poser

/poze/
to put down, to ask

Pose tes valises dans l'entrée.

Put your suitcases in the hallway.


general

To put down gently; to ask (a question).

Pose tes valises dans l'entrée.

Put your suitcases in the hallway.

Poser une question (never demander une question).

general

As pronominal se poser, to land or to arise.

L'avion s'est posé sans encombre.

The plane landed safely.

Se poser = land; also arise (la question se pose).

Collocations

poser une questionto ask a questionposer problèmeto pose a problem

Word Origin

From Latin pausare (to rest, to place).

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais