put

poner, colocar

Llevar a alguien o algo a un lugar determinado y dejarlo allí.

En inglés sencillo: To move someone or something to a particular place.

• Put your bag here.
• She put the keys on the table.
• Where did you put my shoes?

Cómo se usa: put something + place expression (Put the milk in the fridge.)

Sinónimos: place, set

Expresiones frecuentes: put something down, put something here, put something away

atribuir, asignar, imponer

Asignar una responsabilidad o un valor, atribuir una cualidad o imponer una regla a alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To give a rule, value, quality, or responsibility to someone or something.

• Do not put the blame on me.
• The council put restrictions on parking.
• What value would you put on this painting?

Cómo se usa: put something on someone/something (They put the blame on me.); put something at + amount (The report put the cost at two million euros.)

Sinónimos: assign, attach, attribute

Expresiones frecuentes: put restrictions on, put blame on, put emphasis on

poner, colocar

Hacer que alguien o algo se encuentre en una situación o condición determinada.

En inglés sencillo: To cause someone or something to be in a particular situation or condition.

• The music put him to sleep.
• She put her papers in order.
• That decision put everyone in danger.

Cómo se usa: put someone/something in/into something (The news put her in a good mood.); put someone/something at something (The delay put our plans at risk.)

Sinónimos: place, bring

Expresiones frecuentes: put someone at ease, put something in order, put someone to sleep

lanzamiento

Acción de impulsar o lanzar algo, especialmente una bola pesada de metal en un deporte.

En inglés sencillo: An act of pushing or throwing something, especially a heavy metal ball in a sport.

• His first put was short.
• The athlete won with a powerful put.
• Her final put travelled farther than the others.

Sinónimos: throw, push

Expresiones frecuentes: a powerful put, a long put, final put