put away

mettere via, riporre

Rimettere qualcosa nel posto dove si tiene dopo aver finito di usarlo.

In inglese semplice: To return something to the place where it is kept when you finish using it.

• Put away your toys, please.
• He put the clean dishes away.
• Have you put away the tools yet?

Come si usa: put something away (Please put your books away after class.)

Sinonimi: tidy away, store

Contrari: take out

Espressioni comuni: put away something, put away toys

risparmiare, mettere da parte

Conservare denaro o altre cose per usarli in seguito.

In inglese semplice: To save money or other things so you can use them later.

• I put away a little money each week.
• They put food away for the winter.
• Have you put anything away for emergencies?

Come si usa: put something away for something (We put some money away for our holiday.)

Sinonimi: save, set aside, store

Contrari: spend

Espressioni comuni: put away money, put away something

incarcerare, internare

Far rinchiudere qualcuno in carcere o in un ospedale psichiatrico.

In inglese semplice: If someone is sent to prison or a hospital for mental illness, they are kept there.

• They put the robber away.
• He was put away for twenty years.
• In those days, families sometimes put mentally ill relatives away.

Come si usa: put someone away for a period (The judge put him away for eight years.)

Sinonimi: lock up, confine, imprison

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: put away someone, put someone away

divorare, consumare

Mangiare o bere grandi quantità di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you eat or drink a lot of something.

• He put away five burgers.
• How much beer did they put away?
• She can put away an enormous breakfast.

Come si usa: put away something (He can put away three sandwiches in minutes.); put something away (That pizza was huge, but she put it away.)

Sinonimi: devour, consume

Espressioni comuni: put away food, put away a meal, put away several beers

mandare al tappeto

Colpire un avversario tanto forte da impedirgli di continuare a combattere.

In inglese semplice: To hit an opponent so hard that they cannot continue fighting.

• The boxer put his opponent away.
• One powerful punch put her away.
• Can he put away the champion before the final round?

Come si usa: put someone away in a round (She put her opponent away in the third round.)

Sinonimi: knock out

Espressioni comuni: put away an opponent, put someone away

uccidere, eliminare

Uccidere qualcuno, spesso intenzionalmente e di nascosto.

In inglese semplice: To kill someone, often deliberately and secretly.

• The gang put him away.
• They planned to put away the only witness.
• Was she paid to put her rival away?

Come si usa: put someone away (The gang hired a man to put the witness away.)

Sinonimi: kill, murder

Espressioni comuni: put away someone, put someone away