put down

put down
1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) bajar
2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) dejar, soltar
3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) sofocar
4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) sacrificar
put down vb dejar
she put her suitcase down dejó la maleta en el suelo
put that gun down! ¡deja esa pistola!
put down vt
1) suppress: aplastar, suprimir
2) attribute: atribuir
she put it down to luck: lo atribuyó a la suerte
put down
v.
colgar (teléfono) v.
entrecoger v.
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (set down) \<\<bag/pen\>\> dejar; \<\<telephone\>\> colgar*

she put the package down on the table — puso or depositó el paquete sobre la mesa

it's one of those books you can't put down — es uno de esos libros que no se pueden parar de leer

b) (lay) \<\<tiles/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*
c) (lower) bajar
d) \<\<passenger\>\> dejar
2)
a) (suppress) \<\<rebellion\>\> sofocar*
b) (destroy) (BrE euph) \<\<animal\>\> sacrificar* (euf), matar
3)
a) (write down) \<\<thoughts\>\> anotar, escribir*; \<\<name\>\> poner*, escribir*

put it down on paper — escríbelo, ponlo por escrito

b) (assess)

to put somebody down as something — catalogar* a algn de algo

c) (attribute)

to put something down to something — atribuirle* algo a algo

4) (in part payment) \<\<sum\>\> entregar*, dejar (en depósito); \<\<deposit\>\> dejar
Sense II
5) v + o + adv (belittle, humiliate) \<\<person\>\> rebajar

why are you always putting yourself down? — ¿por qué te menosprecias?

6) v + adv (Aviat) \<\<aircraft/pilot\>\> aterrizar*
1. VT + ADV
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

foot 1., 1), root 1., 3)
2) (=lay) [+ carpets, poison, trap] poner, colocar
3) (=lower) [+ blinds, hand] bajar
4) (=close) [+ umbrella, parasol] cerrar
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)

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

6) (=suppress) [+ revolt] reprimir, sofocar
7) (=reduce in rank) degradar; (Sport etc) pasar a una división inferior
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

9) (=pay)

to put down a deposit — dejar un depósito

she put down £500 on the car — dejó una señal or un anticipo de 500 libras para el coche

10) (Brit)
euph

to have an animal put down — sacrificar a un animal

11) (=put to bed) [+ baby] acostar, poner a dormir
12) (=table) [+ motion, amendment] presentar
13) (=store in cellar) [+ wine] poner en cava
2.
VI + ADV (Aer) aterrizar
* * *
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) (set down) \<\<bag/pen\>\> dejar; \<\<telephone\>\> colgar*

she put the package down on the table — puso or depositó el paquete sobre la mesa

it's one of those books you can't put down — es uno de esos libros que no se pueden parar de leer

b) (lay) \<\<tiles/carpet\>\> poner*, colocar*
c) (lower) bajar
d) \<\<passenger\>\> dejar
2)
a) (suppress) \<\<rebellion\>\> sofocar*
b) (destroy) (BrE euph) \<\<animal\>\> sacrificar* (euf), matar
3)
a) (write down) \<\<thoughts\>\> anotar, escribir*; \<\<name\>\> poner*, escribir*

put it down on paper — escríbelo, ponlo por escrito

b) (assess)

to put somebody down as something — catalogar* a algn de algo

c) (attribute)

to put something down to something — atribuirle* algo a algo

4) (in part payment) \<\<sum\>\> entregar*, dejar (en depósito); \<\<deposit\>\> dejar
Sense II
5) v + o + adv (belittle, humiliate) \<\<person\>\> rebajar

why are you always putting yourself down? — ¿por qué te menosprecias?

6) v + adv (Aviat) \<\<aircraft/pilot\>\> aterrizar*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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