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Définition et signification de « put » en anglais

to put

VERBE

mettre

to move something or someone from one place or position to another

Transitive: to put sth somewhere

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

simple

verbe de mouvement

irrégulier

présent

put

3e personne du singulier

puts

participe présent

putting

passé simple

put

participe passé

put

Exemples

Did she put the flowers in the vase?

A-t-elle mis les fleurs dans le vase ?

1.1

mettre, fixer

to fix or attach something to another

Transitive: to put sth on sth

Exemples

He put the poster on the wall with tape.

Il a mis l'affiche sur le mur avec du ruban adhésif.

1.2

mettre, placer

to cause someone or something to go to a specific place and stay there for a particular time

Transitive: to put sb/sth somewhere

Exemples

He put his father into a rehab facility to help him with his addiction.

Il a mis son père dans un centre de désintoxication pour l'aider avec sa dépendance.

1.3

lancer, tirer

to fire or shoot something, such as a missile or weapon, into or through a target

Transitive: to put a projectile somewhere

Exemples

The rebels put rockets into the military base.

Les rebelles ont mis des roquettes dans la base militaire.

exprimer, formuler

to express something in a specific way

Transitive: to put words in a specific manner

Exemples

Despite the sensitive topic, she put her feedback very tactfully.

Malgré le sujet sensible, elle a exprimé ses commentaires avec beaucoup de tact.

2.1

mettre, inscrire

to write or make a mark on something

Transitive: to put a mark or writing somewhere

Exemples

Dinner at your place next week? I'll put it on my calendar.

Dîner chez toi la semaine prochaine ? Je vais le mettre sur mon calendrier.

mettre, placer

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

Exemples

He put the baby to sleep with a lullaby.

Il a mis le bébé à dormir avec une berceuse.

attribuer, assigner

to give something a specific level of value, importance, etc.

Transitive: to put a value on sth

Exemples

The company put a maximum budget on the project expenses.

La société a fixé un budget maximum pour les dépenses du projet.

lancer, envoyer

(in sports) to throw something, like a ball

Transitive: to put a ball or shot

Exemples

She put the javelin into the air.

Elle a lancé le javelot en l'air.

mettre, appliquer

(dummy verb) to carry out or perform an action that is specified by a noun

Exemples

After learning new study techniques, she started putting them into practice to improve her grades.

Après avoir appris de nouvelles techniques d'étude, elle a commencé à les mettre en pratique pour améliorer ses notes.

placer, investir

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

Exemples

I put some cash in the bank yesterday.

J'ai mis un peu d'argent à la banque hier.

Put

NOM

option de vente, put

the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

informations grammaticales

statut d’animéité

abstrait

composition morphologique

simple

dénombrable

forme plurielle

puts

Arbre Lexical

input

put

Mots Proches

Définition et signification de « put » en anglais

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