put-on in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for put-on in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. put on garment, hat, cream, lipstick:

put on

mettre

2. put on (switch on, operate):

put on light, gas, radio, heating

allumer

put on record, tape, music

mettre

to put the kettle on

mettre de l'eau à chauffer

to put the brakes on

freiner

3. put on (gain):

put on weight, kilo

prendre

4. put on (add):

put on extra duty, tax

rajouter

5. put on (produce):

put on play, exhibition

monter

6. put on (assume, adopt):

put on air, accent, look, expression

prendre

he's putting it on

il fait semblant

7. put on (lay on, offer):

put on extra train, bus service

ajouter

put on meal, dish

proposer

8. put on (put forward):

put on clock

avancer

9. put on HORSE RAC (bet):

put on amount

parier

to put a bet on

faire un pari

II.put on VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sb] on)

1. put on TELEC (connect):

put on

passer

I'll put him on

je vous le passe

2. put on Am inf:

put on

faire marcher inf

3. put on (recommend):

to put sb on to sth

indiquer qc à qn

who put you on to me?

qui vous a envoyé à moi?

4. put on (put on track of):

to put sb on to killer, criminal, runaway

mettre qn sur la piste de

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to put sth on layaway

garder qc moyennant caution

to put sb on a blacklist

mettre qn sur une liste noire or à l'index

to put sth on the back burner project etc

mettre qc en veilleuse

Translations for put-on in the French»English Dictionary

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regrossir

to put on weight again

ne fais pas ta mijaurée

don't put on such airs

mettre sur ‘essorage’

to put on ‘spin’

faire le forcing

to put on the pressure (pour faire to do)

forcir

to put on weight

faire du chiqué

to put on ou give oneself airs

put-on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for put-on in the English»French Dictionary

put-on N inf

it's a put-on

c'est du cinéma

put on <-tt-> VB trans irreg

1. put on (wear):

put on

porter

to put on some make-up

se maquiller

to put clean things on

mettre des vêtements propres

to put clean things on

se rapproprier Belg, Nord

2. put on (turn on):

put on

allumer

I'll put the kettle on

je vais faire bouillir de l'eau

to put on the brakes

freiner

3. put on (play):

put on CD, movie

passer

put on play, concert

monter

4. put on (assume, pretend):

put on

affecter

put on an air, accent

prendre

to put it on

faire semblant

to put it on (show off)

crâner

to put on an act

jouer la comédie

to put sb on

faire marcher qn

5. put on (indicate, inform):

to put sb on to sth

indiquer qc à qn

to put sb on to dentist, shop

indiquer qn à qn

to put sb on to culprit

mettre qn sur la piste de

6. put on (increase, add):

put on

augmenter

to put on weight/10 pounds

prendre du poids/5 kilos

to put on speed

prendre de la vitesse

to put 10% on the price of sth

majorer de 10% le prix de qc

7. put on (provide):

put on extra trains, flights

mettre en service

put on dinner party

offrir

put on TV program

passer

8. put on (begin cooking):

to put the dinner on

se mettre à cuisiner

9. put on (bet):

to put sth on sth

miser qc sur qc

10. put on (hand over to):

to put sb on the (tele)phone

passer qn

I'll put you on to your mother

je te passe ta mère

11. put on (prescribe):

to put sb on steroids

prescrire des stéroïdes à qn

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to buy/put on layaway

acheter à crédit

to put on perfume

mettre du parfum

to put on makeup

se maquiller

to put sth on the back burner

laisser qc de côté

to put on one's glad rags

mettre ses plus belles fringues

Translations for put-on in the French»English Dictionary

frime [fʀim] N f inf

1. frime (bluff):

frime

put-on

2. frime (vantardise):

frime

show

c'est pour la frime

it's just showing off

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gominer

to put on hair gel

rationner qn

to put sb on rations

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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