put across in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for put across in the English»Spanish Dictionary

See also put over

Translations for put across in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.across [Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs, Brit əˈkrɒs] ADV across often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come across, cut across, put across, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, cut, put, etc)

II.across [Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs, Brit əˈkrɒs] PREP

See also put across

I.put <pres part putting, pt & pp put> [Am pʊt, Brit pʊt] VB trans

1.1. put:

II.put <pres part putting, pt & pp put> [Am pʊt, Brit pʊt] VB intr NAUT

See also shame, death, test

I.shame [Am ʃeɪm, Brit ʃeɪm] N

1.1. shame U (feeling):

pena f LatAm excl CSur
no le da pena lo que hizo LatAm excl CSur
¡qué pena! LatAm excl CSur

II.shame [Am ʃeɪm, Brit ʃeɪm] VB trans

death [Am dɛθ, Brit dɛθ] N

1. death U or C (end of life):

I.test [Am tɛst, Brit tɛst] N

2. test → Test match

put across in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for put across in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] PREP

II.across [əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɑ:s] ADV

6. put (cause to be):

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The trick involved a curtain that was put across the room, with musical instruments placed on a table inside the curtain space.
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You can't make these statements without having some back-up evidence as to what you're trying to put across.
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There were no toilet barracks, only two holes in the ground with boards put across each, out in the open.
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I'm not sure what was trying to be put across?
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City officials were worried about liability from falls and had wanted a fence put across the top.
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Numerous ferries were put across the rivers.
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Instead, a dam was going to be put across the river and will be a hydroelectric plant constructed to produce energy for the province.
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This information can be put across, say by the use of a poster or in a memo.
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Young residents put across their side of the story to demonstrate that they are more likely to be victims of crime than perpetrators.
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It is also used extensively in advertising and marketing when an idea has to be put across.
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