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disposer

have at one's disposal; arrange

verb dee-spoh-ZEH Less Common
Grammar & Structure

Usage Note

Disposer most commonly appears in the construction disposer de + noun, meaning to have something available (vous disposez de 30 minutes — you have 30 minutes). As a transitive verb it means to arrange or lay out objects. The reflexive se disposer à means to be about to do something. The noun is disposition (à votre disposition — at your disposal).

Examples

"Vous disposez d'une heure pour finir."

Natural Translation

You have one hour to finish.

Literal Translation

You dispose of one hour to finish.

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