put-down in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for put-down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

put-down [Am ˈpʊtdaʊn, Brit ˈpʊtdaʊn] N inf

put-down

desprecio m

put-down

desaire m

I.put down VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. put down (set down):

put down bag/pen

dejar

put down telephone

colgar

she put the package down on the table

puso or depositó el paquete sobre la mesa

it's one of those books you can't put down

es uno de esos libros que no se puede parar de leer

2. put down (lay):

put down tiles/carpet

poner

put down tiles/carpet

colocar

3. put down (lower):

put down blinds/hand

bajar

4. put down passenger:

put down

dejar

could you put me down on the corner?

¿me deja en la esquina?

5. put down (write down):

put down thoughts

anotar

put down thoughts

escribir

put down name

poner

put down name

escribir

have you put me down on the list?

¿me has puesto or anotado or apuntado en la lista?

put it down on paper

escríbelo

put it down on paper

ponlo por escrito

they put the boy down for Eton at birth

inscribieron al niño en Eton cuando nació

6. put down (assess):

to put sb down as sth

catalogar a alguien de algo

he immediately put her down as a snob

enseguida la catalogó de esnob

7. put down (attribute):

to put sth down to sth

atribuirle algo a algo

I can only put it down to her shyness

solo puedo atribuírselo a su timidez

8. put down (table):

put down motion

presentar

9. put down (in part payment):

put down sum

entregar

put down sum

dejar (en depósito)

put down deposit

dejar

to put money down as a deposit

dejar un depósito

to put sth down on sth we put down a 10% deposit on the painting

entregamos or dejamos un depósito del 10% para el cuadro

10. put down (suppress):

put down rebellion

sofocar

put down rebellion

aplastar

11. put down (destroy) Brit euph:

put down animal

sacrificar euph

put down animal

matar

II.put down VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv) (belittle, humiliate)

put down person

rebajar

I don't mean to put their efforts down, but …

no quiero quitarle mérito a or menospreciar lo que han hecho, pero …

why are you always putting yourself down?

¿por qué te menosprecias?

III.put down VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + adv) AVIAT

put down aircraft/pilot:

aterrizar

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to replace or put down the receiver

colgar el auricular (or el tubo etc.)

to put down or strike roots person:

echar raíces

to put down or strike roots person:

afincarse

he put down a deposit on the car

hizo una entrega inicial para el coche

he put down a deposit on the car

dio una entrada para el coche Spain

he put down a deposit on the car

dio un pie para el coche Chil

Translations for put-down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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enarenar

to put down sand on

es atribuible a su falta de experiencia

it can be put down to o attributed to o ascribed to his lack of experience

tuvo que sofocar varios conatos de rebelión

he had to put down several attempted uprisings

sofocar motín/revolución

to put down

posar

to put down

put-down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for put-down in the English»Spanish Dictionary

put down irreg VB trans -tt-

1. put down (set down):

put down

dejar

not to be able to put a book down

no poder parar de leer un libro

to put down the (tele)phone

colgar el teléfono

2. put down (lower):

put down

bajar

to put one's arm/feet down

bajar el brazo/los pies

to put sb down somewhere

dejar a alguien en un sitio

3. put down (attribute):

to put sth down to sb

atribuir algo a alguien

4. put down (write):

put down

escribir

to put sth down on paper

poner algo por escrito

5. put down (assess):

put down

catalogar

I put her down as 30

le echo 30 años

6. put down (register):

to put sb down for sth

inscribir a alguien en algo

7. put down FIN:

put down prices

disminuir

8. put down ECON (leave as deposit):

put down

dejar en depósito

9. put down (stop):

put down rebellion, opposition

reprimir

10. put down inf (humiliate):

put down

menospreciar

11. put down (have killed):

put down animal

sacrificar

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to hang up [or put down] the phone

colgar el teléfono

to put sth down on paper

poner algo por escrito

Translations for put-down in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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escriturar

to put down in deed

coger/colgar el auricular

to pick up/put down the receiver

ahondar

to put down roots

rebajar

to put down

echar raíces (persona)

to put down roots

colgar el teléfono

to put down the phone

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

to hang up [or put down] the phone

colgar el teléfono

to put down the (tele)phone

colgar el teléfono

to put sb down somewhere

dejar a alguien en un sitio

to put sth down to sb

atribuir algo a alguien

to put sth down on paper

poner algo por escrito

to put sb down for sth

inscribir a alguien en algo

to put sth down on paper

poner algo por escrito

to pick up/put down the receiver

coger/colgar el auricular

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Her feelings for him seem to be encouraged, as she enjoys being put down and threatened by him, due to her extreme masochism.

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

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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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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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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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I find that with that kind of grounding substantive fields are fairly easy to take up and put down.

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Unfortunately, anyone who takes up this theme will be put down as paranoiac or puritanical.

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Once the worker revolt was put down, however, the creditors and landlords began to assert their claims for back rent and overdue debts in court.

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

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