pongo in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pongo in the Italian»English Dictionary

pongo® <pl pongo> [ˈponɡo] N m

pongo

= substance used by children for modelling

I.porre [ˈporre] VB trans

1. porre:

porre (mettere)

to put

porre (posare)

to lay down

porre (posare)

to put down

porre (collocare)

to set

porre (collocare)

to place

porre i fiori nel vaso

to put or place the flowers in a vase

mi pose la mano sulla fronte

he laid or put his hand on my forehead

porre gli occhi, lo sguardo su qn

to set one's eyes or gaze on sb

porre la propria firma

to affix one's signature

porre rimedio a disoccupazione, inflazione

to cure, to remedy

porre mente a qc

to give or put one's mind to sth

porre l'assedio a qc

to lay siege to sth

porre le fondamenta

to lay foundations also fig

porre la prima pietra

to lay the foundation stone

porre un freno a inflazione, immigrazione, crescita

to put or place a check on, to check

porre fine or termine a qc

to put an end or stop to sth, to bring sth to an end

porre fine alle sofferenze di qn euph

to put sb out of their misery

porre fine ai propri giorni

to end one's life

porre l'accento su qc

to lay stress or emphasis on sth, to put or place the stress on sth

si porrà l'accento sulla salute

the focus will be on health

senza por tempo in mezzo

without delay

2. porre (seguito da preposizione):

porre in atto un progetto

to put a plan into action, to execute a plan

porre a confronto

to compare

porre in dubbio

to doubt, to question

porre in essere

to carry out, to realize

porre in evidenza or in luce

to emphasize

porre in fuga qn

to put sb to flight

porre in libertà

to set free

3. porre (fissare, stabilire):

porre condizione

to lay down

porre una scadenza

to set a deadline

devi porre un limite a un certo punto

you've got to draw the line somewhere

4. porre (supporre, ammettere):

porre fig

to suppose

porre fig

to assume

poniamo (il caso) che…

let's assume that…

poniamo che tu passi l'esame

(let's) suppose you pass the exam

poniamo che tu abbia un incidente

say you have an accident

5. porre (rivolgere, presentare):

porre

to pose

porre domanda

to put

porre domanda

to pose

porre problema

to set

porre una domanda a qn

to put a question to sb, to ask sb a question

porre degli interrogativi

to pose questions

6. porre (in iscrizioni commemorative):

porre

to erect

porre

to set up

i familiari posero

erected by the family

II.porsi VB refl

1. porsi (mettersi, collocarsi):

porsi

to put oneself

porrsi a sedere

to sit down

porrsi a tavola

to sit down to dinner or to a meal

porrsi a letto

to get into bed

porrsi in salvo

to flee to safety

2. porsi (accingersi):

porrsi al lavoro

to go or set or get to work

porrsi in cammino

to take (to) or set forth or hit inf

porrsi in cammino

the road

3. porsi (proporsi):

porrsi una domanda

to ask oneself a question

porrsi delle domande riguardo a qn, qc

to wonder about sb, sth

4. porsi (esistere):

porsi problema, caso, questione:

to arise

il problema non si pone

there's no question of it

il problema si pone se

the question arises whether

si pone la questione di chi pagherà il conto

the question arises as to who is going to pay the bill

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porre fine alla serrata

to end the lock-out

dare, porre l'aut aut a qn

= to force sb to choose

porre qc come pregiudiziale

to lay sth down as a precondition

porre or mettere qn su un piedistallo fig

to put sb on a pedestal

Translations for pongo in the English»Italian Dictionary

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clamp down

diventare più rigorosi, porre un freno

to clamp down on crime, drugs, criminals, extravagance

porre un freno a

prelatize

porre sotto il governo prelatizio

to put paid to sth Brit

porre termine a qc

tee

porre, mettere sul tee

pongo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pongo in the Italian»English Dictionary

pongo [ˈpoŋ·go] VB

pongo 1. pers sing pr di porre

See also porre

I.porre <pongo, posi, posto> [ˈpor·re] VB trans

1. porre (mettere):

porre

to put

2. porre fig (supporre):

porre

to suppose

poni caso che …

suppose that …

3. porre (phrase):

porre una domanda a qu

to ask sb a question

porre un problema a qu

to pose a problem for sb

porre fine [o termine] a qc

to put an end to sth

II.porre <pongo, posi, posto> [ˈpor·re] VB refl porsi

1. porre (mettersi):

porsi in marcia

to set off

porsi in salvo

to reach safety

2. porre (atteggiarsi):

porsi

to behave

I.porre <pongo, posi, posto> [ˈpor·re] VB trans

1. porre (mettere):

porre

to put

2. porre fig (supporre):

porre

to suppose

poni caso che …

suppose that …

3. porre (phrase):

porre una domanda a qu

to ask sb a question

porre un problema a qu

to pose a problem for sb

porre fine [o termine] a qc

to put an end to sth

II.porre <pongo, posi, posto> [ˈpor·re] VB refl porsi

1. porre (mettersi):

porsi in marcia

to set off

porsi in salvo

to reach safety

2. porre (atteggiarsi):

porsi

to behave

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mettere [o porre] in risalto qc

to highlight sth

mettere [o porre] rimedio a qc

to remedy sth

porre [o mettere] riparo a qc

to do sth about sth

porre [o opporre] il veto a qc

to veto sth

Translations for pongo in the English»Italian Dictionary

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emphasize

porre l'enfasi su

to put a brake on sth fig

porre freno a qc

terminate

porre fine a

to call a halt to sth

porre fine a qc

pongo Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

porre [o mettere] riparo a qc

to do sth about sth

porre [o opporre] il veto a qc

to veto sth

porre una domanda a qu

to ask sb a question

porre un problema a qu

to pose a problem for sb

porre fine [o termine] a qc

to put an end to sth

porre qc sul piatto della bilancia fig

to weigh sth up

gettare [o porre] le -i di qc

to lay the basis for sth

porre delle -i

to lay down conditions

porre la prima pietra fig

to lay the foundations sistema sanitario

mettere [o porre] in risalto qc

to highlight sth