put to bed

acostar

Ayudar a alguien a prepararse para dormir y acomodarlo en su cama.

En inglés sencillo: You help someone get ready for sleep and settle them in their bed.

• I put the baby to bed.
• Who put the children to bed last night?
• She puts her son to bed after reading him a story.

Cómo se usa: put someone to bed (He put his daughter to bed at eight.)

Expresiones frecuentes: put someone to bed, put baby to bed

sentenciar

Dejar la victoria prácticamente asegurada, con pocas posibilidades de que gane el rival.

En inglés sencillo: You make victory certain, so the other side has little chance of winning.

• That goal put the match to bed.
• They put the game to bed with two late goals.
• Can another score put this contest to bed?

Cómo se usa: put something to bed (A third goal put the game to bed.)

Sinónimos: seal, clinch

Expresiones frecuentes: put something to bed, put it to bed

disipar, despejar

Eliminar una preocupación, duda o creencia falsa para que deje de inquietar a la gente.

En inglés sencillo: You remove a worry, doubt, or false belief so people stop thinking it might be true.

• The results put our doubts to bed.
• She put those rumors to bed by showing us the letter.
• Will this report finally put their fears to bed?

Cómo se usa: put something to bed (This evidence should put your worries to bed.)

Sinónimos: dispel, lay to rest

Expresiones frecuentes: put doubts to bed, put fears to bed, put rumors to bed

cerrar la edición

Terminar de preparar un periódico o una publicación similar para que pueda imprimirse.

En inglés sencillo: You finish preparing a newspaper or similar publication so it can be printed.

• We put the newspaper to bed at midnight.
• The editor put the final edition to bed.
• Have you put tomorrow’s issue to bed yet?

Cómo se usa: put something to bed (They put the magazine to bed on Friday.)

Sinónimos: finalize

Expresiones frecuentes: put something to bed, put it to bed