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.).
transitive verb phrase
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.
4. (to write down)
c. poner (name)
We'd like a table for four people. - What name can I put down?Nos gustaría una mesa para cuatro personas. - ¿Qué nombre pongo?
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.
5. (to put a stop to)
6. (to euthanize)
a. sacrificar (animal)
Our dog was old and 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.
7. (to allow to get down)
8. (to attribute)
a. atribuir
They put the events down to nothing more than a strange coincidence.Atribuyeron los eventos a nada más que una extraña casualidad.
9. (to insult)
a. rebajar
Don't put your brother down. It's not very nice.No rebajes a tu hermano. No es muy agradable.
b. menospreciar (merit)
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.
10. (to make a partial payment)
a. dejar un depósito
We were able to put down $2000 on the car.Pudimos dejar un depósito de $2000 para el carro.
11. (to propose)
a. presentar (motion)
The councilman put down a motion to renovate the park.El concejal presentó una moción para renovar el parque.
12. (to criticize oneself)
a. menospreciarse
Don't put yourself down just because you made a mistake.No te menosprecies tan solo por haber cometido un error.
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
13. (to land)
put down
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.).
transitive verb phrase
1. (set down)
a. dejar
I couldn't p the book downno me podía despegar del libro
2. (revolt, opposition)
a. reprimir, ahogar
3. (write)
a. poner por escrito
to p something down in writingponer algo por escrito
to p one's name down for somethingapuntarse a or inscribirse en algo
4. (attribute)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
to p something down to somethingachacar or atribuir algo a algo
5. (animal)
a. sacrificar
to have a cat/dog put downsacrificar a un gato/perro
6. (criticize)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
to p somebody downdejar a alguien en mal lugar
to p oneself downmenospreciarse
put down
transitive verb
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
I'll put these bags down for a minute voy a dejar estas bolsas en el suelo un momento; put it down! ¡déjalo!; ¡suéltalo!
once I started the book I couldn't put it down una vez que empecé el libro no podía dejarlo or dejar de leerlo; put me down! ¡bájame!; the pilot wanted to put the plane down in Boston el piloto quería aterrizar en Boston
5 (write down) [+ideas] anotar; apuntar; [+name on list] poner; inscribir
I've put down a few ideas he anotado or apuntado algunas ideas
I've put you down as unemployed lo he inscrito or apuntado como desempleado
put me down for £15 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 or on paper poner algo por escrito
put it down on my account (Comm) cárguelo a mi cuenta
8 (criticize, snub) hacer de menos; rebajar
he's always putting me down in front of my friends siempre me está haciendo de menos or rebajando delante de mis amigos
to put o.s. down hacerse de menos; rebajarse; you must stop putting yourself down debes dejar de hacerte de menos or rebajarte
Word Roots
Hover on a tile to learn new words with the same root.
Loading roots
Examples
Explore SpanishDict
We've combined the most accurate English to Spanish translations, dictionary, verb conjugations, and Spanish to English translators into one very powerful search box.
Learn Spanish with Fluencia
Try Fluencia, the new Spanish learning program from SpanishDict.
- Fun and interactive
- Highly effective
- Easy to use
- Works on any device
Did this page answer your question?
