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1 premettere
say first* * *premettere v.tr.1 to state, to declare beforehand: avevo premesso che non ne sapevo assolutamente niente, I had stated in advance that I knew nothing at all about it; bisogna che premetta..., I must state beforehand...; premettere alcune considerazioni di carattere generale, to make some preliminary remarks (o observations) of a general nature // ciò premesso, that being stated // premesso che, ( considerato che) granted that; (dir.) whereas // premesso che egli abbia torto, granted that he is wrong2 ( mettere prima) to put* before, to place before: di solito in inglese l'aggettivo va premesso al nome, in English an adjective is generally placed before the noun.* * *[pre'mettere]verbo transitivo to premise, to state beforehandpremesso che... — since..., granted that...
* * *premettere/pre'mettere/ [60]to premise, to state beforehand; premettere alcune considerazioni to make some preliminary remarks; premesso che... since..., granted that...; premesso ciò that being stated.
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