poner a dormir
poner a dormir
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.).
a. to put to sleep
Di de comer al bebé y luego lo puse a dormir.I fed the baby and then I put him to sleep.
2. (to help die) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to put to sleep
El pobre animal estaba muy malherido y hubo que ponerlo a dormir.The poor animal was very badly injured, and we had to put him to sleep.
b. to put down
Rex estaba tan viejito y enfermo que hubo que ponerlo a dormir.Rex was so old and sick that we had to have him put down.
a. to put up
El vuelo del equipo australiano acaba de aterrizar y no hay hotel para ellos. ¿Dónde ponemos a dormir a tanta gente?The Australian team's flight just landed and there's no hotel for them. Where will we put all these people up?
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