put-on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for put-on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. put on:

put on jacket/stockings/hat

ponerse

put on watch/perfume/makeup

ponerse

put your coat on

ponte el abrigo

you can put your clothes back on now

puede vestirse

2. put on:

put on light/radio/oven

encender

put on light/radio/oven

prender LatAm

put on music

poner

I'll put the soup on

voy a poner la sopa a calentar

she suddenly put the brakes on

frenó de repente

put the handbrake on

pon el freno de mano

3. put on (gain):

I've put on four kilos

he engordado cuatro kilos

hasn't he put on weight!

¡qué gordo está!

hasn't he put on weight!

¡cómo ha engordado!

she's put ten years on in the last few months

ha envejecido diez años en estos últimos meses

4. put on (produce, present):

put on exhibition

organizar

put on play/show

presentar

put on play/show

dar

put on play/show

poner en escena form

5. put on (assume):

put on expression

adoptar

she put on a show of anger

fingió estar furiosa

she puts on such airs!

¡se da unos aires!

he's not hurt: he's just putting it on

no le pasa nada, está haciendo teatro or está fingiendo

he put on a foreign accent

fingió tener acento extranjero

6. put on (operate):

put on train/flight

poner

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

1. put on (connect) TELEC:

Mr Jones to speak to you — put him on, would you?

el señor Jones quiere hablar con usted — pásemelo, por favor

shall I put her on?

¿le paso con ella?

I'll put you on to the sales manager

le paso or lo comunico con el jefe de ventas

2. put on (alert):

to put sb on to sb/sth somebody had put the police on to them

alguien había puesto a la policía sobre su pista

who put them on to the fraud?

¿quién les dio la pista de que había habido fraude?

who put them on to the fraud?

¿quién les pasó el dato de que había habido fraude? CSur

3. put on (introduce):

to put sb on to sb/sth I can put you on to someone who …

puedo ponerte en contacto con una persona que …

she put me onto a shop where …

me dijo de una tienda donde …

she put me onto a shop where …

me dio el dato de una tienda donde … CSur

I've started yoga; it was Bob who put me on to it

he empezado a hacer yoga; fue Bob que me lo recomendó

4. put on (tease) Am:

put on inf

tomarle el pelo a inf

you're putting me on!

¡me estás tomando el pelo! inf

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his headache is all put on

lo del dolor de cabeza es puro cuento or puro teatro inf

put-on

comedia f

it's just a put-on

es pura comedia

it's just a put-on

es puro teatro inf

put-on

cuento m inf

to put on the feedbag hum, dated

comer

to have sth put on layaway

dejar algo reservado mediante el pago de un depósito

she put on her glad rags

se puso sus mejores galas or trapos hum

she put on her glad rags

se puso de tiros largos hum

Translations for put-on in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hacer el paripé

to put on an act

achancharse

to put on weight

le aplicaron respiración asistida

he was put on a respirator

hacer/poner un vendaje

to put on a dressing

demarrar

to put on a spurt

demarrar

to put on a burst of speed

put-on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for put-on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

put-on [ˈpʌtɒn, Am -ɑ:n] N Am inf

put-on

burla f

put-on (joke)

broma f

put on irreg VB trans -tt-

1. put on (place upon):

to put sth on sth

poner algo sobre algo

2. put on (attach):

to put sth on sth

poner algo a algo

3. put on (wear):

put on

ponerse

to put on make-up

maquillarse

4. put on (turn on):

put on

encender

to put on Mozart

poner música de Mozart

5. put on (use):

to put on the brakes

frenar

to put the handbrake on

poner el freno de mano

6. put on (perform):

put on film

dar

put on show

presentar

put on THEAT

poner en escena

7. put on (provide):

put on dish

servir

to put on a party

dar una fiesta

8. put on (assume):

put on expression

adoptar

to put on a frown

fruncir el ceño

to put on airs

darse tono

9. put on (pretend):

put on

fingir

put on accent

afectar

10. put on (be joking with):

to put sb on

tomar el pelo a alguien

11. put on (gain):

put on weight

engordar

to put on 10 years

envejecer 10 años

12. put on (water, soup):

put on

calentar

13. put on TELEC:

to put sb on the (tele)phone

pasar el teléfono a alguien

to put sb on to sb

poner a alguien con alguien

I'll put him on

le paso con él

14. put on (inform):

to put sb on to sb

hablar a alguien de alguien

to put sb on to sth

dar a alguien información sobre algo

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to put on an act inf fig

hacer teatro

to put on an act inf fig

actuar

to put on one's glad rags

emperifollarse

to buy/put on lay-by

comprar a plazos

Translations for put-on in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

poner a alguien en un pedestal

to put sb on a pedestal

darse ínfulas

to put on airs (and graces)

hacer el paripé

to put on a show

hacer el paripé (fingir cariño)

to put on a show of affection

maquillarse (con base de fondo)

to put on foundation

maquillarse (con pinturas)

to put on make-up

equiparar

to put on the same level

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

to put sb on a level with sb

poner a alguien al mismo nivel que alguien

to put on a good show of sth

hacer ver algo

to put on one's glad rags

emperifollarse

to put on/take off one's gloves

ponerse/sacarse los guantes

to put on one's thinking cap inf

hacer uso de la materia gris

to put on a show of affection

hacer el paripé (fingir cariño)

to put on one's war paint

darse potingues

to put on the same level

equiparar

to put sb on his/her guard

poner a alguien en guardia

to put on airs (and graces)

ponerse moños

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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