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"Put down" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "dejar", and "grass" is a noun which is often translated as "el césped". Learn more about the difference between "put down" and "grass" below.
put down(
poot
daun
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (to place)
a. dejar
Can you put down your phone for a second? I want to talk to you.¿Puedes dejar tu celular tantito? Quiero hablar contigo.
I put the book down right here, and now it's gone.Dejé el libro aquí mismo, y ahora no está.
b. colgar (telephone)
I said goodbye to him and put the phone down.Me despedí de él y colgué el teléfono.
2. (to lay)
3. (to lower)
a. bajar
Will you put the blinds down? I'm going to take a nap for a bit.¿Bajarías las persianas? Voy a echarme a dormir un rato.
e. escribir
I'll put the appointment down in my calendar as a reminder.Escribiré la cita en mi agenda como recordatorio.
f. poner por escrito
The secretary put down everything her boss said.La secretaria puso por escrito todo lo que dijo su jefe.
a. sacrificar (animal)
Our dog was old and he was suffering, so we made the decision to have him put down.Nuestro perro era viejo y estaba sufriendo, así que tomamos la decisión de sacrificarlo.
b. poner a dormir (animal)
The vet said there was nothing else she could do, so we had to put our cat down.La veterinaria nos dijo que no había más nada que podía hacer para nuestro gato, así que lo pusimos a dormir.
a. atribuir
They put the events down to nothing more than a strange coincidence.Atribuyeron los eventos a nada más que una extraña casualidad.
a. rebajar
Don't put your brother down. It's not very nice.No rebajes a tu hermano. No es muy agradable.
b. menospreciar
The professor put down his colleague's paper in front of the entire conference.El profesor menospreció la ponencia de su colega delante de todos los asistentes a la conferencia.
a. menospreciarse (reflexive)
Don't put yourself down just because you made a mistake.No te menosprecies tan solo por haber cometido un error.
a. dejar un depósito
We were able to put down $2000 on the car.Pudimos dejar un depósito de $2000 para el carro.
12. (to propose)
grass(
grahs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (lawn)
b. el pasto (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
It makes me angry when the neighbors' dog poos on my grass.Me enoja que el perro de los vecinos haga caca en mi pasto.
c. la grama (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I love walking barefoot on the grass.Me encanta caminar descalzo sobre la grama.
d. el zacate (M) (Central America) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Cows, sheep, and horses live on grass.Las vacas, las ovejas y los caballos se alimentan de zacate.
e. el sacate (M) (Central America) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
I spent the afternoon lying on the grass, reading a book.Pasé la tarde tumbado en el sacate leyendo un libro.
2. (botany)
a. la hierba (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Aztecs used various types of medicinal grasses to heal themselves.Los aztecas usaban varios tipos de hierbas medicinales para curarse.
3. (slang) (marijuana)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. la hierba (F) (slang)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Smoking grass always makes me hungry.Fumar hierba siempre me da hambre.
b. la mota (F) (slang) (Central America) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
How do you feel about smoking a little grass tonight?¿Qué te parece fumar un poco de mota esta noche?
4. (colloquial) (informer) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el chivato (M), la chivata (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I wouldn't trust Derek. He's a grass!No me fiaría de Derek. ¡Es un chivato!
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (colloquial) (to inform on) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. delatar
If I find out who grassed us to the police, I'll kill them!Si me entero quién nos delató a la policía, ¡los mato!
b. chivarse de (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
Why did you grass me to mum? - It wasn't me!¿Por qué te chivaste de mí a mamá? - ¡No fui yo!
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (colloquial) (to inform the police) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. chivarse (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tim said he wouldn't grass but I don't believe him.Tim dijo que no se chivaría pero no le creo.
