porre

1. ['porre]

vb irreg vt

1) (mettere) to put, (collocare) to place, (posare) to lay (down), put (down)

porre le fondamenta di — (edificio) to lay the foundations of

porre le basi di fig — to lay the foundations of, establish

abbiamo posto le basi per una futura collaborazione — we have laid the foundations for future cooperation

fu posto al comando del reggimento — he was placed in command of the regiment

porre la propria fiducia in qn — to place one's trust in sb

porre fine o termine a qc — to put an end o a stop to sth

2) (condizioni) to lay down, set out, state, (problema) to pose, (questione) to raise

porre una domanda a qn — to ask sb a question, put a question to sb

3) (supporre) to suppose

poniamo (il caso) che... — let's suppose that ...

posto che... — supposing that ..., on the assumption that ...

2. vr (porsi)

porsi in cammino — to set out o forth

porsi al lavoro — to get down to work

porsi a sedere — to sit down

porsi in salvo — to save o.s.