| Principal Translations |
put [sth] away,
put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (tidy up, put in correct place) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | | guardar en su sitio, poner en su sitio loc verb |
| | My dad told me to put away my clothes. |
| | Mi padre me pidió que guardara mi ropa. |
put [sth] away,
put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (save: money) | apartar⇒ vtr |
| | | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | Every year, I put away some money for a new car. |
| | Cada año, aparto algo de dinero para un coche nuevo. |
| | Cada año, guardo algo de dinero para un coche nuevo. |
put [sth] away,
put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (eat: a large amount) | atiborrarse de, atiborrarse con v prnl + prep |
| | Tacos must be his favorite food because he can sure put them away! |
| | ¡Los tacos deben ser su comida favorita porque realmente se puede atiborrar de ellos! |
| put [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | often passive, informal (commit to a mental institution) | internar a alguien en un hospital psiquiátrico loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | enviar a alguien a un manicomio, meter a alguien en un manicomio loc verb + prep |
| | The sculptor Camille Claudel was put away in 1913 and died 30 years later. |
| | El 1913 internaron en un hospital psiquiátrico a la escultora Camille Claudel, que murió 30 años después. |
| put [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | often passive, informal (put into prison) | meter preso a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | encerrar a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (AR, CO, MX: coloquial) | meter a alguien en cana, meter a alguien en la cana loc verb + prep |
| | (AmC, EC, MX: coloquial) | refundir a alguien en la cárcel loc verb + prep |
| | If they catch the murderer, they are likely to put him away for a very long time. |
| | Si encuentran al asesino, lo van a meter preso por años. |