porre

porre vt (= mettere) → to put (= collocare); to place (= posare); to lay (down), put (down);

(fig) (= supporre): poniamo (il caso) che ... → let's suppose that ...;

porsi vr (= mettersi): porsi a sedere/in cammino → to sit down/, set off;

porre le basi di (fig) → to lay the foundations of, establish;

porre una domanda a qn → to ask sb a question, put, a question to sb;

porre la propria fiducia in → to place one's trust in sb;

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

posto che ... → supposing that ..., on the assumption that ...;

porsi in salvo → to save o.s