poserait in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poserait in the French»English Dictionary

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!

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poser un cataplasme

to apply a poultice

obliquement enfoncer, poser

at an angle

Translations for poserait in the English»French Dictionary

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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

to do some soul-searching

se poser des questions

poserait in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poserait in the French»English Dictionary

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

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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

Translations for poserait in the English»French Dictionary

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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

poserait Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

s'enhardir à poser une question/sortir seul

to get [or screw] up one's courage to ask a question/go out on one's own

se poser dans/sur qc insecte, oiseau, avion

to land in/on sth

se poser facilement papier peint, rideau

to be easy to hang

poser sa candidature à un poste

to apply for a job

poser sa candidature pour un travail

to put in for a job

vous pouvez bien poser la question

you may well ask

poser sa candidature pour un emploi

to apply for a job

poser une rustine sur une roue

to patch a tyre

poser sa candidature pour un emploi

to apply for a position

se poser des questions sur qn/qc

to wonder about sb/sth