lo deposero dalla carica

1. v/t put down

uova lay

re, presidente depose

deporre il falso commit perjury

2. v/i law testify, give evidence ( a favore di for, a carico di against)

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deporre v.tr.

1 to lay*, to deposit; ( mettere giù) to put* down, to lay* down, to set* down; ( mettere da parte) to lay* aside, to put* aside, to set* aside: deporre la penna sul tavolo, to put (o to lay) down the pen on the table; hanno deposto molti fiori sulla sua tomba, they laid a lot of flowers on his grave; deporre il cappello al guardaroba, to leave (o to deposit) one's hat in the cloak room; deponi il libro e ascoltami, put your book down and listen to me // deporre le armi, to lay down arms (o to surrender) // deporre le uova, to lay eggs // deporre qlcu. da una carica, to remove s.o. from (an) office // deporre un re, ( detronizzarlo) to depose a king

2 ( depositare) to deposit: deporre materie estranee, to deposit a sediment; il vino col tempo depone le impurità, with time wine deposits a sediment

3 (fig.) ( rinunziare a) to give* up; to set* aside, to forget*, to relinquish: deponete ogni speranza di rivederlo!, give up all hope of seeing him again!; deporre l'odio, to set (o to put) hatred aside; deporre un'idea, to relinquish an idea; deporre la carica, il mandato, to resign from office // deporre l'abito talare, to leave the cloth (o priesthood) // deporre la corona, to put aside (o to refuse) the crown

4 (dir.) ( testimoniare in giudizio) to give* testimony, to bear* witness, to depone: deporre il falso, to give false testimony (o to commit perjury o to bear false witness)

◆ v. intr. (dir.) ( testimoniare) to depose, to give* evidence, to testify: deporre a favore di qlcu., to give evidence in s.o.'s favour (o to testify on s.o.'s behalf); deporre contro qlcu., to give evidence (o to testify) against s.o.; incapacità a deporre ( del testimonio), incompetence of witness // ciò non depone a tuo favore!, this is not to your credit! (o this does not speak in your favour!).

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1. [de'porre]

1) (gen : valigia) to put down, (fig : abbandonare: orgoglio, vecchio rancore) to put aside, forget

2) (rimuovere: persona) to remove, (re) to depose

3)

4) Dir

2. vi

(aus avere) Dir to testify

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verbo transitivo

1) (posare) to put* down [carico, pacco]; to lay* [ fiori]; fig. to lay* down, to cast* down [ armi]

2) (destituire) to dethrone [ sovrano]; to upset*, to overthrow* [ dirigente]

3) zool. [uccelli, rettili] to lay* [ uova]

4) (testimoniare)

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) dir. to testify, to give* evidence

2) fig.

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deporre

/de'porre/ [73]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (posare) to put* down [carico, pacco]; to lay* [ fiori]; fig. to lay* down, to cast* down [ armi]

 2 (destituire) to dethrone [ sovrano]; to upset*, to overthrow* [ dirigente]

 3 zool. [uccelli, rettili] to lay* [ uova]

 4 (testimoniare) deporre il falso to give false testimony

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere)

 1 dir. to testify, to give* evidence

 2 fig. ciò non depone molto a suo favore it says very little for her o in her favour.

1. [de'porre]

1) (gen : valigia) to put down, (fig : abbandonare: orgoglio, vecchio rancore) to put aside, forget

2) (rimuovere: persona) to remove, (re) to depose

3)

4) Dir

2. vi

(aus avere) Dir to testify