| Principal Translations |
| put [sth/sb] down vtr + adv | (place on surface) (objeto) | poner⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | bajar⇒ vtr |
| | Patsy put her pens down on the desk. |
| | The child's mother put him down and he ran off to play on the swings. |
| | Patsy puso los bolígrafos sobre la mesa. |
| | La mamá bajó al niño, que salió corriendo a jugar en los columpios. |
| put [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (disparage, speak ill of) | hablar mal de loc verb + prep |
| | | menospreciar a vtr + prep |
| | | rebajar a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | ningunear a vtr + prep |
| | You shouldn't put him down like that. |
| | No deberías hablar mal de él de esa manera. |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | despellejar a vtr + prep |
| | (AR: vulgar) | tirarle mierda a loc verb + prep |
| put [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | euphemism (animal: kill as an act of mercy) | sacrificar a vtr + prep |
| | (figurado) | poner a dormir a loc verb + prep |
| | (figurado) | dormir a vtr + prep |
| | The vet had to put our guinea pig down because she was very sick. |
| | El veterinario tuvo que sacrificar a nuestro conejillo de indias porque estaba muy enfermo. |
| put [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (write, make note of) | anotar⇒ vtr |
| | | apuntar⇒ vtr |
| | | escribir⇒ vtr |
| | | poner⇒ vtr |
| | I will put down that information in my notebook. |
| | Anotaré la información en mi cuaderno. |
| put [sb] down for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | ([sb] promises to contribute [sth]) | anotar a alguien con loc verb |
| | So, can I put you down for a $20 donation this month? That's very generous of you. Can I put you down for £1,000? |
| | ¿Te anoto con $20 de donación? |