put out





























 

1) place outside, expel,
drive out

Have you put out the cat?
¿Has sacado el gato?

2) extend, hold out
 

He put out his hand for me to shake.
El extendió su mano para estrechar la mía.

3) begin a voyage, set sail
 

Their tiny vessel put out to sea.
Su diminuta embarcación se hizo a la mar.

4) extinguish
 

The six firemen soon put out the fire.
Los seis bomberos extinguieron pronto el incendio.

5) switch off
 

Put out the lamp now, please.
Desconecte (Apague) la lámpara ahora, por favor.

6) annoy (usually used
in the passive)

I was put out by his aggressive attitude to me.
Me molestó su actitud agresiva hacia mí.

7) inconvenience, trouble
 

He said he did not want to put us out by accepting our dinner.
Dijo que no quería incomodarnos al aceptar nuestra cena.

8) dislocate
 

I must have put my shoulder out while I was playing tennis.
Debo haberme dislocado el hombro mientras jugaba tenis.

9) publish
 

Dr. Wise has just put out a book on education.
El Dr. Wise acaba de publicar un libro sobre educación.

put through 




 

1) carry out
 

The new plan has been put through successfully.
El nuevo plan ha sido llevado a cabo con éxito.

2) connect by telephone
(usually separated)

Please, put me through to Extension 106.
Por favor, comuníqueme con el Interno 106.

put up 































 

1) raise, hold up
 

Please help me to put this ladder up.
Por favor ayúdame a levantar esta escalera.

2) raise (prices)
 

Bread has been put up to 4 dollars a kilo.
El pan ha sido incrementado a 4 dólares el kilo.

3) pack away, put aside,
lay away

We decided to put the deck chairs up for this winter.
Decidimos guardar las sillas de jardín por este invierno.

4) build, erect
 

I've put a shed up at the end of my garden.
He construido un galpón en el fondo de mi jardín

5) provide lodging and food
 

We can put you up for the weekend.
Podemos alojarte durante el fin de semana.

6) lodge
 

We put up for the night at Werton Lodge.
Nos hospedamos por la noche en la Posada Werton.

7) propose for election,
nominate

The party put up Mr. Reno as their candidate.
El partido propuso como candidato al Sr. Reno.

8) offer for sale by auction
 

Three valuable pictures were put up for tomorrow's auction.
Para el remate de mañana se colocaron tres valiosos cuadros.

9) provide for a business purpose

Mariana's father put up the money for her dental clinic.
El padre de Mariana puso el dinero para su clínica dental.

10) offer a prayer
 

The priest put up a prayer for safety in Spain.
El sacerdote elevó una plegaria por la seguridad en España.

put up to
 

instigate, urge to do wrong
(usually separated)

She put me up to playing a trick on the teacher.
Me incitó a hacerle una broma al profesor.

put up with


 

endure, tolerate, suffer


 

When he lived in Buenos Aires and Santiago he had to put up with crowded buses.
Cuando vivía en Buenos Aires y Santiago tuvo que soportar ómnibus saturados de gente.