put in
transitive verb phrase1. (to insert)
a. poner
My coffee is bitter. Can you put in some sugar?Mi café está amargo. ¿Puedes ponerle azúcar?
b. meter
Put in your head and see if there's anybody in the store.Mete la cabeza para ver si hay alguien en la tienda.
c. agregar
It's a pretty serious subject. You should put a few jokes in.Es un tema bastante serio. Debes agregar unos chistes.
2. (to submit)
a. presentar
Yuridia put in a request for time off to see the doctor.Yuridia presentó una solicitud de tiempo para ir al médico.
3. (to install)
4. (to plant)
a. plantar
The gardeners put 800 poinsettias in the neighborhood park for Christmas.Los jardineros plantaron 800 flores de nochebuena en el parque de la colonia para la Navidad.
b. sembrar
Put in the seeds after any danger of frost has passed.Siembra las semillas después que haya pasado todo peligro de helada.
5. (to interject)
a. interponer
"This soup is cold," said Mary. "And too salty!" put in Enrique."Esta sopa está fría," dijo Mary. "¡Y muy salada!" interpuso Enrique.
6. (informal) (to dedicate)
intransitive verb phrasea. dedicar
If you want to get in shape, you have to put in time working out.Si quieres ponerte en forma, tienes que dedicar tiempo a hacer ejercicio.
b. trabajar
As an accountant, Gustavo has to put in a lot of hours this time of year.Como contador, Gustavo tiene que trabajar muchas horas en esta temporada del año.
c. invertir
Rodolfo put time, money, and effort into making his business a success.Rodolfo invirtió tiempo, dinero y esfuerzo para hacer un éxito de su negocio.
7. (nautical)
a. hacer escala
The cruise put in at Puerto Vallarta on the way to Panama.El crucero hizo escala en Puerto Vallarta rumbo a Panamá.
put in
transitive verb phrase1. (install)
a. poner, instalar
2. (claim, protest)
a. presentar
to p in a (good) word for somebodydecir algo en favor de alguien
3. (time, work)
intransitive verba. invertir, dedicar
4. (ship)
a. atracar, hacer escala
put in
transitive verb
1 (inside box, drawer, room) meter
she packed the camera but forgot to put the film in cogió la cámara pero se le olvidó (meter) la película; he put his head in at the window metió la cabeza por la ventana; I'll put some more sugar in voy a poner más azúcar
3 (to garage, repair shop) [+car]
I've put the car in for repairs he llevado el coche a que lo reparen
5 (include) (in book, speech) incluir; (add) agregar
why don't you put a few jokes in? ¿por qué no incluyes algunos chistes?; did you put in your reasons for wanting to go? ¿pusiste or incluiste las razones por las que quieres irte?
7 (submit) [+request] presentar
to put in a claim for damages/expenses presentar una demanda por daños/gastos
to put sb in for an award proponer a algn para un premio
to put one's name in for sth inscribirse para algo
to put in a plea of not guilty declararse inocente
9 (devote, expend) [+time] dedicar
she puts in an hour a day at the piano le dedica al piano una hora al día; I've put in a lot of time on it le he dedicado mucho tiempo a esto; he empleado mucho tiempo en esto; I put in a couple of hours gardening dediqué un par de horas a trabajar en el jardín; me pasé un par de horas trabajando en el jardín
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