put-upon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʊtəpɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏtə pon′, -pôn′)

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'put-upon' tiene referencia cruzada con 'put upon'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'put-upon' is cross-referenced with 'put upon'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

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put upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep informal (burden)abusar vi
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 The head of the department put upon Roger by giving him the responsibility for checking all the figures in the report.
 El jefe del departamento abusaba de Roger, dándole la responsabilidad de revisar todas las cifras del informe.
put upon,
put-upon
adj
informal (burdened)sobrecargado/a adj
Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun
 The boss asks me to do extra work so often that I really feel put upon.
 El jefe me pide hacer trabajo extra tan frecuentemente, que realmente me siento sobrecargado.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.


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