put by

mettere da parte, risparmiare

Conservare denaro, cibo o altre cose per usarli in futuro.

In inglese semplice: To save money, food, or other things for future use.

• I put a little money by each week.
• They put by enough food for the winter.
• Have you put anything by for your retirement?

Come si usa: put something by for something (She puts money by for emergencies.)

Sinonimi: save, set aside, store

Contrari: spend

Espressioni comuni: put money by, put something by, put by savings

riporre, accantonare

Riporre qualcosa al suo posto oppure smettere di considerare un’idea o una preoccupazione.

In inglese semplice: To put something away where it belongs, or stop considering an idea or concern.

• She put by her sewing.
• He put by his doubts and accepted the invitation.
• When the work was finished, they put the tools by.

Come si usa: put something by (He put his papers by and went to bed.)

Sinonimi: put away, put aside, disregard

Espressioni comuni: put by books, put something by, put by doubts

far passare inosservato

Fare qualcosa senza che una certa persona o un certo gruppo se ne accorga.

In inglese semplice: To do something without a particular person or group noticing it.

• He put the expense by his manager.
• She put the transaction by accounts without anyone asking questions.
• Could they put the change by the inspectors?

Come si usa: put something by someone (She put the payment by the accounts team.)

Sinonimi: sneak past, slip past

Espressioni comuni: put something by someone, put it by someone

arenarsi

Per una nave, finire volontariamente sulla riva o su un fondale basso per evitare una collisione.

In inglese semplice: If a ship does this, it is deliberately driven onto the shore or shallow ground to avoid a collision.

• The ship put by to avoid a crash.
• The captain ordered the vessel to put by on the sandbank.
• Two boats collided, but the third put by safely.

Sinonimi: run aground, beach

Espressioni comuni: put by deliberately, put by ashore