| Principales traductions |
put [sth] on,
put on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (wear: clothing) (un vêtement) | mettre⇒ vtr |
| | She put on a pretty dress to wear to the party. |
| | Elle a mis une jolie robe pour aller à la fête. |
put [sth] on,
put on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (switch on: lights, stove, etc.) (un appareil,...) | mettre⇒, allumer⇒ vtr |
| | Put the lights on, will you? It's getting dark. |
| | Mets (or: Allume) les phares, s'il te plaît. Il commence à faire nuit. |
put [sth] on,
put on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (set going: music) (de la musique) | mettre⇒ vtr |
| | Could you put a CD on? I fancy some music. |
| | Tu pourrais mettre un CD ? J'aimerais bien un peu de musique. |
put [sth] on,
put on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (exhibition, event, show) (un spectacle) | monter⇒ vtr |
| | They're putting on a production of Hamlet at the local theatre. |
| | Le théâtre du coin monte une production de Hamlet. |
put [sth] on,
put on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly UK (gain: weight) (du poids) | prendre⇒ vtr |
| | Keith has put on 10 lbs since he split from his wife. |
| | Keith a pris 20 kg depuis qu'il s'est séparé de sa femme. |
put [sth] on,
put on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (facial expression) (une tête spécifique) | faire⇒ vtr |
| | (un air) | prendre⇒ vtr |
| | My dog always puts on a sad face when he wants food. |
| | Mon chien fait toujours un tête triste quand il veut à manger. |
| | Mon chien prend toujours un air triste quand il veut à manger. |
put [sth] on,
put on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (fake [sth]) (un accent, un air) | prendre⇒ vtr |
| | | to put it on : faire semblant, simuler loc v |
| | He put on an annoying high voice to imitate his sister. |
| | The footballer pretended to be injured but he was putting it on, hoping to be awarded a penalty. |
| | Il prit une voix aiguë énervante pour imiter sa sœur. |
| | Le footballeur a fait semblant d'être blessé mais il simulait, dans l'espoir d'obtenir un penalty. |
| put [sb] on vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (try to fool) | se moquer de [qqn] v pron + prép |
| | (familier) | se foutre de [qqn] v pron + prép |
| Note: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| | "You're putting me on!" said Bob. "No," Neil insisted, "it's true". |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| put n | (finance: option) (Finance) | option nf |
| | He placed a put on the stock as insurance against a fall in price. |
| | Il a pris une option sur l'action pour lui servir d'assurance en cas de chute des cours. |
| put⇒ vi | (vessel, craft: go, move) (les airs, la mer, la route) | prendre⇒ vtr |
| | The aircraft carrier put to sea with eighty aircraft aboard. |
| | Le porte-avions a pris la mer avec quatre-vingts avions à bord. |
| put [sth] in/into [sth]⇒ vtr | (insert) | insérer⇒ vtr |
| | Please put the mail in the slot of the mailbox. |
| | Veuillez insérer le courrier dans la fente de la boîte aux lettres. |
| put [sb] with [sb]⇒ vtr | (place in the custody of) (un enfant,...) | placer⇒ vtr |
| | The social workers put the child with a foster family. |
| | Les travailleurs sociaux ont placé l'enfant dans une famille d'accueil. |
| put [sb/sth] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (drive, force) | conduire⇒, pousser⇒ vtr |
| | The tank corps put the enemy infantry to flight. |
| | Les tanks ont conduit (or: ont poussé) l'infanterie ennemie à s'enfuir. |
| put [sth]⇒ vtr | (phrase, express) | exprimer⇒ vtr |
| | (à l'oral) | dire⇒ vtr |
| | Can you put that in plain English for me? I don't understand your technical words. |
| | Pourriez-vous exprimer ceci dans un langage clair ? Je ne comprends pas vos termes techniques. |
put [sb],
put [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (assign, attribute) | mettre⇒ vtr |
| | | assigner⇒ vtr |
| | Let's put John to work on this task. |
| | Mettons John au travail sur cette tâche. |
| put [sth]⇒ vtr | (estimate) | estimer⇒ vtr |
| | I would put the cost at around five hundred dollars. |
| | J'estimerais le coût à cinq cent dollars. |
| put [sth] vtr | (wager) | mettre⇒, placer⇒ vtr |
| | I think I'll put twenty dollars on this horse. I think she'll win. |
| | Je crois que je vais mettre (or: placer) vingt dollars sur cette jument. Je pense qu'elle va gagner. |
| put [sth] vtr | (apply) | mettre⇒ vtr |
| | You should put your language skills to use in translating or interpreting. |
| | Vous devriez mettre vos compétences linguistiques au service de la traduction ou de l'interprétariat. |
| put [sth] vtr | (make) | mettre⇒ vtr |
| | Let's put an end to this argument. |
| | Mettons fin à cette dispute. |
| put [sth] vtr | (pose: a question) | demander⇒ vtr |
| | Let me put this to you: How did birds evolve? |
| | Permettez-moi de vous demander ceci : comment les oiseaux ont-ils évolué ? |
| put [sth] vtr | (impose) | introduire⇒, imposer⇒ vtr |
| | The government put a charge on applying for a driving licence. |
| | Le gouvernement a introduit (or: a imposé) une redevance sur les demandes de permis de conduire. |
put [sth] on [sth],
put [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (add) | ajouter⇒, mettre⇒ vtr |
| | The shopkeeper put an additional shipping charge on the purchase. |
| | Le marchand a ajouté un coût supplémentaire de transport à l'article acheté. |
Verbes à particule
put | put on | put-on |
put [sb] on to [sb],
put [sb] onto [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (put in touch with) (familier) | brancher⇒ vtr |
| | A friend of his father's put him on to Mr. Smith, and Mr. Smith hired him as a printer. |
| | Un ami de son père l'a branché avec M Smith, et M Smith l'a embauché comme imprimeur. |
put [sb] on to [sth],
put [sb] onto [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (inform about) | mettre [qqn] au courant de [qch] vtr |
| | | informer [qqn] de [qch] loc v |
| put [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (spread: a rumour) (un bruit, une rumeur) | faire circuler, faire courir loc v |
| | It was put about that she was of loose moral character. |
| | Quelqu'un a fait courir le bruit qu'elle avait peu de morale. |
| put about vi phrasal | (nautical: turn around) (Nautique) | virer⇒ vi |
| | He quickly put about to avoid the boat hitting the submerged rock. |
| | Il vira rapidement le bateau pour éviter le récif. |
| put [sth] across vtr phrasal sep | (convey: message, point) | faire passer⇒ vtr |
| | | faire comprendre⇒ vtr |
| | He put his ideas across neatly and succinctly. |
| | Il a fait passer ses idées de manière efficace. |
put [sth] away,
put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (tidy up, put in correct place) | ranger⇒ vtr |
| | My dad told me to put away my clothes. |
| | Mon père m'a dit de ranger mes vêtements. |
put [sth] away,
put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (save: money) (de l'argent) | mettre de côté vtr |
| | (de l'argent) | économiser⇒, épargner⇒ vtr |
| | Every year, I put away some money for a new car. |
| | Chaque année, je mets de côté de l'argent pour me payer une nouvelle voiture. |
| | Chaque année, j'économise de l'argent pour me payer une nouvelle voiture. |
put [sth] away,
put away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (eat: a large amount) | engloutir⇒, dévorer⇒ vtr |
| | Tacos must be his favorite food because he can sure put them away! |
| | À le voir engloutir (or: dévorer) ces tacos, on se dit que ça doit être son plat préféré ! |
| put [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | informal (commit to a mental institution) | faire interner⇒ vtr |
| | (familier) | faire enfermer⇒ vtr |
| put [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | informal (put into prison) (familier) | mettre [qqn] en tôle, envoyer en tôle loc v |
| | (familier) | coffrer⇒ vtr |
| put [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | informal (pet: have killed) (un animal) | piquer⇒, faire piquer⇒ vtr |
put [sth] back,
put back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (postpone) | reporter⇒, remettre⇒, repousser⇒ vtr |
| | Dan has gone to Houston on urgent business, so we will have to put back our meeting until next Tuesday. |
put [sth] back,
put back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (replace, tidy away) | remettre⇒ vtr |
| | When you've finished the book, please put it back on the shelf. |
| | Quand tu auras fini le livre, remets-le sur l'étagère. |
| put [sth] by vtr phrasal sep | (reserve, keep to one side) | mettre de côté vtr |
| | Janine went into the shop to pick up the skein of wool that the shopkeeper had put by for her. |
| put [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal (disparage, speak ill of) | rabaisser⇒ vtr |
| | You shouldn't put him down like that. |
| | Tu ne devrais pas le rabaisser comme ça. |
| put [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | euphemism (animal: kill as an act of mercy) (un animal) | piquer⇒ vtr |
| | | euthanasier⇒ vtr |
| | The vet had to put our guinea pig down because she was very sick. |
| | Le vétérinaire a dû piquer notre cochon d'Inde parce qu'il était très malade. |
| put [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (write, make note of) | noter⇒ vtr |
| | I will put down that information in my notebook. |
| | Je vais noter ce renseignement dans mon carnet. |
| put [sb] down for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | ([sb] promises to contribute [sth]) | compter sur [qqn] pour [qch] loc v |
| | (Finance : changement de sujet) | participer à hauteur de [qch] vi + prép |
| | (Finance) | donner⇒, faire une donation de vtr |
| | 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? |
| | Est-ce que vous pourriez participer à hauteur de 20 $ ce mois-ci ? C'est très généreux de votre part. |
| | Est-ce que vous pourriez donner 20 $ (or: faire une donation de 20 $) ce mois-ci ? C'est très généreux de votre part. Est-ce que vous pourriez donner 1 000 £ ? |
| put [sb/sth] down as [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (consider [sb/sth] to be [sth]) | prendre [qqn/qch] pour [qch] loc v |
| | | voir [qqn/qch] comme étant [qch] loc v |
| put [sth] down to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (ascribe to) | attribuer [qch] à vtr + prép |
put [sth] forth,
put forth [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (propose, outline) | mettre en avant vtr |
| | Elle a mis en avant son propre projet. |
put [sth] forward,
put forward [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (propose, suggest) | proposer⇒, avancer⇒ vtr |
| | | to put yourself forward : se proposer⇒, se porter volontaire⇒ v pron |
| | The responsibilities were so overwhelming that no-one wanted to put himself forward. |
| | Les responsabilités étaient si écrasantes que personne n'a voulu se porter volontaire. |
put [sth] in,
put in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (contribute) (de l'argent) | mettre⇒, donner⇒ vtr |
| | If we all put in £15, that will cover the bill. |
| | Si tout le monde met 15 livres, cela paiera la facture. |
put in [sth],
put [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | informal (work, make effort) (travailler) | faire⇒ vtr |
| | I put in 15 hours today. |
| | J'ai fait 15 heures aujourd'hui. |
| put [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (say, make: a comment) (un commentaire) | ajouter⇒ vtr |
| | "I've got a better idea," Abi put in. |
| put [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (submit) (une demande) | soumettre⇒, faire⇒ vtr |
| | I've put an application in for that job. |
| | J'ai soumis ma candidature pour ce poste. |
| put in for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (submit request) | faire une demande de [qch] loc v |
| | (à un emploi, poste) | postuler à [qch] vtr ind |
| | Martha put in for 2 weeks of unpaid vacation at work. |
| | Martha a fait une demande de deux semaines de vacances non rémunérées au travail. |
Formes composées
put on | put | put-on |
wear a black hat,
put on a black hat v expr | US, informal, figurative (be the bad guy) | être le méchant loc v |
gain weight (US),
put on weight (UK) vtr + n | (get fatter, heavier) | prendre du poids loc v |
| | Most college students gain weight during their first year of school. I've put on so much weight, my trousers won't do up! |
| | La plupart des étudiants prennent du poids durant leur première année de fac. J'ai pris tellement de poids mon pantalon ne ferme plus. |
lay on a spread,
put on a spread v expr | (prepare a feast) | traduction non disponible |
put a brave face on it,
put a brave face on,
put on a brave face v expr | informal (endure [sth]) | faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur loc v |
| | | faire bonne figure loc v |
| | | être courageux, être courageuse vi + adj |
| | Let's put on a brave face and get on with it. |
| put on a front v expr | (pretend) | faire semblant loc v |
| | | faire bonne figure loc v |
| | Alexander seems very confident, but that's because he knows how to put on a front. |
| | Julie likes everyone to think she's rich, so she puts on a front. |
| put on a [adjective] front v expr | (pretend to be) | faire le [nm], jouer au [nm] loc v |
| | Paul tried to put on a brave front when he lost his job, but he must have been very anxious. |
| put on a show v expr | (perform) | jouer (un spectacle, une scène, un sketch) vtr |
| | (professionnel) | monter un spectacle loc v |
| | (être divertissant) | se donner en spectacle v pron |
| | (être divertissant) | faire le spectacle, assurer le spectacle loc v |
| | Young children often like to put on a show for their friends. |
| | Les enfants aiment bien jouer des spectacles devant leurs amis. |
| put on a show v expr | (organize a performance) (professionnel) | monter un spectacle loc v |
| | A local theatre troupe is putting on a show tonight at the village hall. |
put on a show of [sth],
put on a display of [sth] v expr | (feign, give impression of) | donner l'image de [qch] loc v |
| | The parents put on a show of unity so as not to worry their children. |
| | Les parents ont donné une image d'unité pour ne pas inquiéter leurs enfants. |
| put on airs v expr | (be pretentious) | prendre de grands airs loc v |
| | Fran's country relatives accused her of putting on airs. |
| | La famille de Fran à la campagne l'accusait de prendre des grands airs. |
| put on an act v expr | (behave falsely) | jouer un rôle, jouer la comédie loc v |
| | | faire semblant loc v |
put on makeup,
put on make-up v expr | (apply cosmetics) | se maquiller⇒ v pron |
| | While driving is not a good time to put on makeup. |
| | Ce n'est pas une bonne idée de se maquiller en conduisant. |
| put on the feedbag v expr | US, slang, dated (have a meal) (familier) | se faire une bouffe loc v pron |