reposer
French → English
(action) To put down: to place an object back in its original position or on a surface; to set down
Il doit reposer son verre sur la table après chaque gorgée.
(English) He must put his glass back on the table after every sip.
Veuillez reposer l'outil à sa place exacte dans l'atelier.
(English) Please put the tool back in its exact place in the workshop.
(speech) To restate: to ask a question or present an issue again; to resubmit
Le journaliste a décidé de reposer la question au ministre.
(English) The journalist decided to ask the minister the question again.
Il faut reposer le problème sous un angle différent cette fois.
(English) The problem must be presented again from a different angle this time.
Entry ID: fr:en:reposer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary