| Principales traductions |
| put [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (insert or place in) | mettre [qch] dans [qch], insérer [qch] dans [qch], introduire [qch] dans [qch] vtr + prép |
| | To start the car, put the keys into the ignition. |
| | Pour démarrer la voiture, mettez les clés dans le contact. |
| put into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (ship: enter port) (dans un port) | rentrer dans [qch] vi + prép |
| | The ship was forced to put into harbour due to extreme weather conditions. |
| Principales traductions |
put [sth] in [sth],
put [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (insert, place inside) | mettre [qch] dans [qch], insérer [qch] dans [qch], placer [qch] dans [qch] vtr + prép |
| | Put the plug in the socket and turn the power on at the wall. |
put [sth] in,
put in [sth] vtr + adv | (insert) | insérer⇒ vtr |
| | Isla put her coin in and pressed the button but the vending machine did nothing. |
put [sth] in,
put in [sth] vtr + adv | (add) | ajouter⇒ vtr |
| | If the soup tastes bland, put in more salt. |
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. |
Formes composées
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| 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 [sth] in operation,
put [sth] into operation v expr | (initiate, set off) | mettre en œuvre loc v |
| | It was time to put the plan in operation. |
| | Il fallait maintenant mettre en œuvre le plan. |
put [sth] in perspective,
put [sth] into perspective v expr | (make appear proportionate) | relativiser⇒ vtr |
| | | mettre en perspective vtr |
| | The disaster helped me put my problems in perspective. |
put [sth] in perspective,
put [sth] into perspective v expr | (make appear insignificant) | relativiser⇒ vtr |
| | | mettre en perspective vtr |
| | The problems faced by people in developing countries certainly put our little problems into perspective. |
| | Les problèmes auxquels doivent faire face les gens vivant dans les pays en voie de développement nous font relativiser nos problèmes. |
| | Les problèmes auxquels doivent faire face les gens vivant dans les pays en voie de développement mettent nos problèmes en perspective. |
| | | mettre en perspective loc v |
put [sth] in practice,
put [sth] into practice v expr | (carry [sth] out) | appliquer⇒ vtr |
| | | mettre [qch] en application loc v |
| | The new regulations have still to be put into practice. We have worked out the plan, and now it's time to put it into practice. |
| | Les nouvelles réglementations doivent encore être appliquées. |
| | Nous avons défini le plan et maintenant, il est temps de le mettre en application. |
put [sth] in the deep freeze,
put [sth] into the deep freeze v expr | figurative (stop, suspend an activity) | mettre de côté, mettre [qch] en suspens loc v |
| put [sth] into action v expr | (implement: plan) (plan) | mettre en œuvre, mettre [qch] en route loc v |
| put [sb] into action v expr | (use: team, staff, etc.) (personne) | mettre [qqn] à l’œuvre loc v |
| put [sb] into care v expr | UK, often passive (child: give government custody) | placer⇒, placer en foyer⇒ vtr |
| | When James's parents died, there was no one to look after him and he was put into care. |
| | The couple were found to be unfit parents and their kids were put into care. |
| put [sth] into effect v expr | (law, rule: enforce) (une loi) | mettre en œuvre loc v |
| | (une loi) | appliquer⇒ vtr |
| | (changement de sujet) | entrer en vigueur loc v |
| | (changement de sujet) | prendre effet loc v |
| | The government should move immediately to put the law into effect. |
| put [sth] into place v expr | (establish) | mettre en place loc v |
| | | établir⇒ vtr |
| put [sth] into place v expr | (position correctly) | mettre en place vtr |
| | | arranger⇒ vtr |
| put [sth] into words v expr | (express in language) | mettre des mots sur loc v |
| | I cannot put into words the debt I owe my parents for all their support. |
| | Mes parents m'ont beaucoup soutenu, je n'arriverais pas à mettre des mots sur la gratitude que je ressens envers eux. |
| | | exprimer⇒, exprimer avec des mots vtr |
| | Mes parents m'ont beaucoup soutenu, je n'arriverais pas à exprimer toute la gratitude que je ressens envers eux. |
| | | trouver les mots pour loc v + prép |
| | Mes parents m'ont beaucoup soutenu, je n'arriverais pas à trouver les mots pour leur dire combien je leur suis reconnaissant. |
| | (Psychologie) | verbaliser⇒ vtr |
| | | formuler⇒ vtr |
| put your back into [sth] v expr | (make great efforts to do) | s'y mettre⇒ v pron |
| | (familier) | se bouger⇒ v pron |
| put your heart and soul into [sth] v expr | figurative (devote yourself to) | se dévouer corps et âme à [qch] loc v |
| | | se lancer corps et âme dans [qch] loc v |