Buscar
to put
01
poner
to move something or someone from one place or position to another
Transitive: to put sth somewhere
Example
Did she put the flowers in the vase?
¿Ella puso las flores en el jarrón?
He put the groceries in the fridge.
Colocó las compras en el refrigerador.
1.1
colocar, fijar
to fix or attach something to another
Transitive: to put sth on sth
Example
He put the poster on the wall with tape.
Colocó el póster en la pared con cinta.
She put the stamp on the envelope and mailed it.
Ella colocó el sello en el sobre y lo envió.
1.2
poner, colocar
to cause someone or something to go to a specific place and stay there for a particular time
Transitive: to put sb/sth somewhere
Example
He put his father into a rehab facility to help him with his addiction.
Colocó a su padre en una instalación de rehabilitación para ayudarlo con su adicción.
The parents put their child into day care while they were at work.
Los padres colocaron a su hijo en la guardería mientras estaban en el trabajo.
1.3
lanzar, disparar
to fire or shoot something, such as a missile or weapon, into or through a target
Transitive: to put a projectile somewhere
Example
The rebels put rockets into the military base.
Los rebeldes lanzaron cohetes en la base militar.
The sniper put a bullet in the assassin's head.
El francotirador disparó una bala en la cabeza del asesino.
02
decir, expresar
to express something in a specific way
Transitive: to put words in a specific manner
Example
Despite the sensitive topic, she put her feedback very tactfully.
A pesar del tema sensible, ella expresó su opinión de manera muy táctica.
Let me put it this way: we have a problem.
Déjame expresar esto de esta manera: tenemos un problema.
2.1
anotar, escribir
to write or make a mark on something
Transitive: to put a mark or writing somewhere
Example
Dinner at your place next week?
¿Cena en tu casa la próxima semana? Lo escribiré en mi calendario.
He put a checkmark next to the completed tasks.
Escribió una marca al lado de las tareas completadas.
03
poner, dejar
to bring someone or something into a particular state or condition
Complex Transitive: to put sb/sth at a state | to put sb/sth in a state
Example
He put the baby to sleep with a lullaby.
Él dejó dormir al bebé con una canción de cuna.
She put the computer into sleep mode to conserve energy.
Ella puso el ordenador en modo de suspensión para conservar energía.
04
dar, asignar
to give something a specific level of value, importance, etc.
Transitive: to put a value on sth
Example
The company put a maximum budget on the project expenses.
La empresa asignó un presupuesto máximo a los gastos del proyecto.
The seller has put a value of $500,000 on the house.
El vendedor ha asignado un valor de $500,000 a la casa.
05
lanzar
(in sports) to throw something, like a ball
Transitive: to put a ball or shot
Example
She put the javelin into the air.
Ella lanzó la jabalina al aire.
She set a meet record by putting the shot 50 feet.
Ella estableció un récord de encuentro al lanzar la bala a 50 pies.
06
realizar, llevar a cabo
(dummy verb) to carry out or perform an action that is specified by a noun
Example
After learning new study techniques, she started putting them into practice to improve her grades.
Después de aprender nuevas técnicas de estudio, comenzó a llevarlas a cabo para mejorar sus notas.
He tried to put his career goals into perspective.
Él trató de llevar a cabo sus metas profesionales en perspectiva.
07
poner, invertir
to place or invest money into something such as a business, project, or bank account
Transitive: to put money into sth | to put money in sth
Example
I put some cash in the bank yesterday.
He put money into his friend's startup business.
Put
01
opción de venta, put
the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
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