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poner

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poner [poˈner] vt 1. to put (= colocar); to place, set [+ ropa]; to put on [+ problema, la mesa]; to set [+ interés]; to show [+ telegrama]; to send [+ obra de teatro]; to put on [+ película]; to show;
ponlo más alto → turn it up;
¿qué ponen en el Excelsior? → what's on at the Excelsior?;
poner algo a secar → to put sth (out) to dry;
¡no pongas esa cara! → don't look at me like that!
2. [+ tienda] → to open (= instalar) [+ gas etc] → to put in [+ radio, TV]; to switch o turn on
3. (= suponer): pongamos que ... → let's suppose that ...
4. (= contribuir): el gobierno ha puesto otro millón → the government has contributed another million
5. (TELEC): póngame con el Sr. López → can you put me through to Mr. López?
6. (= estar escrito) → to say;
¿qué pone aquí? → what does it say here?
7. poner de: le han puesto de director general → they've appointed him general manager
8. (+ adj) → to make;
me estás poniendo nerviosa → you're making me nervous
9. (= dar nombre): al hijo le pusieron Diego → they called their son Diego vi [gallina] → to lay;
ponerse vr
1. (= colocarse): se puso a mi lado → he came and stood beside me;
tú pónte en esa silla → you go and sit on that chair
2. [+ vestido, cosméticos] → to put on;
¿por qué no te pones el vestido nuevo? → why don't you put on o wear your new dress?
3. [sol] → to set
4. (+ adj) → to get, become; to turn;
ponerse enfermo/gordo/triste → to get ill/fat/sad;
se puso muy serio → he got very serious;
después de lavarla la tela se puso azul → after washing it the material turned blue;
¡no te pongas así! → don't be like that!;
ponerse cómodo → to make o.s. comfortable
5. ponerse a: se puso a llorar → he started to cry;
tienes que ponerte a estudiar → you must get down to studying
6. ponerse a bien con algn → to make it up with sb;
ponerse a mal con algn → to get on the wrong side of sb
7. (AM): se me pone que ... → it seems to me that ..., I think that ...

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