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I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

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put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

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1. put (place):

put them here please

mettez-les ici s'il vous plaît

to put sth on/under/around etc

mettre qc sur/sous/autour de etc

to put a stamp on a letter

mettre un timbre sur une lettre

to put a lock on the door/a button on a shirt

mettre une serrure sur la porte/un bouton sur une chemise

to put one's arm around sb

mettre son bras autour de qn

to put one's hands in one's pockets

mettre les mains dans ses poches

to put sth in a safe place

mettre qc en lieu sûr

to put sugar in one's tea

mettre du sucre dans son thé

to put more sugar in one's tea

ajouter du sucre dans son thé

to put more soap in the bathroom

remettre du savon dans la salle de bains

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

to put sth through letterbox

glisser qc dans

to put sth through window

to put sth through mincer

faire passer qc à

to put one's head through the window

passer la tête par la fenêtre

to put one's fist through the window

casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing

to put sth through the books (in accounting)

faire passer qc dans les frais généraux

to put sth through a test

faire passer un test à qc

to put sth through a process

faire suivre un processus à qc

to put sb through university, college

to put sb through suffering, ordeal

faire passer qn par

to put sb through test

faire passer [qc] à qn

to put sb through course

faire suivre [qc] à qn

after all you've put me through

après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir

to put sb through hell

faire souffrir mille morts à qn

to put one's hand/finger to mouth

porter la main/le doigt à

3. put (cause to be or do):

to put sb in prison/on a diet

mettre qn en prison/au régime

to put sb on the train

mettre qn dans le train

to put sb in goal/in defence Brit

mettre qn dans les buts/en défense

to put sb in a bad mood/in an awkward position

mettre qn de mauvaise humeur/dans une situation délicate

to put sb to work

mettre qn au travail

to put sb to mending/washing sth

faire réparer/laver qc à qn

4. put (devote, invest):

to put money/energy into sth

investir de l'argent/son énergie dans qc

if you put some effort into your work, you will improve

si tu fais des efforts, ton travail sera meilleur

to put a lot into work, project

s'engager à fond pour

to put a lot into marriage

sacrifier beaucoup à

to put a lot of effort into sth

faire beaucoup d'efforts pour qc

she puts a lot of herself into her novels

il y a beaucoup d'éléments autobiographiques dans ses romans

6. put (express):

how would you put that in French?

comment dirait-on ça en français?

how can I put it?

comment dirai-je?

it was—how can I put it?—unusual

c'était—comment dire?—original

that's one way of putting it! iron

on peut le dire comme ça!

as Sartre puts it

comme le dit Sartre

to put it simply

pour le dire simplement

to put it bluntly

pour parler franchement

let me put it another way

laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment

that was very well or nicely put

c'était très bien tourné

to put one's feelings/one's anger into words

trouver les mots pour exprimer ses sentiments/sa colère

to put sth in writing

mettre qc par écrit

7. put (offer for consideration):

put argument, point of view, proposal

to put sth to meeting, conference, board

soumettre qc à

to put sth to the vote

mettre qc au vote

I put it to you that … LAW

j'ai la présomption que …

8. put (rate, rank):

put

where would you put it on a scale of one to ten?

où est-ce que tu placerais cela sur une échelle allant de un à dix?

to put sb in the top rank of artists

placer qn au premier rang des artistes

I put a sense of humour before good looks

je place le sens de l'humour avant la beauté

I put a sense of humour first

pour moi le plus important c'est le sens de l'humour

to put children/safety first

faire passer les enfants/la sécurité avant tout

to put one's family before everything

faire passer sa famille avant tout

9. put (estimate):

to put sth at sum

to put the value of sth at sum

estimer la valeur de qc à

I'd put him at about 40

je lui donnerais à peu près 40 ans

10. put SPORTS:

11. put FARM (for mating):

to put a heifer/mare to male

amener une génisse/jument à

III.to put oneself in VB refl

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to put oneself in refl < pres part putting; pret, pp put>:

to put oneself in a strong position/in sb's place

se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de qn

IV.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt]

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See also put option

put option N

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put option FIN, COMM

option f de vente

I.put in VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put in)

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1. put in ship:

put in

faire escale (at à, to dans, for pour)

II.put in VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put in [sth], put [sth] in)

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3. put in (contribute):

put in time, hours, days

put in sum, amount

contribuer pour

they are each putting in £1 m

chacun apporte une contribution d'un million de livres

to put in a lot of time doing

consacrer beaucoup de temps à faire

to put in a good day's work

avoir une bonne journée de travail

to put in a lot of work

se donner beaucoup de mal

thank you for all the work you've put in

merci pour tout le mal que tu t'es donné

III.put in VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sb] in for)

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I.put on VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put on [sth], put [sth] on)

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1. put on garment, hat, cream, lipstick:

put on

3. put on (gain):

put on weight, kilo

4. put on (add):

put on extra duty, tax

5. put on (produce):

put on play, exhibition

6. put on (assume, adopt):

put on air, accent, look, expression

he's putting it on

il fait semblant

7. put on (lay on, offer):

put on extra train, bus service

put on meal, dish

8. put on (put forward):

put on clock

9. put on HORSE RAC (bet):

put on amount

to put a bet on

II.put on VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sb] on)

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1. put on TELEC (connect):

put on

I'll put him on

je vous le passe

2. put on Am inf:

put on

faire marcher inf

3. put on (recommend):

to put sb on to sth

indiquer qc à qn

who put you on to me?

qui vous a envoyé à moi?

4. put on (put on track of):

to put sb on to killer, criminal, runaway

mettre qn sur la piste de

I.put out VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put out)

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1. put out NAUT:

partir (from de)

to put out to sea

mettre à la mer

2. put out Am sl, pej:

coucher avec n'importe qui inf

II.put out VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put out [sth], put [sth] out)

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1. put out (extend):

put out hand, arm, foot, leg

to put out one's tongue

tirer la langue

2. put out (extinguish):

put out fire, cigarette, candle, light

3. put out (take outside):

put out bin, garbage

put out cat

5. put out (make available, arrange):

put out food, dishes, towels etc

6. put out (sprout):

put out shoot, bud, root

7. put out (cause to be wrong):

put out figure, estimate, result

8. put out (dislocate):

put out shoulder, ankle

9. put out (poke out):

to put sb's eye out

crever un œil à qn

to put one's eye out

se crever un œil

10. put out (subcontract):

put out work

confier [qc] en sous-traitance (to à)

III.put out VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sb] out)

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2. put out (annoy):

3. put out (evict):

I.put up VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put up)

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1. put up (stay):

to put up at sb's

se faire héberger par qn

to put up in a hotel

descendre à l'hôtel

II.put up VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put up [sth])

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III.put up VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] up, put up [sth])

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3. put up (build, erect):

put up fence, barrier, tent

put up building, memorial

4. put up (increase, raise):

put up rent, prices, tax

put up temperature, pressure

5. put up (provide):

put up money, amount, percentage

fournir (for sth pour qc, to do pour faire)

7. put up (put in orbit):

put up satellite, probe

placer [qc] en orbite

IV.put up VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sb] up, put up [sb])

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1. put up (lodge):

put up

3. put up (promote):

put up pupil

faire passer [qn] au niveau supérieur

to be put up pupil, team:

monter (to dans)

4. put up (incite):

to put sb up to sth/to doing

pousser qn à qc/à faire

somebody must have put her up to it

quelqu'un a dû l'y pousser

I.put aside VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put aside [sth], put [sth] aside)

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put aside money, article, differences, divisions, mistrust:

mettre [qc] de côté

I.put by VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] Brit (put [sth] by, put by [sth])

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I.put forward VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put forward [sth], put [sth] forward)

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2. put forward (in time):

put forward meeting, date, clock

avancer (by de, to à)

don't forget to put your clocks forward one hour

n'oubliez pas d'avancer votre pendule d'une heure

II.put forward VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sb] forward, put forward [sb])

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put forward

présenter la candidature de (for pour)

III.put forward VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put sb forward as)

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I.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put about) NAUT

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II.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] about, put about [sth])

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1. put about (spread):

put about rumour, gossip, story

to put (it) about that …

faire courir le bruit que …

it is being put about that …

le bruit court que …

2. put about NAUT:

put about vessel

faire virer de bord

I.put back VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put back [sth], put [sth] back)

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1. put back (return, restore):

put back object

to put sth back where it belongs

remettre qc à sa place

2. put back (postpone):

put back meeting, departure

remettre, repousser (to à, until jusqu'à)

put back date

3. put back clock, watch:

remember to put your clocks back an hour

n'oubliez pas de retarder votre pendule d'une heure

4. put back (delay):

put back project, production, deliveries

retarder (by de)

5. put back (knock back):

put back inf

Translations for puts in the English»French Dictionary

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put off <-tt-> VB trans irreg

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1. put off (take off):

2. put off (turn off):

put off light, TV

put off gas, water

3. put off (drop off):

put off passenger

7. put off (distract):

Phrases:

never put off until tomorrow what you can do today prov

il ne faut jamais remettre à demain ce que l'on peut faire le jour même prov

put across <-tt-> VB trans irreg

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I.put down <-tt-> irreg VB trans

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2. put down (put to bed):

to put a baby down

coucher un bébé

3. put down (lower, decrease):

4. put down (drop off):

to put sb down

5. put down (pay, give as deposit):

6. put down TELEC:

to put down the (tele)phone

raccrocher le téléphone

7. put down (write):

to put sth down on paper

coucher qc sur papier

to put sb down for sth

inscrire qn sur la liste pour qc

to put one's name down for sth

s'inscrire pour qc

I put my name down for the tennis club

je me suis inscrit au tennis club

put me down for £20

je donnerai 20£

they put it down on the bill

ils l'ont mis sur la facture

I'll put it down in my diary

je vais le noter dans mon agenda

8. put down (attribute):

to put down sth to sb/sth

mettre qc sur le compte de qn/qc

9. put down (consider):

to put down sb as sth

prendre qn pour qc

10. put down (preserve):

put down food, wine

mettre en réserve

11. put down MIL (suppress):

put down a rebellion

12. put down inf (deride):

13. put down (have killed):

put down a dog

14. put down AVIAT:

II.put down <-tt-> irreg VB intr AVIAT

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put <-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] VB trans

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2. put (direct):

put

to put the blame for sth on sb

rejeter la responsabilité de qc sur qn

to put the emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

to put faith in sth

to put a spell on sb

jeter un sort sur qn

to put a tax on sth

to put sb in their place

remettre qn à sa place

to put oneself in sb's place

se mettre à la place de qn

to put an idea in sb's head

mettre une idée dans la tête de qn

to put pressure on sb

mettre qn sous pression

3. put (invest):

put

to put sth in an account

déposer qc sur un compte

to put money on sth

placer de l'argent sur qc

to put a bet on a race

miser sur une course

to put energy/time/money into sth

investir de l'énergie/du temps/de l'argent dans qc

I put £500 towards the cost

j'ai contribué de 500£

I've put £500 towards a new computer

j'ai mis de côté 500£ pour un nouvel ordinateur

4. put FOOD (add):

to put sth in sth

ajouter qc à qc

5. put (cause to be):

put

to put sb in a good mood/at ease

mettre qn de bonne humeur/à l'heure

to put sb in prison/in a taxi

mettre qn en prison/dans un taxi

to put sb to bed/to death

mettre qn au lit/à mort

to put sb in a rage

mettre qn en colère

to put sb to shame

faire honte à qn

to put sb on trial

faire passer qn en jugement

to put sb to work

faire travailler qn

to put sb under pressure

mettre qn sous pression

to put sb under oath

faire prêter serment à qn

to put sb at risk

faire courir un danger à qn

to put one's affairs in order

mettre ses affaires en ordre

to put sth right

to put one's ideas into practice

mettre ses idées en pratique

to put one's hope in sb/sth

miser ses espoirs sur qn/qc

7. put (express):

put

to put it bluntly

pour parler franc

to put sth on paper

mettre qc sur papier

I couldn't have put it better

on ne saurait mieux le formuler

could you put that more tactfully?

pourrais tu dire ça avec un peu plus de tact?

as sb put it

how to put it

to put one's feelings into words

mettre des mots sur ses sentiments

9. put (estimate):

put

to put sb/sth at sth

estimer qn/qc à qc

10. put SPORTS:

to put the shot

lancer le poids

put through <-tt-> VB trans irreg

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1. put through TELEC (connect):

to put sb through

mettre qn en ligne

to put sb through to sb

passer qn à qn

4. put through (support financially):

to put sb through college

payer l'université à qn

to put oneself through college

se payer l'université

I.put out <-tt-> irreg VB trans

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1. put out (take outside):

to put sth out of the window

passer qc par la fenêtre

3. put out (throw out):

4. put out (issue):

put out announcement, warning

5. put out (broadcast):

6. put out (produce):

7. put out (lay out for ready use):

put out clothes, tools

put out cutlery, plates

to put sth out for sb/sth

sortir qc à qn/qc

8. put out (contract out, allocate work):

to put sth out to private contractors

donner qc à des agents privés

to put sth out to tender

lancer un appel d'offres pour qc

10. put out (disconcert):

to be put out by sth

être déconcerté par qc

11. put out (extinguish, turn off):

put out gas, water

12. put out (dislocate):

to put one's shoulder out

se démettre l'épaule

13. put out (make unconscious):

14. put out (spend):

15. put out (place):

put out money

II.put out <-tt-> irreg VB intr

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1. put out NAUT (set sail):

quitter le port

2. put out Am inf (have sex):

to put out for sb

coucher avec qn

put forward <-tt-> VB trans irreg

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2. put forward (advance):

put forward

put-on N Am inf

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it's a put-on

il/elle fait semblant

put-off N inf

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that’s nicely put

voilà qui est bien dit (suite aux propos d'un interlocteur)

she puts herself across well

elle sait comment se présenter

they put it down on the bill

ils l'ont mis sur la facture

I'll put it down in my diary

je vais le noter dans mon agenda

the box where he puts his things

la boîte dans laquelle il met ses affaires

to put a boycott on sb/sth, to put sb/sth under a boycott

boycotter qn/qc

her voice puts a lot of people off

sa voix rebute pas mal de gens

to put one's heart and soul into sth

mettre toute son âme à faire qc

to put a shawl around one's shoulders

ceindre ses épaules d'un châle

he puts his hand in his pocket

il met la main au porte-monnaie

to be put to a new use

se reconvertir usine

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