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put aside
verbo transitivo con partícula
1. apartar (reserve)
  • we'll p it aside for you -> se lo dejamos apartado (in shop)
2. ahorrar (save) (money)
3. dejar a un lado (problem, fact)

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put aside
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (lay down) dejar a un lado; poner a un lado
she put her book aside when I came in
he put the letter aside to read later dejó or puso a un lado la carta para leerla más tarde
2 (save) [+money] ahorrar; guardar; [+time] reservar
Encourage children to put aside some of their pocket-money to buy Christmas presents
 [+food] apartar
I put half the cake aside for the others when they came in later
to have money put aside tener ahorros
I try to put aside half an hour a day for exercise
3 (in shop) [+goods] guardar; reservar; apartar
could you put one aside for me? ¿me podría guardar or reservar or apartar uno?
4 (ignore) [+differences, feelings] dejar de lado; [+fears] apartar; desechar
she had put aside her pride and begged John to reconsider We should put aside our differences and discuss the things we have in common We admitted that the attraction was there, but decided that we would put our feelings for each other aside he tried to put aside the fear that she would leave him
5 (sacrifice) [+career, personal interest] sacrificar
a professional singer, she had put aside her own career for the sake of her children in wartime people put aside narrow interests for the national interest he had put aside his own preferences to please her

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