meter preso
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meter preso(
meh
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tehr
preh
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soh
)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. (general)
a. to put in prison
No había cometido ningún delito. Lo metieron preso solo por sus ideas políticas.He hadn't committed any crime. He was put in prison just because of his political ideas.
b. to imprision
La metieron presa por robar comida para alimentar a su familia.She was imprisoned for stealing food to feed her family.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Lo metieron preso por cazar furtivamente en la finca del alcalde del pueblo.He went to prison for poaching on the village mayor's land.
Si me denuncias a la policía, me meterán presa.If you report me to the police, I'll go to prison.
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