‘put in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ‘put in the English»French Dictionary

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

1. put (place):

put object

mettre

put them here please

mettez-les ici s'il vous plaît

to put sth on/under/around etc

mettre qc sur/sous/autour de etc

to put a stamp on a letter

mettre un timbre sur une lettre

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

mettre une serrure sur la porte/un bouton sur une chemise

to put one's arm around sb

mettre son bras autour de qn

to put one's hands in one's pockets

mettre les mains dans ses poches

to put sth in a safe place

mettre qc en lieu sûr

to put sugar in one's tea

mettre du sucre dans son thé

to put more sugar in one's tea

ajouter du sucre dans son thé

to put more soap in the bathroom

remettre du savon dans la salle de bains

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

to put sth through letterbox

glisser qc dans

to put sth through window

passer qc par

to put sth through mincer

faire passer qc à

to put one's head through the window

passer la tête par la fenêtre

to put one's fist through the window

casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing

to put sth through the books (in accounting)

faire passer qc dans les frais généraux

to put sth through a test

faire passer un test à qc

to put sth through a process

faire suivre un processus à qc

to put sb through university, college

envoyer qn à

to put sb through suffering, ordeal

faire passer qn par

to put sb through test

faire passer [qc] à qn

to put sb through course

faire suivre [qc] à qn

after all you've put me through

après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir

to put sb through hell

faire souffrir mille morts à qn

to put one's hand/finger to mouth

porter la main/le doigt à

3. put (cause to be or do):

put person

mettre

to put sb in prison/on a diet

mettre qn en prison/au régime

to put sb on the train

mettre qn dans le train

to put sb in goal/in defence Brit

mettre qn dans les buts/en défense

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

mettre qn de mauvaise humeur/dans une situation délicate

to put sb to work

mettre qn au travail

to put sb to mending/washing sth

faire réparer/laver qc à qn

4. put (devote, invest):

to put money/energy into sth

investir de l'argent/son énergie dans qc

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

si tu fais des efforts, ton travail sera meilleur

to put a lot into work, project

s'engager à fond pour

to put a lot into marriage

sacrifier beaucoup à

to put a lot of effort into sth

faire beaucoup d'efforts pour qc

she puts a lot of herself into her novels

il y a beaucoup d'éléments autobiographiques dans ses romans

5. put (add):

to put sth towards holiday, gift, fund

mettre qc pour

put it towards some new clothes

dépense-le en nouveaux vêtements

to put tax/duty on sth

taxer/imposer qc

to put a penny on income tax Brit

augmenter l'impôt sur le revenu d'un pourcent

6. put (express):

how would you put that in French?

comment dirait-on ça en français?

how can I put it?

comment dirai-je?

it was—how can I put it?—unusual

c'était—comment dire?—original

that's one way of putting it! iron

on peut le dire comme ça!

as Sartre puts it

comme le dit Sartre

to put it simply

pour le dire simplement

to put it bluntly

pour parler franchement

let me put it another way

laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment

that was very well or nicely put

c'était très bien tourné

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

trouver les mots pour exprimer ses sentiments/sa colère

to put sth in writing

mettre qc par écrit

7. put (offer for consideration):

put argument, point of view, proposal

présenter

to put sth to meeting, conference, board

soumettre qc à

to put sth to the vote

mettre qc au vote

I put it to you that … LAW

j'ai la présomption que …

8. put (rate, rank):

put

placer

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

où est-ce que tu placerais cela sur une échelle allant de un à dix?

to put sb in the top rank of artists

placer qn au premier rang des artistes

I put a sense of humour before good looks

je place le sens de l'humour avant la beauté

I put a sense of humour first

pour moi le plus important c'est le sens de l'humour

to put children/safety first

faire passer les enfants/la sécurité avant tout

to put one's family before everything

faire passer sa famille avant tout

9. put (estimate):

to put sth at sum

évaluer qc à

to put the value of sth at sum

estimer la valeur de qc à

I'd put him at about 40

je lui donnerais à peu près 40 ans

10. put SPORTS:

put shot

lancer

11. put FARM (for mating):

to put a heifer/mare to male

amener une génisse/jument à

III.to put oneself in VB refl

to put oneself in refl < pres part putting; pret, pp put>:

to put oneself in a strong position/in sb's place

se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de qn

IV.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt]

I didn't know where to put myself

je ne savais pas où me mettre

I wouldn't put it past him!

je ne pense pas que ça le gênerait! (to do de faire)

I wouldn't put anything past her!

je la crois capable de tout!

put it there inf! (invitation to shake hands)

tope là!

to put it about a bit sl, pej

coucher à droite et à gauche sl

to put one over or across Brit on sb inf

faire marcher qn inf

See also put option

put option N

put option FIN, COMM

option f de vente

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

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

1. put out NAUT:

put out

partir (from de)

to put out to sea

mettre à la mer

2. put out Am sl, pej:

put out

coucher avec n'importe qui inf

II.put out VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put out [sth], put [sth] out)

1. put out (extend):

put out hand, arm, foot, leg

tendre

to put out one's tongue

tirer la langue

2. put out (extinguish):

put out fire, cigarette, candle, light

éteindre

3. put out (take outside):

put out bin, garbage

sortir

put out cat

faire sortir

4. put out (issue):

put out description, report, warning

diffuser

put out statement

faire

put out rumour

propager

5. put out (make available, arrange):

put out food, dishes, towels etc

mettre

6. put out (sprout):

put out shoot, bud, root

déployer

7. put out (cause to be wrong):

put out figure, estimate, result

fausser

8. put out (dislocate):

put out shoulder, ankle

se démettre

9. put out (poke out):

to put sb's eye out

crever un œil à qn

to put one's eye out

se crever un œil

10. put out (subcontract):

put out work

confier [qc] en sous-traitance (to à)

III.put out VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sb] out)

1. put out (inconvenience):

put out

déranger

to put oneself out

se mettre en quatre inf (to do pour faire)

to put oneself out for sb

se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn

don't put yourself out for us

ne vous dérangez pas pour nous

2. put out (annoy):

put out

contrarier

3. put out (evict):

put out

expulser

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

1. put up (stay):

to put up at sb's

se faire héberger par qn

to put up in a hotel

descendre à l'hôtel

Phrases:

to put up with (tolerate) behaviour, person

supporter

to have a lot to put up with

avoir beaucoup de choses à supporter

II.put up VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put up [sth])

put up resistance:

put up

opposer

to put up a fight or struggle

combattre

to put up a good performance team, competitor:

bien se défendre

III.put up VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] up, put up [sth])

1. put up (raise):

put up flag, sail

hisser

put up hair

relever

to put up one's hand/leg

lever la main/la jambe

put your hands up! (in class)

levez le doigt!

put 'em up inf! (to fight)

bats-toi!

put 'em up inf! (to surrender)

haut les mains!

2. put up (post up):

put up sign, poster, notice, plaque, decorations

mettre

put up list

afficher

to put sth up on the wall/on the board

afficher qc sur le mur/au tableau

3. put up (build, erect):

put up fence, barrier, tent

dresser

put up building, memorial

construire

4. put up (increase, raise):

put up rent, prices, tax

augmenter

put up temperature, pressure

faire monter

5. put up (provide):

put up money, amount, percentage

fournir (for sth pour qc, to do pour faire)

6. put up (present):

put up proposal, argument

soumettre

to put sth up for discussion

soumettre qc à la discussion

7. put up (put in orbit):

put up satellite, probe

placer [qc] en orbite

IV.put up VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sb] up, put up [sb])

1. put up (lodge):

put up

héberger

2. put up (as candidate):

put up candidate

présenter

to put sb up for leader, chairman

proposer qn comme

to put sb up for promotion, position

proposer qn pour

to put oneself up for chairman

se proposer comme

to put oneself up for post

se proposer pour

3. put up (promote):

put up pupil

faire passer [qn] au niveau supérieur

to be put up pupil, team:

monter (to dans)

4. put up (incite):

to put sb up to sth/to doing

pousser qn à qc/à faire

somebody must have put her up to it

quelqu'un a dû l'y pousser

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

put aside money, article, differences, divisions, mistrust:

put aside

mettre [qc] de côté

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

put by money:

put by

mettre [qc] de côté

to have a bit (of money) put by

avoir un peu d'argent de côté

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

1. put in ship:

put in

faire escale (at à, to dans, for pour)

2. put in (apply):

to put in for person: job, promotion, rise

postuler pour

to put in for transfer, overtime

demander

II.put in VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put in [sth], put [sth] in)

1. put in (fit, install):

put in central heating, shower, kitchen

installer

to have sth put in

faire installer qc

2. put in (make):

put in request, claim, offer, bid

faire

to put in an application for visa, passport

déposer une demande de

to put in an application for job

poser sa candidature pour

to put in a protest

protester

to put in an appearance

faire une apparition

3. put in (contribute):

put in time, hours, days

passer

put in sum, amount

contribuer pour

they are each putting in £1 m

chacun apporte une contribution d'un million de livres

to put in a lot of time doing

consacrer beaucoup de temps à faire

to put in a good day's work

avoir une bonne journée de travail

to put in a lot of work

se donner beaucoup de mal

thank you for all the work you've put in

merci pour tout le mal que tu t'es donné

4. put in (insert):

put in paragraph, word, reference

mettre

to put in that …

mettre que …

to put in how/why

expliquer comment/pourquoi

5. put in (elect):

put in

élire

that puts the Conservatives in again

les conservateurs ont donc été élus encore une fois

III.put in VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sb] in for)

put in exam, scholarship

présenter [qn] pour

put in promotion, job

poser la candidature de [qn] pour

put in prize, award

recommander [qn] pour

to put oneself in for job, promotion

poser sa candidature pour

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

1. put forward (propose):

put forward idea, theory, name

avancer

put forward plan, proposal, suggestion

soumettre

put forward opinion

émettre

2. put forward (in time):

put forward meeting, date, clock

avancer (by de, to à)

don't forget to put your clocks forward one hour

n'oubliez pas d'avancer votre pendule d'une heure

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

put forward

présenter la candidature de (for pour)

III.put forward VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put sb forward as)

put forward candidate:

put forward

présenter qn comme

to put oneself forward

présenter sa candidature, se présenter

to put oneself forward as a candidate

présenter sa candidature

to put oneself forward for post

se présenter pour

I.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put about) NAUT

put about

virer de bord

II.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] about, put about [sth])

1. put about (spread):

put about rumour, gossip, story

faire circuler

to put (it) about that …

faire courir le bruit que …

it is being put about that …

le bruit court que …

2. put about NAUT:

put about vessel

faire virer de bord

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

1. put back (return, restore):

put back object

remettre

to put sth back where it belongs

remettre qc à sa place

2. put back (postpone):

put back meeting, departure

remettre, repousser (to à, until jusqu'à)

put back date

repousser

3. put back clock, watch:

put back

retarder

remember to put your clocks back an hour

n'oubliez pas de retarder votre pendule d'une heure

4. put back (delay):

put back project, production, deliveries

retarder (by de)

5. put back (knock back):

put back inf

descendre inf

‘put in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ‘put in the English»French Dictionary

put <-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] VB trans

1. put (place):

put

mettre

to put sth on/in/around sth

mettre qc sur/dans/autour de qc

to put sth into sth

mettre qc dans qc

to put sth into sth (thrust)

enfoncer qc dans qc

to put some more milk in one's tea

rajouter du lait dans son thé

to put one's head through the window

passer la tête par la fenêtre

2. put (direct):

put

mettre

to put the blame for sth on sb

rejeter la responsabilité de qc sur qn

to put the emphasis on sth

mettre l'accent sur qc

to put faith in sth

croire en qc

to put a spell on sb

jeter un sort sur qn

to put a tax on sth

taxer qc

to put sb in their place

remettre qn à sa place

to put oneself in sb's place

se mettre à la place de qn

to put an idea in sb's head

mettre une idée dans la tête de qn

to put pressure on sb

mettre qn sous pression

3. put (invest):

put

placer

to put sth in an account

déposer qc sur un compte

to put money on sth

placer de l'argent sur qc

to put a bet on a race

miser sur une course

to put energy/time/money into sth

investir de l'énergie/du temps/de l'argent dans qc

I put £500 towards the cost

j'ai contribué de 500£

I've put £500 towards a new computer

j'ai mis de côté 500£ pour un nouvel ordinateur

4. put FOOD (add):

to put sth in sth

ajouter qc à qc

5. put (cause to be):

put

mettre

to put sb in a good mood/at ease

mettre qn de bonne humeur/à l'heure

to put sb in prison/in a taxi

mettre qn en prison/dans un taxi

to put sb to bed/to death

mettre qn au lit/à mort

to put sb in a rage

mettre qn en colère

to put sb to shame

faire honte à qn

to put sb on trial

faire passer qn en jugement

to put sb to work

faire travailler qn

to put sb under pressure

mettre qn sous pression

to put sb under oath

faire prêter serment à qn

to put sb at risk

faire courir un danger à qn

to put one's affairs in order

mettre ses affaires en ordre

to put sth right

arranger qc

to put one's ideas into practice

mettre ses idées en pratique

to put one's hope in sb/sth

miser ses espoirs sur qn/qc

6. put (present):

put point of view

présenter

put case, problem

exposer

put question

poser

put arguments

proposer

put proposition

faire

to put sth to a vote

soumettre qc à un vote

to put it to sb that

suggérer à qn que +subj

7. put (express):

put

dire

to put it bluntly

pour parler franc

to put sth on paper

mettre qc sur papier

I couldn't have put it better

on ne saurait mieux le formuler

could you put that more tactfully?

pourrais tu dire ça avec un peu plus de tact?

as sb put it

comme qn dit

how to put it

comment dire

to put one's feelings into words

mettre des mots sur ses sentiments

8. put (value):

to put efficiency before appearance

placer l'efficacité avant l'apparence

I put value for money first

pour moi ce qui compte d'abord c'est le rapport qualité prix

I'd put her right at the top

pour moi, c'est la meilleure

9. put (estimate):

put

estimer

to put sb/sth at sth

estimer qn/qc à qc

10. put SPORTS:

to put the shot

lancer le poids

put VB

User Entry

that’s nicely put

voilà qui est bien dit (suite aux propos d'un interlocteur)

I.put down <-tt-> irreg VB trans

1. put down (set down):

put down

poser

I couldn't put the book down

je ne pouvais pas lâcher le livre

2. put down (put to bed):

to put a baby down

coucher un bébé

3. put down (lower, decrease):

put down

baisser

4. put down (drop off):

to put sb down

déposer qn

5. put down (pay, give as deposit):

put down

verser

6. put down TELEC:

to put down the (tele)phone

raccrocher le téléphone

7. put down (write):

put down

inscrire

to put sth down on paper

coucher qc sur papier

to put sb down for sth

inscrire qn sur la liste pour qc

to put one's name down for sth

s'inscrire pour qc

I put my name down for the tennis club

je me suis inscrit au tennis club

put me down for £20

je donnerai 20£

they put it down on the bill

ils l'ont mis sur la facture

I'll put it down in my diary

je vais le noter dans mon agenda

8. put down (attribute):

to put down sth to sb/sth

mettre qc sur le compte de qn/qc

9. put down (consider):

to put down sb as sth

prendre qn pour qc

10. put down (preserve):

put down food, wine

mettre en réserve

11. put down MIL (suppress):

put down a rebellion

réprimer

12. put down inf (deride):

put down

humilier

13. put down (have killed):

put down

abattre

put down a dog

faire piquer

14. put down AVIAT:

put down

poser

II.put down <-tt-> irreg VB intr AVIAT

put down

se poser

put through <-tt-> VB trans irreg

1. put through TELEC (connect):

to put sb through

mettre qn en ligne

to put sb through to sb

passer qn à qn

2. put through (implement):

to put sth through

mener qc à bien

to put sth through proposal, deal

faire accepter qc

to put sth through deal

conclure qc

to put a bill through parliament

faire accepter une proposition de loi par le parlement

3. put through (make endure):

to put sb through sth

faire subir qc à qn

to put sb through hell

faire souffrir le martyre à qn

he really put me through it

il m'en a fait baver

4. put through (support financially):

to put sb through college

payer l'université à qn

to put oneself through college

se payer l'université

I.put out <-tt-> irreg VB trans

1. put out (take outside):

put out

sortir

to put sth out of the window

passer qc par la fenêtre

2. put out (extend):

put out

étendre

put out new shoots

déployer

to put out one's hand

tendre la main

to put out one's tongue

tirer la langue

3. put out (throw out):

put out

expulser

4. put out (issue):

put out announcement, warning

faire passer

5. put out (broadcast):

put out

diffuser

6. put out (produce):

put out

produire

7. put out (lay out for ready use):

put out clothes, tools

préparer

put out cutlery, plates

placer

to put sth out for sb/sth

sortir qc à qn/qc

8. put out (contract out, allocate work):

to put sth out to private contractors

donner qc à des agents privés

to put sth out to tender

lancer un appel d'offres pour qc

9. put out (bother):

put out

déranger

she really put herself out for us

elle s'est vraiment donné beaucoup de mal pour nous

10. put out (disconcert):

put out

contrarier

to be put out by sth

être déconcerté par qc

11. put out (extinguish, turn off):

put out

éteindre

put out gas, water

fermer

12. put out (dislocate):

put out

démettre

to put one's shoulder out

se démettre l'épaule

13. put out (make unconscious):

put out

endormir

14. put out (spend):

put out

dépenser

15. put out (place):

put out money

placer

II.put out <-tt-> irreg VB intr

1. put out NAUT (set sail):

put out

quitter le port

2. put out Am inf (have sex):

to put out for sb

coucher avec qn

put forward <-tt-> VB trans irreg

1. put forward (submit, offer):

put forward

avancer

put forward a candidate, plan

proposer

to put forward oneself forward for promotion

demander une promotion

2. put forward (advance):

put forward

avancer

put-on N Am inf

it's a put-on

il/elle fait semblant

put-off N inf

put-off

excuse f

put away <-tt-> VB trans irreg

1. put away (save, set aside):

put away

mettre de côté

2. put away inf (eat):

put away

engloutir

3. put away (clean up):

put away

ranger

4. put away inf (have institutionalized):

to be put away (in an old people's home)

être mis en maison de retraite

to be put away (in prison)

être emprisonné

to be put away in hospital

être interné

5. put away inf (kill):

to put sb away

éliminer

6. put away fig (ignore, remove):

put away worries, idea

écarter

7. put away SPORTS (defeat):

put away

battre

put back <-tt-> VB trans irreg

1. put back (return to its place):

to put sth back

remettre qc (à sa place)

2. put back (postpone):

put back

remettre

3. put back (invest):

put back

remettre

4. put back (delay):

put back

retarder

5. put back inf (drink):

put back

siffler

‘put Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

they put it down on the bill

ils l'ont mis sur la facture

I'll put it down in my diary

je vais le noter dans mon agenda

to put a boycott on sb/sth, to put sb/sth under a boycott

boycotter qn/qc

to put a name on a list

mettre un nom sur une liste

to put the ball in the goal

mettre le ballon dans les buts

he put his fingers in his nose

il se met les doigts dans le nez

to put one's heart and soul into sth

mettre toute son âme à faire qc

to put a shawl around one's shoulders

ceindre ses épaules d'un châle

to be put to a new use

se reconvertir usine

she doesn't know where to put herself

elle ne sait plus où se mettre inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are put up in a wada(palace) by the bank.

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Put on your parking lights for safety which ensures your vehicle lights are not shining into other vehicles around you.

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I could put like, a paper cup in the bag before it tore.

consumerist.com

Make a slip-knot in yarn and put it on the crochet hook or right-hand needle.

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Rumor put his salary at $7,000 for the season.

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Beside the bar is a comfortable, put-upon brown leather sofa beneath a mounted stag's head.

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It was the first telegraph system to be put into commercial service.

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Put a sheet of greaseproof paper on a baking tray and have a glass of cold water handy.

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The master did not resist, although he had enough men to put up a fight.

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His cobber takes his hand, and then the two turn, put their feet on the firing step, and start to pray together.

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