What does deporre in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word deporre in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use deporre in Italian.

The word deporre in Italian means put down, set down, lay down, depose, overthrow, testify, depose, cease, pour out, come out on the side of, abdicate, lay down your arms, lay eggs. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word deporre

put down, set down, lay down

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (posare, mettere giù)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Deponi subito il mio trofeo!
Put down my trophy at once!

depose, overthrow

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (carica: destituire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il re fu deposto con la complicità dei cugini.
The king was overthrown with the complicity of his cousins.

testify, depose

verbo intransitivo (legale: testimoniare) (legal)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Gabriella mi chiede di deporre contro il marito notaio all'udienza per il divorzio.
Gabriella is asking me to testify against her husband, a notary, at the divorce hearing.

cease

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (cessare, smettere) (formal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ho deposto il mio atteggiamento scontroso dopo che i colleghi mi hanno fatto notare quanto fosse negativo per il lavoro di squadra.

pour out

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (liquido: residuo sul fondo)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
La temperatura fa deporre dei sedimenti sul fondo dell'olio.

come out on the side of

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

abdicate

lay down your arms

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

lay eggs

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (galline e altri volatili)

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