- put on
- 1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) encender2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) ponerse3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) aumentar; (weight) engordar4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) dar, echar; presentar5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) poner6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) fingir7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) apostar porput on vb1. ponerseput your coat on, it's cold ponte el abrigo, hace frío2. poner / encenderwhy don't you put the radio on? ¿por qué no pones la radio?put on vt1) assume: afectar, adoptar2) produce: presentar (una obra de teatro, etc.)3) wear: ponerseput onv.• aplicar v.• echar v.• lucir v.• ponerse (Textil) (•Ropa•) v.• revestir v.• vestir v.Sense I1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o\<\<jacket/shoes\>\> ponerse*
to put one's clothes on — vestirse*, ponerse* la ropa
2) \<\<light/radio/oven\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<music\>\> poner*to put the brakes on — frenar
3) (gain)I've put on four kilos — he engordado cuatro kilos
to put on weight — engordar
4) \<\<exhibition\>\> organizar*; \<\<play/show\>\> presentar, dar*5) (assume) \<\<expression\>\> adoptarhe's just putting it on — está haciendo teatro or está fingiendo
he put on a foreign accent — fingió tener acento extranjero
Sense II6) v + o + adv(connect) (Telec)put him on, would you? — pásemelo, por favor
7)a) (alert)to put somebody on to somebody/something: somebody had put the police on to them alguien había puesto a la policía sobre su pista; my neighbor put me on to your little game — mi vecino me alertó de lo que te traías entre manos
b) (introduce)to put somebody on to somebody/something: I can put you on to someone who ... puedo ponerte en contacto con una persona que ...; she put me on to a store where ... — me dijo de or (CS) me dio el dato de una tienda donde ...
8) (tease) (AmE colloq) tomarle el pelo a (fam)1. VT + ADV1) [+ one's coat, socks, hat] ponerse; [+ ointment, cream] ponerse, aplicarse more frmto put on one's make-up — ponerse maquillaje, maquillarse
2) (=add, increase)he's put on 3 kilos — ha engordado 3 kilos
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to put on speed — acelerar, cobrar velocidad•
to put on weight — engordarhe has put on a lot of weight — ha engordado mucho
3) (=organize) [+ concert] presentar; [+ exhibition] montar; [+ play] representar, poner en escena; [+ extra bus, train] ponerwe're putting on "Bugsy Malone" — vamos a representar "Bugsy Malone"
4) (=assume) [+ expression, air] adoptarto put on a French accent — fingir (tener) un acento francés
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there's no need to put on an act, just be yourself — no tienes por qué fingir, sé tú mismo•
to put on an innocent expression — poner cara de inocente•
she's not ill, she's just putting it on — no está enferma, es puro teatro or está fingiendo•
she put on a show of enthusiasm — fingió entusiasmoair 1., 3)the party put on a show of unity — el partido presentó una fachada de unidad
5) (Telec)"is John there, please?" - "I'll put him on" — -¿por favor, está John? -le pongo
can you put me on to Mr Smith please — póngame con or (esp LAm) me comunica con el Sr. Smith, por favor
6) (=switch on, start) [+ light, radio] encender, prender (LAm); [+ CD, tape, music] poner; [+ vegetables] (=begin to cook) poner (a cocer); (=begin to heat) poner (a calentar)shall I put the heating on? — ¿enciendo la calefacción?
to put the brakes on — frenar
to put the kettle on — poner agua a hervir
7) [+ clock] adelantar•
to put a clock on one hour — adelantar un reloj una horadon't forget to put the clocks on tonight — esta noche no olviden adelantar los relojes
8) (esp US) * (=deceive) engañar•
you're putting me on, aren't you? — me estás tomando el pelo, ¿verdad?2. VT + PREP1) (=add to)the proposal would put 5p on (to) a litre of petrol — la propuesta aumentaría en 5 peniques el litro de gasolina
they put £2 on (to) the price — añadieron 2 libras al precio
2) (=bet on)•
to put money on a horse — apostar dinero a un caballo, jugarse dinero en un caballohe put £20 on Black Beauty to win — apostó or se jugó 20 libras a que Black Beauty ganaba
* * *Sense I1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o\<\<jacket/shoes\>\> ponerse*to put one's clothes on — vestirse*, ponerse* la ropa
2) \<\<light/radio/oven\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<music\>\> poner*to put the brakes on — frenar
3) (gain)I've put on four kilos — he engordado cuatro kilos
to put on weight — engordar
4) \<\<exhibition\>\> organizar*; \<\<play/show\>\> presentar, dar*5) (assume) \<\<expression\>\> adoptarhe's just putting it on — está haciendo teatro or está fingiendo
he put on a foreign accent — fingió tener acento extranjero
Sense II6) v + o + adv(connect) (Telec)put him on, would you? — pásemelo, por favor
7)a) (alert)to put somebody on to somebody/something: somebody had put the police on to them alguien había puesto a la policía sobre su pista; my neighbor put me on to your little game — mi vecino me alertó de lo que te traías entre manos
b) (introduce)to put somebody on to somebody/something: I can put you on to someone who ... puedo ponerte en contacto con una persona que ...; she put me on to a store where ... — me dijo de or (CS) me dio el dato de una tienda donde ...
8) (tease) (AmE colloq) tomarle el pelo a (fam)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
