put down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for put down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.put down VB [pʊt -] (put down) (land)

put down aircraft:

atterrare (on su)

II.put down VB [pʊt -] (put [sth] down, put down [sth])

1. put down (on ground, table):

put down object

mettere giù, posare

put down plane

fare atterrare (on su)

put down rat poison etc.

mettere

2. put down (suppress):

put down uprising, revolt, opposition

reprimere

3. put down (write down):

put down date, time, name

annotare, scrivere

put down whatever you like

scrivi quello che vuoi

4. put down (ascribe):

to put sth down to incompetence, human error etc.

attribuire or imputare qc a

to put sth down to the fact that …

attribuire qc al fatto che …

5. put down (charge):

to put sth down to account

mettere or segnare qc sul

6. put down VET:

put down (by injection)

fare la puntura letale a

put down (by other method)

abbattere, sopprimere

to have a dog put down

fare sopprimere un cane

7. put down (advance, deposit):

to put down a deposit

versare una somma in deposito or come anticipo

to put £50 down on sth

dare 50 sterline come anticipo di qc

8. put down (lay down, store):

put down wine

mettere in cantina

put down cheese

stagionare

9. put down (put on agenda):

put down motion

mettere [qc] all'ordine del giorno

III.put down VB [pʊt -] (put [sb] down, put down [sb])

1. put down (drop off):

put down passenger

fare scendere, lasciare

to put sb down on the corner

lasciare qn all'angolo

2. put down (humiliate) inf:

put down person

umiliare, mortificare

3. put down SCHOOL (into lower group):

put down pupil

inserire in un livello inferiore

put down team

fare retrocedere (from da; to, into a)

4. put down (classify, count in):

to put sb down as possibility, candidate, fool

considerare qn come

I'd never have put you down as a Scotsman!

non avrei mai pensato che tu fossi uno scozzese!

to put sb down for (note as wanting or offering) contribution

segnare qn per

to put sb down for (put on waiting list) school, club

mettere qn in lista per

put me down for a meal

conta un pasto per me

to put sb down for £10

segnare qn per 10 sterline

to put sb down for three tickets

segnare qn per tre biglietti or prenotare tre biglietti per qn

put-down [Brit ˈpʊtdaʊn, Am ˈpʊtdaʊn] N

put-down

dura critica f

put-down

parole fpl umilianti

it was a real put-down

è stata una vera umiliazione

Translations for put down in the Italian»English Dictionary

appoggiare libro, penna

put down

deporre (mettere giù, posare) persona:

to put down

tirare giù finestrino

to put down

mettere radici fig

to put down roots

radicarsi persona:

to put down roots

calare asso, atout

to put down

Translations for put down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

1. down (from higher to lower level):

to go down

andare giù, scendere

to come down

venire giù, scendere

to fall down

cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor

sedersi per terra

to pull down a blind

tirare giù una tapparella

I'm on my way down

sto scendendo

I'll be right down

scendo, vengo giù subito

down! (to dog)

a cuccia!

“down” (in crossword)

“verticali”

read down to the end of the paragraph

leggere fino alla fine del paragrafo

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

down below

giù, in basso

down below (when looking down from height)

laggiù

the noise was coming from down below

il rumore veniva da giù

they could see the lake down below

vedevano il lago a valle

down there

laggiù

“where are you?” - “down here!”

“dove sei?” - “quaggiù!”

to keep one's head down

tenere la testa bassa, abbassata

the blinds were down

le tapparelle erano abbassate

a sports car with the hood down

un'automobile sportiva con la capote abbassata

several trees were blown down

diversi alberi erano stati abbattuti dal vento

a bit further down

un po' più giù

their office is two floors down

il loro ufficio è due piani sotto, più giù

it's on the second shelf down

è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

the coal lies 900 metres down

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso

it's down at the bottom of the lake

è giù in fondo al lago

the telephone lines are down

le linee telefoniche sono fuori uso

3. down (from upstairs):

is Tim down yet?

è già sceso Tim?

4. down (indicating direction):

to go down to Naples, Brighton, London

andare (giù) a Napoli, Brighton, Londra

down in Brighton

(giù) a Brighton

they've gone down to the country for the day

sono andati in campagna a trascorrere la giornata

they moved down here from Scotland a year ago

si sono trasferiti qui dalla Scozia un anno fa

they live down south inf

vivono nel Sud

5. down (in a range, scale, hierarchy):

children from the age of 10 down

i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

everybody from the Prime Minister down

tutti dal Primo Ministro in giù

everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant

tutti, dalla signora del castello al più umile dei servitori

from the sixteenth century down to the present day

dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

6. down (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc.):

hotel bookings are down by a half this year

le prenotazioni negli hotel si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà quest'anno

this year's profits are well down on last year's

i profitti di quest'anno sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm £10 down

sono sotto di 10 sterline

tourism is down 40% this year

il turismo ha avuto un crollo del 40% quest'anno

7. down (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process):

to get one's weight down

dimagrire, perdere peso

we managed to get the price down to £200

siamo riusciti a far ridurre il prezzo a 200 sterline

in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages

alla fine è riuscita a ridurre l'articolo a cinque pagine

I'm down to my last fiver, cigarette

non mi resta che una banconota da cinque sterline, che una sigaretta

he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes

descrisse ogni sua caratteristica fisica, anche il colore degli occhi

“dollar fever down on Wall St” JOURN

“la speculazione sul dollaro in calo a Wall Street”

that's seven down, three to go!

fatti sette or via sette, ne restano tre!

8. down (in writing):

to put sth down (on paper or in writing)

mettere qc per iscritto

it's set down here in black and white

è messo nero su bianco qui

9. down (on list, programme, schedule):

to put sb's name down for sth

mettere il nome di qn in lista per qc

you're down to speak next

tu sei il prossimo a parlare

I've got you down for next Thursday (in appointment book)

le ho fissato un appuntamento per giovedì prossimo

10. down (incapacitated):

to be down with the flu, with malaria

avere l'influenza or essere a letto con l'influenza, avere la malaria

11. down SPORTS (behind):

to be two sets, two points down tennis player:

essere in svantaggio di due set, di due punti

the team is down 12-6

la squadra sta perdendo 12 a 6

12. down (as deposit):

to pay £40 down

pagare 40 sterline in contanti

13. down (downwards):

he was lying face down

giaceva a faccia in giù or prono

the bread fell with the buttered side down

il pane è caduto in terra dalla parte imburrata

II.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

1. down (from higher to lower point):

they came running down the hill

scesero correndo giù dalla collina

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scendevano lungo il volto

did you enjoy the journey down?

hai fatto buon viaggio?

she's gone down town

è andata (giù) in città

2. down (at a lower part of):

they live down the road

abitano più giù in questa strada

it's down the corridor to your right

è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

it's a few miles down the river from here

è qualche miglio più a valle

the kitchen is down those stairs

la cucina è in fondo a quelle scale

3. down (along):

to go down the street

andare lungo la strada

a dress with buttons all down the front

un vestito abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat

le ha guardato in gola

to look down a tunnel, telescope

guardare in un tunnel, in un telescopio

4. down (throughout):

down the ages or centuries

nel corso dei secoli

III.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

1. down (depressed):

down inf

depresso

down inf

giù

to feel down

sentersi giù, a terra

2. down Brit:

down escalator, elevator

che scende

down RAIL train, line

che va in provincia (dalla città principale)

3. down COMPUT:

down

fuori uso, guasto

IV.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

1. down:

down person

abbattere, buttare a terra

down plane

abbattere

2. down (drink):

he downed his beer

si è scolato or ha tracannato la sua birra

V.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

to have a down on sb inf

avercela con qn

VI.down¹ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

to be down on sb inf

avercela con qn

you don't hit a man when he's down prov

= non si colpisce l'avversario quando è a terra

it's down to you to do it

dipende da te farlo

it's down to you now

tocca a te ora

down with tyrants, the king!

abbasso i tiranni, il re!

down² [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down (of birds):

down

piumino m

2. down (of body, plants):

down

lanugine f

down

peluria f

Down [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn]

Down

contea f di Down

down³ [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

1. down → downs

2. down (dune):

down rare

duna f

See also downs

downs [Brit daʊnz] N npl Brit (hills)

downs

colline f

the Downs

le Downs (colline situate nel sud dell'Inghilterra)

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put ECON → put option

II.put <forma in -ing putting, pt/pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

1. put (place):

put object

mettere, porre

put them here please

per favore li metta qui

to put sth on, under, around etc.

mettere qc su, sotto, attorno a ecc.

to put a stamp on a letter

mettere un francobollo su una lettera

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

mettere una serratura alla porta, mettere un bottone a una camicia

to put one's arm around sb

mettere il braccio attorno a qn

to put one's hands in one's pockets

mettere le mani in tasca

to put sth in a safe place

mettere qc in un posto sicuro

to put sugar in one's tea

mettere zucchero nel proprio tè

to put more sugar in one's tea

mettere più zucchero or mettere altro zucchero nel proprio tè

to put more soap in the bathroom

mettere altro sapone nel bagno

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

to put sth through letterbox

fare scivolare qc in

to put sth through window

passare qc da

to put sth through mincer

passare qc a

to put one's head through the window

sporgere la testa dalla finestra

to put one's fist through the window

rompere la finestra con un pugno

to put sth through the books ADMIN

inserire qc nei libri contabili

to put sth through a test

sottoporre qc a una prova

to put sth through a process

fare subire un processo a qc

to put sb through university, college

fare andare qn a

to put sb through suffering, ordeal

fare passare qn attraverso

to put sb through test

fare sostenere a qn, sottoporre qn a

to put sb through course

fare seguire a qn

after all you've put me through

dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare

to put sb through hell

fare soffrire le pene dell'inferno a qn

to put one's hand, finger to mouth

portare una mano, un dito a

3. put (cause to be or do):

put person

mettere

to put sb in prison, on a diet

mettere qn in prigione, a dieta

to put sb on the train

mettere qn sul treno

to put sb in goal, in defence Brit

mettere, schierare qn in porta, in difesa

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

mettere qn di cattivo umore, in una situazione delicata

to put sb to work

mettere qn al lavoro

to put sb to mending, washing sth

mettere qn ad aggiustare, a lavare qc or fare aggiustare, lavare qc a qn

4. put (devote, invest):

to put money, energy into sth

mettere or investire denaro, energia in qc

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

se metterai un po' di impegno nel tuo lavoro, migliorerai

to put a lot into work, project

impegnarsi molto in or per

to put a lot into marriage

mettere molto di sé in or sacrificare molto per

to put a lot of effort into sth

mettere molta energia in qc, fare molti sforzi per qc

she puts a lot of herself into her novels

c'è molto di lei nei suoi romanzi or ci sono molti elementi autobiografici nei suoi romanzi

5. put (add):

to put sth towards holiday, gift, fund

destinare qc a

put it towards some new clothes

destinalo all'acquisto di alcuni abiti nuovi

to put tax, duty on sth

mettere una tassa, un dazio su qc

to put a penny on income tax Brit

aumentare l'imposta sul reddito

6. put (express):

how would you put that in French?

come si direbbe in francese?

how can I put it?

come posso esprimerlo or come posso dirlo?

it was - how can I put it - unusual

era - come dire - originale

that's one way of putting it! iron

mettiamola così!

as Sartre puts it

come dice Sartre

to put it simply

per dirlo in parole povere

to put it bluntly

per parlar chiaro or per dirla francamente

let me put it another way

lasciate che ve lo spieghi in un altro modo

that was very well or nicely put

era molto ben espresso or molto ben detto

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

esprimere i propri sentimenti, la propria rabbia a parole

to put sth in writing

mettere qc per iscritto

7. put (offer for consideration):

put argument, point of view, proposal

esporre

to put sth to meeting, conference, board

esporre or sottoporre qc a

to put sth to the vote

mettere qc ai voti or procedere alla votazione di qc

I put it to you that … LAW

faccio notare or sottopongo alla vostra attenzione che …

8. put (rate, rank):

put

giudicare

put

valutare

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

quale sarebbe il tuo giudizio in una scala da uno a dieci?

to put sb in the top rank of artists

considerare qn tra i migliori artisti

I put a sense of humour before good looks

per me il senso dell'umorismo viene prima della bellezza

I put a sense of humour first

per me il senso dell'umorismo è la cosa più importante

to put children, safety first

porre i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto

to put one's family before everything

porre la famiglia davanti a tutto

9. put (estimate):

to put sth at sum

valutare or stimare qc

to put the value of sth at sum

stimare il valore di qc a

I'd put him at about 40

gli darei una quarantina d'anni

10. put SPORTS:

put shot

lanciare

11. put AGR (for mating):

to put a heifer, mare to male

portare una giovenca, una giumenta da

III.to put oneself VB refl

to put oneself <forma in -ing putting, pt/pp put>:

to put oneself in a strong position

mettersi in una posizione di forza

to put oneself in sb's place, shoes

mettersi al posto or nei panni di qn

IV.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt]

I didn't know where to put myself

non sapevo dove mettermi

I wouldn't put it past him!

penso che ne sarebbe capace! (to do di fare)

I wouldn't put anything past her!

credo che sia capace di tutto!

put it there! (invitation to shake hands) inf

qua la mano!

to put it about a bit inf, pej

darla via a tutti

to put one over on sb inf

darla a bere a qn

to put one across on sb Brit inf

darla a bere a qn

See also put option

put option [Brit ˈpʊt ɒpʃ(ə)n, Am ˈpʊt ˌɑpʃən] N

put option ECON, COMM

opzione f di vendita

put option ECON, COMM

opzione f put

put down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for put down in the English»Italian Dictionary

put down <-tt-> irreg VB trans

1. put down (set down):

put down

mettere giù

to not be able to put a book down

leggere un libro tutto d'un fiato

2. put down (lower):

put down

abbassare

to put one's arm/feet down

abbassare il braccio/i piedi

to put sb/sth down somewhere

lasciare giù qu/qc da qualche parte

3. put down (attribute):

to put sth down to sb

attribuire qc a qu

4. put down (write):

put down

scrivere

to put sth down on paper

annotare qc

5. put down (assess):

put down

classificare

I put her down as 30

le dò 30 anni

6. put down (register):

to put sb down for sth

mettere qu in lista per qc

7. put down FIN:

put down prices

ridurre

8. put down ECON (leave as deposit):

put down

lasciare come deposito

9. put down (stop):

put down rebellion, opposition

domare

10. put down sl (humiliate):

put down

umiliare

11. put down (have killed):

put down animal

far abbattere

Translations for put down in the Italian»English Dictionary

deporre

to put down

Translations for put down in the English»Italian Dictionary

down¹ [daʊn] N

down (feathers)

piumino m

down (hairs)

peluria f

I.down² [daʊn] ADV

1. down (movement):

down

giù

to fall down

cadere

to lie down

stendersi

2. down (from another point):

to go down to Washington/the lake

andare a Washington/al lago

down South

a sud

3. down (less in volume or intensity):

to be worn down

essere consumato

the wind died down

il vento si è calmato

the sun is down

il sole è tramontato

the fire is burning down

il fuoco si sta consumando

the price is down

il prezzo è sceso

4. down (temporal):

from 1900 down to the present

dal 1900 fino ai nostri giorni

down through the ages

attraverso i secoli

5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

scrivere/annotare qc

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

to be down

non funzionare

7. down (as deposit):

to put $100/10% down on sth

versare un anticipo di 100 dollari/del 10% per qc

Phrases:

to be down on sb

avercela con qn

down with the dictator!

abbasso il dittatore!

II.down² [daʊn] PREP

1. down (lower):

to go down the stairs

scendere le scale

to run down the slope

correre giù per la discesa

2. down (along):

to go down the street

camminare per strada

I.put <-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] VB trans

1. put (place):

put

mettere

put in box, hole

mettere

put the spoons next to the knives

mettere i cucchiai vicino ai coltelli

to put sth to one's lips

portare qc alle labbra

put it there! (shake hands)

qua la mano!

to put sth in the oven

mettere qc nel forno

2. put (add):

put

mettere

to put sugar/salt in sth

mettere lo zucchero/il sale in qc

to put the date on sth

scrivere la data su qc

to put sth on a list

mettere in lista qc

3. put (direct):

to put pressure on sb

fare pressione su qu

to put a spell on sb

fare un incantesimo a qu

to put one's heart into sth

mettere tutta l'anima in qc

to put one's mind to sth

dedicare tutto sé stesso a qc

to put one's trust in sb

riporre la propria fiducia in qu

to put one's faith in sb

avere piena fiducia in qu

to put one's hope in sb

riporre le speranze in qu

4. put (invest):

to put sth into sth

impiegare qc in qc

to put energy/time into sth

dedicare le energie/il tempo a qc

5. put (bet):

put

scommettere

to put money on sth

scommettere soldi su qc

to put sth toward sth

contribuire con qc a qc

6. put (cause to be):

to put sb in a good mood

mettere qu di buonumore

to put sb in danger

mettere qu in pericolo

to put oneself in sb's place [or shoes]

mettersi nei panni di qu

to put sb in prison

mettere qu in galera

to put sth into practice

mettere in pratica qc

to put sb on the train

mettere qu sul treno

to put sth right

correggere qc

to put sb straight

fare capire bene qc a qu

to put sb to bed

mettere a letto qu

to put sb to death

mettere a morte qu

to put sth to good use

fare buon uso di qc

to put sb to shame

fare vergognare qu

to put sb under oath

fare prestare giuramento a qu

to put sb to expense

procurare spese a qu

to put to flight

mettere in fuga

to put a stop to sth

porre fine a qc

to put sb to work

mettere qu al lavoro [o a lavorare]

7. put (impose):

to put an idea in sb's head

mettere in testa un'idea a qu

to put a tax on sth

mettere una tassa su qc

8. put (attribute):

to put a high value on sth

dare molto valore a qc

to put the blame on sb

dare [o attribuire] la colpa a qu

to put emphasis on sth

dare [o attribuire] grande importanza a qc

9. put (present):

to put one's point of view

esporre il proprio punto di vista

to put a question

fare [o porre] una domanda

to put sth to discussion

presentare qc per la discussione

to put sth to vote

mettere ai voti qc

to put a proposal before a committee

presentare una proposta alla commissione

I put it to you that …

ti faccio notare che …

10. put (express):

put

dire

as John put it

come ha detto John

to put one's feelings into words

esprimere a parole i propri sentimenti

to put sth into Italian

tradurre qc in italiano

to put sth in writing

mettere qc per (i)scritto

11. put (judge, estimate):

I put the number of visitors at 2, 000

calcolo che i visitatori siano stati 2.000

I'd put her at about 35

secondo me ha circa 35 anni

to put sb on a level with sb

mettere qu allo stesso livello di qu

12. put SPORTS (throw):

to put the shot

lanciare il peso

II.put <-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] VB intr NAUT

to put to sea

salpare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A sign of raunch culture infiltrating society or can it be put down to an increasingly vocal, conservative minority?

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It's not enough to simply put down the salt shaker.

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The residents were required to put down a deposit of $10 per semester as a measure of good faith.

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Crown and sceptres they put down, brought him their rich gift.

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It was discovered that when he sings this song, he could not put down the microphone.

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In the stock indices, the common retrace of the market after a trend channel line overshoot is put down to profit taking and traders reversing their positions.

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It takes three to four men to drag out from shelter and put down the animal.

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Built from polished green tuff, cypress and fitzroya, with slate roofing, the buildings are centered by a plaza put down entirely in flagstone pavers.

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The rebellion would not be put down until 118, by which point the western empire was in shambles.

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A central exploder tube of high grade TNT was put down the centre of the explosive to ensure high order detonation.

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