, oiseau, avion
to land in/on sth

3. poser (se fixer):

se poser sur qc regard, yeux
to turn towards sth
se poser sur qc main
to touch sth

4. poser (s'appliquer):

se poser facilement moquette
to be easy to install
se poser facilement papier peint, rideau
to be easy to hang
poser les jalons de qc
to lay the foundations of [or for] sth
se poser en justicier
to set oneself up as judge
poser sa candidature aux élections
to stand in an election
poser sa candidature à un poste
to apply for a job
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French
French
pose person
poser
pose
poser
pose question
poser
to strike a pose
poser pour la galerie
to install carpeting
poser la moquette
plunk
poser bruyamment
to hang wallpaper
poser du papier peint
set down
poser
to set a plane down
poser un avion
to strike an attitude
poser
Présent
jepose
tuposes
il/elle/onpose
nousposons
vousposez
ils/ellesposent
Imparfait
jeposais
tuposais
il/elle/onposait
nousposions
vousposiez
ils/ellesposaient
Passé simple
jeposai
tuposas
il/elle/onposa
nousposâmes
vousposâtes
ils/ellesposèrent
Futur simple
jeposerai
tuposeras
il/elle/onposera
nousposerons
vousposerez
ils/ellesposeront
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