put-on in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for put-on in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.put-on [Brit, Am ˈpʊd ˌɑn] ADJ Am

put-on smile:

put-on

finto, fatto controvoglia

II.put-on [Brit, Am ˈpʊd ˌɑn] N Am (trick)

put-on

burla f

put-on

scherzo m

put-on

messa f in scena

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

1. put on:

put on garment, hat

mettersi, indossare

put on cream, lipstick

mettersi

2. put on (switch on, operate):

put on light, gas, radio, heating

accendere

put on record, tape, music

mettere

to put the kettle on

mettere il bollitore sul fuoco

to put the brakes on

frenare or azionare i freni

3. put on (gain):

put on weight, kilo

mettere su, prendere

4. put on (add):

put on extra duty, tax

imporre

5. put on (produce):

put on play

allestire, mettere in scena

put on exhibition

allestire

6. put on (assume, adopt):

put on air, look, expression

assumere

put on accent

prendere

he's putting it on

fa finta or fa solo scena

7. put on (lay on, offer):

put on extra train

aggiungere

put on bus service

potenziare

put on meal, dish

offrire

8. put on (put forward):

put on clock

mettere avanti

9. put on (bet):

put on amount

puntare, scommettere

to put a bet on

fare una scommessa su

II.put on VB [pʊt -] (put [sb] on)

1. put on TELEC (connect):

put on

mettere in comunicazione con, passare

I'll put him on

glielo passo

2. put on Am inf person:

put on

prendere in giro

3. put on (recommend):

to put sb on to sth

indicare or consigliare qc a qn

who put you on to me?

chi l'ha mandata da me?

4. put on (put on track of):

to put sb on to killer, criminal, runaway

mettere qn sulla pista di

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to put sth on layaway

mettere qc in accantonamento

to put sb on a blacklist

mettere qn sulla lista nera

to be put on a liquid diet

essere sottoposto a dieta liquida

Translations for put-on in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

mettersi or darsi il rossetto

to put on lipstick

fare una messinscena

to put on an act

precarizzare

to put on a temporary contract

inguantarsi

to put on one's gloves

affiggere qc in bacheca

to put sth on the noticeboard

put-on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for put-on in the English»Italian Dictionary

put-on N inf

put-on

finta f

put-on (joke)

scherzo m

put on <-tt-> irreg VB trans

1. put on (place upon):

to put sth on sth

mettere qc su [o sopra] qc

2. put on (attach):

to put sth on sth

attaccare qc a qc

3. put on (wear):

put on shirt, shoes

mettersi

to put on make-up

truccarsi

4. put on (turn on):

put on

accendere

to put on Mozart

mettere una musica di Mozart

5. put on (use):

to put on the brakes

frenare

to put the handbrake on

tirare il freno a mano

6. put on (perform):

put on film

dare

put on show

presentare

put on play

mettere in scena

7. put on (provide):

put on dish

servire

to put on a party

dare una festa

8. put on (begin boiling):

put on water, soup, potatoes

mettere a scaldare

9. put on (assume):

put on expression

assumere

to put on a frown

fare una smorfia

to put on airs

darsi delle arie

10. put on (pretend):

put on

fare finta

to put on a silly voice

fare una voce ridicola

11. put on (be joking with):

to put sb on

prendere in giro qu

12. put on (gain):

put on weight

mettere su

to put on 10 years

invecchiare di 10 anni

13. put on TELEC:

to put sb on the (tele)phone

passare il telefono a qu

to put sb on to sb

passare qu a qu

I'll put him on

te lo passo

14. put on (comput):

to put sb on to sb

mettere qu in contatto con qu

to put sb on to sth

mettere qu sulla buona strada per

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to put on one's glad rags

mettersi in ghingheri

to put on perfume

mettersi il profumo

Translations for put-on in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

avere/mettersi indosso qc

to have/put sth on

indossare

to put on

mattersi in ghingheri hum inf

to put on one's finery

schedare

to put on record

allestire

to put on

ingrassare

to put on weight

ingrassarsi

to put on weight

put-on Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put sb on a level with sb

mettere qu allo stesso livello di qu

to put on/take off one's gloves

mettersi/togliersi i guanti

to put on one's thinking cap inf

mettere in moto il cervello

to put on a silly voice

fare una voce ridicola

to put on a bold front

fare mostra di coraggio

to put on a good show

fare una bella figura

to put on a false front

fingere

to be in/put on fancy dress

essere/mettersi in maschera

to put on the same level

mettere sullo stesso piano fig

to put on a suffering face

atteggiare il volto a sofferenza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, the fashion journalist was not favorable of the oft-times not-so-judicious choice of guest judges, the put-on cattiness of certain contestants, and the lame attempts at "colegiala" accents.

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