superposer

superposer [sypεʀpoze]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

   a. ( = empiler) [+ blocs, briques, éléments de mobilier] to stack

   b. ( = faire chevaucher) to superimpose

• superposer qch à to superimpose sth on

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sypɛʀpoze

verbe transitif

1) (l'un sur l'autre) to stack (up) [casiers, tabourets, caisses, briques, matelas]

des lits superposés — bunk beds

2) (faire coïncider) to superimpose [dessins, formes] (à on (top of)); to juxtapose [approches, théories] (à with)

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sypɛʀpoze vt

1) [photos, motifs, cartes, courbes, schémas] to superimpose, [théories] to juxtapose

2) [meubles, caisses] to stack

lits superposés — bunk beds

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superposer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (l'un sur l'autre) to stack (up) [casiers, tabourets]; to stack [caisses, briques, matelas];

2 (faire coïncider) to superimpose [dessins, formes] (à on (top of)); to juxtapose [approches, théories] (à with).

B se superposer vpr

1 [problèmes] to overlap; [dessins, formes] to be superimposed; ils se superposent facilement [tabourets, casiers] they are easy to stack;

2 Géol [strates] to be superimposed.

[sypɛrpoze] verbe transitif

1. [meubles] to stack (up)

[images, couleurs] to superimpose

cette année la mode superpose les épaisseurs layered fabrics are fashionable this year

2. GÉOMÉTRIE to superpose

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se superposer verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) [étagères] to stack

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se superposer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se mêler - images, sons, couleurs] to be superimposed

leurs deux visages se superposent dans ma mémoire their two faces have become indistinguishable in my memory

2. GÉOMÉTRIE to be superposed