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disposer

to have available, to have at one’s disposal, to arrange, to set out

d i s . p o . z e
dis away; apart + poser to put down, to set (down)
verb Uncommon #18,421
to have available, to have at one’s disposal Often used with « de »: « disposer de » = to have (something) available.
FR: Je dois disposer de plus de temps pour finir ce travail.
EN: I need to have more time available to finish this work.
to arrange, to set out Often used for arranging objects in a space (e.g., chairs, tables).
FR: Nous allons disposer les chaises en cercle.
EN: We’re going to arrange the chairs in a circle.
Conjugation of disposer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First dispose —
Second disposes disposez
Third dispose disposent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First dispose disposions
Second disposes —
Third dispose disposent
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second dispose disposez
disposer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — disposions
Past
disposé

Disposer de quelques piles supplémentaires n'est jamais une mauvaise idée.

Having a few extra batteries on hand is never a bad idea.

Nous devons y disposer de toutes les données.

We need to have all the data there.

Elle aurait aimé disposer de plus de temps.

She wished she had more time.

Tu peux disposer.

You can go.

J'aimerais disposer de la volonté de me tenir à un régime.

I wish I had the willpower to stick to a diet.

Je veux disposer de quelque chose par laquelle me souvenir de toi.

I want to have something to remember you by.

On ne peut pas disposer du bien d'autrui.

One cannot dispose of another's property.

J'aimerais disposer de ma propre chambre.

I would like to have my own room.

Il aurait aimé disposer de plus de temps.

He would have liked to have had more time.

Vous pouvez disposer, camarade Novoseltsev.

You may leave, Comrade Novoseltsev.

— Romance de bureau (1977)

Caporal Barnes, vous pouvez disposer.

Corporal Barnes, you are dismissed.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Je veux disposer de quelque chose par laquelle me souvenir de vous.

I want to have something to remember you by.

Je suis reconnaissant de pouvoir disposer de la technologie.

I am grateful to have technology.

Allez, tu peux disposer.

Go ahead, you may leave.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Je peux disposer ?

May I leave?

Pouvez disposer.

You may go.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Elle aurait aimé disposer de davantage de temps.

She would have liked to have had more time.

Vous pouvez disposer.

You can dispose.

— Wicked (2024)

Je veux disposer de quelque chose qui me rappelle à toi.

I want to have something that reminds me of you.

Tu sembles disposer du mauvais numéro.

You seem to have the wrong number.

Je suis libre de disposer de ma vie, comme de mon coeur.

I am free to dispose of my life as I please, just as I dispose of my heart.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)