put down

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put down
verbo transitivo con partícula
1dejar (set down)
  • I couldn't p the book down -> no me podía despegar del libro (book)
2reprimir, ahogar (revolt, opposition)
3poner por escrito (write)
  • to p something down in writing -> poner algo por escrito
  • to p one's name down for something -> apuntarse a or inscribirse en algo
4(attribute)
  • to p something down to something -> achacar or atribuir algo a algo
5sacrificar (animal)
  • to have a cat/dog put down -> sacrificar a un gato/perro
6(criticize)
  • to p somebody down -> dejar a alguien en mal lugar
  • to p oneself down -> menospreciarse

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put down [put]
  • To put down in writing -> asentar, notar, poner por escrito
deprimir, abatir, humillar, dar un tapaboca o un remoquete; hacer callar a uno, suprimir, abolir, hacer caer en desuso alguna cosa, impugnar, confutar, poner debajo.

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put down
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 [+object] (leave) dejar; (let go of) soltar; [+telephone] colgar; [+passenger] dejar (bajar); dejar (apearse)
she put her glass down and stood up dejó el vaso y se levantó
She mumbled a reply and put the phone down hurriedly the bus was stopping to put someone down the taxi put me down in the High Street he may stop to put down or pick up passengers
I'll put these bags down for a minute voy a dejar estas bolsas en el suelo un momento; put it down! ¡déjalo!; ¡suéltalo!
he put the suitcase down and rubbed his wrist
once I started the book I couldn't put it down una vez que empecé el libro no podía dejarlo dejar de leerlo;or put me down! ¡bájame!; the pilot wanted to put the plane down in Boston el piloto quería aterrizar en Boston
foot root
2 (lay) [+carpets, poison, trap] poner; colocar
before we move in we want to put carpets down the best way of getting rid of rats is to put down poison
3 (lower) [+blinds, hand] bajar
the thief told them not to put their hands down till he'd left the shop he put his face down and sniffed the rose
4 (close) [+umbrella, parasol] cerrar
5 (write down) [+ideas] anotar; apuntar; [+name on list] poner; inscribir
I've put down a few ideas he anotado apuntado algunas ideas;or
I made a list of grievances and put down all the things that irritated me about her first put down a few ideas, then work out a plan for the essay I decided to put my name down on the housing list
I've put you down as unemployedas lo he inscrito apuntado como desempleado;or
put me down for £15for apúntame 15 libras
put me down for two, please por favor, apúntame dos; he's put his son down for Eton ha inscrito a su hijo en Eton internado privado; (internado privado) I'll put you down for the interview on Radio 4, ok? te apunto para la entrevista en Radio 4, ¿vale?; I've put myself down for the computer course me he inscrito para el curso de informática
to put sth down in writing on paperinoron poner algo por escrito
never put anything down on paper that might later be used in evidence against you
put it down on my account (Comm) cárguelo a mi cuenta
6 (suppress) [+revolt] reprimir; sofocar
soldiers were sent in to put down the rebellion the uprising was quickly put down
7 (reduce in rank) degradar; (Dep) etc pasar a una división inferior
8 (informal) (criticize, snub) hacer de menos; rebajar
he's always putting me down in front of my friends siempre me está haciendo de menos rebajando delante de mis amigos;or
I know that I do put people down occasionally racist jokes come from wanting to put down people we feel threatened by we've been encouraged all our lives to put down women's talk I'm not going to make any more suggestions if all you can do is put my ideas down
to put o.s. down hacerse de menos; rebajarse; you must stop putting yourself down debes dejar de hacerte de menos rebajarte;or
she learned to stop putting herself down and comparing herself to others
9 (pay)
to put down a depositdeposit dejar un depósito
he bought the property for $100,000 and put $20,000 down
she put down £500 on the caron dejó una señal un anticipo de 500 libras para el coche;or
10 (Britain) (euphemistic)
to have an animal put downanimal sacrificar a un animal
we had to have our dog put down magistrates ordered his dog Samson to be put down immediately they believe that any legislation that involves putting down dogs is wrong the horse has broken its leg and had to be put down
11 (put to bed) [+baby] acostar; poner a dormir
After Ira had left, I fed Wendy and put her down for her nap ...a woman who had just put her baby down for a rest
12 (table) [+motion, amendment] presentar
The Tribune Group had put down a motion condemning the government's policy We could therefore expect hundreds of amendments to be put down by the Tories
13 (store in cellar) [+wine] poner en cava
if this wine is put down now it will be at its peak in 10 years time
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(Aer) aterrizar
they will put down in Rome to refuel

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