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put

Pronunciation: /pʊt/

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vtr

  • 1 (place) mettre [object, person] (in dans sur) (on sur) to put sth through = glisser qch dans [letterbox] to put sb through = envoyer qn à [university]; = faire passer qn par [ordeal]; = faire passer [qch] à qn [test] to put one's hand to = porter la main à [mouth]
  • 2 (devote, invest) to put money/energy into sth = investir de l'argent/son énergie dans qch to put a lot into = s'engager à fond pour [work, project]; = sacrifier beaucoup à [marriage]
  • 3to put money towards = donner de l'argent pour [gift] put it towards some new clothes = sers-t'en pour acheter des vêtements to put tax on sth = taxer qch
  • 4 (express) to put it bluntly = pour parler franchement let me put it another way = laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment

Idioms

I wouldn't put it past him!

ça ne m'étonnerait pas de lui!

Phrasal verbs

put across

communiquer [idea, case]

put away

a (tidy away) ranger b (save) mettre [qch] de côté c (colloq) avaler [food]; descendre (fam) [drink]

put back

a (return) remettre to put sth back where it belongs = remettre qch à sa place b remettre [meeting] (to à jusqu'à) (until jusqu'à); repousser [date] c retarder [clock, watch]

put down

A. a poser [object] b réprimer [rebellion] c (write down) mettre (par écrit) d to put sth down to = mettre qch sur le compte de to put sth down to the fact that = imputer qch au fait que e (by injection) piquer [animal] f to put down a deposit = verser des arrhes to put £50 down on sth = verser 50 livres sterling d'arrhes sur qch
B. a déposer [passenger] b (humiliate) rabaisser

put forward

a (propose) avancer [theory, name]; soumettre [plan]; présenter la candidature de [person] b (in time) avancer [meeting, date, clock] (by de à) (to à)

put in

A. a [ship] faire escale (at à dans) (to dans) b to put in for = postuler pour [job, promotion, rise]; = demander [transfer]
B. a installer [heating, units] b (make) faire [request, claim] to put in an appearance = faire une apparition c passer [time] d (insert) mettre

put off

A. a (delay, defer) remettre [qch] (à plus tard) b (turn off) éteindre [light, radio]
B. a décommander [guest]; dissuader [person] to be easily put off = se décourager facilement b (repel) [appearance, smell] dégoûter; [manner, person] déconcerter

put on

a mettre [garment, make-up] b allumer [light, heating]; mettre [record, music] to put the kettle on = mettre de l'eau à chauffer c prendre [weight, kilo] d (produce) monter [play, exhibition] e (adopt) prendre [accent, expression] he's putting it on = il fait semblant

put out

a (extend) tendre [hand] to put out one's tongue = tirer la langue b éteindre [fire, cigarette] c sortir [bin, garbage]; faire sortir [cat] d diffuser [warning, statement] e mettre [food, towels] f (dislocate) se démettre [shoulder] g (inconvenience) déranger [person]; (annoy) contrarier [person]

put through

a (implement) faire passer [bill, reform] b passer [caller] (to à)

put together

a (assemble) assembler [pieces, parts] to put sth back together = reconstituer qch b (place together) mettre ensemble c établir [list]; faire [film, programme] d construire [argument]

put up

A. opposer [resistance] to put up a fight = combattre
B. a hisser [flag, sail]; relever [hair] to put up one's hand = lever la main b mettre [sign, plaque]; afficher [list] c dresser [fence, tent] d augmenter [rent, prices, tax]; faire monter [temperature] e (provide) fournir [money]
C. a (lodge) héberger b to put sb up to sth = pousser qn à qch

put up with

supporter [person, situation]

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