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déposer

deposit

verb deh-po-ZEH Less Common

Also means

drop off

Usage Note

Déposer covers dropping something off (a person, a package), making a bank deposit, and filing an official document. Déposer une plainte ('to file a complaint') is a key legal phrase. In banking, déposer de l'argent means to deposit money, while the noun un dépôt refers to a deposit or warehouse.

Examples

"Il a déposé les clés sur la table."

Natural Translation

He put the keys down on the table.

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