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put
(pt & pp put)
[pʊt] verbo transitivo
1. poner (place); colocar (carefully)
- to put something into something -> meter algo en algo
- to put one's arms around something/somebody -> rodear algo/a alguien con los brazos
- she put her head round the door -> asomó la cabeza por la puerta
- to put a man on the moon -> enviar un hombre a la Luna
- to put a limit on something -> poner un límite a algo
- put it there!, (familiar) ->
- put 'er there! -> ¡choca esos cinco!, ¡chócala! (shake hands) (británicoUS)
- to put oneself into somebody's hands (sentido figurado) -> ponerse en manos de alguien
- to put somebody in his place (sentido figurado) -> poner a alguien en su sitio
- put yourself in my position (sentido figurado) -> ponte en mi lugar
- to put a matter right -> arreglar una cuestión
- to put money on a horse -> apostar a un caballo
- to put a lot of work into something -> trabajar intensamente en algo
- to put a stop to something -> poner fin a algo
- to put a child to bed -> acostar a un niño
- to put somebody to the test -> poner a alguien a prueba
- I didn't know where to put myself (familiar sentido figurado) -> no sabía dónde meterme
2. (present)
- to put a question to somebody -> hacer una pregunta a alguien
- to put a proposal to somebody -> presentar una propuesta a alguien
- I put it to you that… -> ¿no es cierto que…? (in court case)
3. (express)
- to put something well/badly -> expresar algo bien/mal
- I couldn't have put it better myself -> nadie lo hubiera dicho mejor
- to put it bluntly -> hablando claro
- to put it mildly -> por no decir otra cosa
- how shall I put it? -> ¿cómo lo diría?
4. calcular (estimate)(at en)
- I would put her age at forty -> yo diría que tiene unos cuarenta años
verbo intransitivo
también:
- to put to sea -> zarpar
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put [put]
participio activo
1. PUTTING, pret.
participio pasivo
2. PUT).
3. Poner, colocar (place).
4. Poner, disponer o prevenir alguna cosa.
5. Poner, confiar, cometer, entregar (give).
6. Poner, dedicar a alguno o inclinarle a que tome algún empleo u oficio.
7. Poner, reducir o estrechar a una persona a que haga algo contra su voluntad.
8. Poner, exponer, proponer, presentar para ser para ser discutido, hacer o dirigir (a question).
9. Expresar en palabras, declarar, intepretar.
10. Arrojar, lanzar con un movimiento del brazo hacia arriba y adelante.
11. Poner, imponer, obligar a alguna cosa. (Antiguo)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
12. Dirigir su rumbo o curso, dirigirse. (n)
13. Ir, moverse. (Antiguo) (n)
14. Brotar, germinar, arrojar el árbol sus hojas, flores, botones o renuevos. (n)
y
participio pasivo
1. Participio pasivo de To PUT.
sustantivo
1. Acción del verbo put, en cualquiera de sus acepciones, particularmente golpe, tiro, lanzamiento.
2. Especie de juego de naipes.
3. (E. U.) Contrato por el cual una persona adquiere, mediante pago, el privilegio de vender o remitir a otra determinado artículo por un precio estipulado; lo opuesto a call.
4. To stay estar quieto, en su lugar.
sustantivo
1. Patán, palurdo. (Provincia)
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