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put away(
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)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.).
Don't forget to put the hammer away when you're finished with it.No te olvides de guardar el martillo cuando acabes con él.
b. poner en su sitio
Wash and put the dishes away and we can have dessert.Lava y pon los platos en su sitio y tendremos el postre.
2. (to save)
3. (colloquial) (to confine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. encerrar
The killer was put away for three counts of murder.El asesino fue encerrado por tres cargos de asesinato.
b. meter en un manicomio (mad person)
She's nuts. She ought to be put away!Está chalada. ¡Deberían meterla en un manicomio!
4. (colloquial) (to consume)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. zamparse (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
You wouldn't believe what he can put away. Yesterday he ate a whole chicken.No te creerías lo que se puede zampar. Ayer se comió un pollo entero.
a. desechar (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
You should put away such negative thoughts. Be positive!Debes desechar esos pensamientos negativos. ¡Sé positivo!
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