Continuamos con el desarrollo de las frases verbales en
inglés. En este caso, describimos las características del uso correcto de la
frase verbal “To Put”, mediante ejemplos concretos:
To put aside
(tr.): Ahorrar (se refiere mayormente a dinero) para un empleo posterior.
We should
start putting aside money to pay an English summer course for our daughter
To put (something)
back: Atrasar la fecha de realización de un evento.
Next Monday
our president will be abroad; we have to put the meeting back
To put (a watch)
back / forward : Atrasar / adelantar un reloj.
The 31st of
October in Europe the watches have to be put back one hour
To put (something)
back: Volver a colocar algo en su lugar inicial.
My kids never
put their toys back; I always have to do it myself
To put down (tr.):
Sofocar una rebelión / revuelta.
The police put
down the demonstration using tear gas
To put down (tr.):
Escribir.
I could put
down the number plate of the car that hit yours
To put down (tr.):
Poner en un lugar (lo contrario de pick-up).
I told my kid
to put down the old watch but he didn't obey me
To put (something)
down to (tr.): Atribuir a algo.
He was very listless in the party but I put
it down to his tiredness
To put forward
(propuesta / idea): Proponer una cuestión para su debate.
I put forward
a proposal in the last meeting but no one supported it
To put in (tr.):
Colocar / instalar una máquina en su sitio correcto.
The technician
came yesterday to put in the new dishwasher
To put in for ( a
job / a post): Pedir un trabajo.
When I
finished my studies I put in for a job in a bank
To put (someone)
off: Comunicar a alguien que se retrasa una cita o entrevista.
I invited him
for dinner but had to put him off because I started feeling bad
To put off (an
action): Postponerla.
We should put
off our tennis match; I will be very busy this afternoon
To put on
(vestidos, joyas, etc.): Ponerse (lo contrario de take off).
Which dress
are you going to put on for this weeding?
To put on (tr.):
Poner en marcha un aparato accionando un dispositivo.
The first
thing he does when arrives at home is to put on the TV
To put out (tr.):
Apagar una luz / un fuego.
Yesterday
night you went to bed and forgot to put out the light
To be put out:
Enfadar a una persona.
I was very put
out when she didn't invite me to her party
To put up
(edificios, monumentos, etc.): Levantar.
We need to put
up a fence in the garden to avoid our dog goes out
To put (someone)
up to (something): Explicar a alguien cómo hacer algo, generalmente en
referencia a un truco.
My granny put
my mother up to many of her delicious recipes
To put up with
(something): Soportar algo con paciencia.
We have to put
up with our neighbours; they are really rude
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