put

put
put [pʊt]
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1. transitive verb
2. intransitive verb
3. compounds
4. Phrasal Verbs
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► vb: pret, ptp put
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1. transitive verb
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► For set combinations consisting of put + noun, eg put out of business, put an end to, look up the noun. For put + preposition/adverb combinations, see also phrasal verbs.
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   a. ( = place) mettre
• put it in the drawer mettez-le dans le tiroir
• put yourself in my place mets-toi à ma place
• to put an ad in the paper passer une annonce dans le journal
► to put + on
• to put a button on a shirt coudre un bouton à une chemise
• to put sb on a diet mettre qn au régime
• he put me on the train il m'a accompagné au train► to put + over
• he put his hand over his mouth il a mis sa main devant la bouche
• he put his hand over her mouth il a plaqué sa main sur sa bouche
• someone has been put over him at the office il a maintenant un chef au bureau
• to put one over on sb (inf) ( = deceive) pigeonner (inf) qn► to put + round
• to put one's arms round sb enlacer qn
• he put his head round the door il a passé la tête par la porte► to put + through
• to put one's fist through a window passer le poing à travers une vitre
• to put one's pen through a word rayer un mot
• she put a bullet through his head elle lui a tiré une balle dans la tête
   b. ( = set) to put a watch to the right time mettre une montre à l'heure
• I put him to work at once je l'ai aussitôt mis au travail
   c. ( = rank) placer
• I put Joyce above Lawrence je place Joyce au-dessus de Lawrence
• we should put happiness before money on devrait faire passer le bonheur avant l'argent
   d. ( = express) dire
• how shall I put it? comment dire ?
• I don't quite know how to put it je ne sais pas trop comment le dire
• let me put it this way ... disons que ...
• as Shakespeare puts it comme le dit Shakespeare
• as the president memorably put it selon la célèbre formule du président
• to put it bluntly pour parler franc
   e. ( = suggest) I put it to you that ... n'est-il pas vrai que ... ?
• it was put to me in no uncertain terms on m'a dit cela dans des termes très clairs
   f. ( = submit) [+ case, problem, opinion, suggestion] présenter ; [+ proposal] soumettre ; [+ question] poser
• he put the arguments for and against the project il a présenté les arguments pour et contre le projet
   g. ( = cause to be) mettre
• to put sb in a good/bad mood mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur
   h. ( = invest)
► to put + into
• to put money into a company placer de l'argent dans une société
• he has put a lot into his marriage il s'est beaucoup investi dans son couple
   i. ( = estimate)
► to put + at estimer
• they put the loss at £10,000 ils estiment à 10 000 livres la perte subie
• the population was put at 50,000 la population a été estimée à 50 000 habitants
   j. (Sport) to put the shot lancer le poids
2. intransitive verb
• to put into port mouiller
• the ship put into Southampton le navire a mouillé à Southampton
• to put to sea appareiller
3. compounds
► put-down (inf) noun humiliation f
► put-on (inf) adjective
( = feigned) affecté
► put out adjective contrarié
► put-up job (inf) noun coup m monté
► put-upon (inf) adjective
• I feel put-upon je trouve qu'on profite de moi
4. Phrasal Verbs
► put about
1. intransitive verb
virer de bord
2. separable transitive verb
   a. [+ rumour] faire courir
   b. to put o.s. about (inf) [person] se faire mousser (inf)►put across separable transitive verb
( = communicate) [+ ideas, intentions, desires] faire comprendre
• to put sth across to sb faire comprendre qch à qn
• he knows his stuff but he can't put it across il connaît son sujet à fond mais il n'arrive pas à transmettre son savoir► put aside separable transitive verb
   a. [+ object, food, money] mettre de côté
• I'll put one aside for you je vous en mettrai un de côté
   b. [+ differences, disagreement] oublier► put away separable transitive verb
   a. ( = put in proper place) [+ clothes, toys, books] ranger
• to put the car away rentrer la voiture
   b. (Sport) [+ ball] mettre au fond des filets
   c. ( = confine) (inf) (in prison, mental hospital) enfermer
   d. ( = consume) (inf) [+ food] avaler ; [+ drink] siffler (inf)► put back
1. intransitive verb
[ship] they put back to Dieppe ils sont rentrés à Dieppe
2. separable transitive verb
   a. ( = replace) remettre en place
• put it back! remets-le à sa place !
   b. ( = retard) retarder
• the disaster put the project back ten years ce désastre a retardé le projet de dix ans
• this will put us back ten years cela nous fera perdre dix ans
   c. ( = postpone) remettre (to à)► put by separable transitive verb
[+ money] mettre de côté
► put down
1. intransitive verb
[aircraft, pilot] se poser
2. separable transitive verb
   a. [+ parcel, book, child] poser ; [+ passenger] déposer
• put it down! pose ça !
• I simply couldn't put that book down j'ai dévoré ce livre
   b. ( = pay) [+ deposit] verser (on pour)
• he put down £500 on the car il a versé 500 livres d'arrhes pour la voiture
   c. ( = suppress) [+ revolt, movement] réprimer
   d. ( = criticize) (inf) critiquer ; ( = denigrate) dénigrer
• my boyfriend keeps putting me down mon copain n'arrête pas de me critiquer
• you must stop putting yourself down arrête donc de te déprécier
   e. ( = record) noter
• to put sth down in writing mettre qch par écrit
• I've put you down as unemployed j'ai mis que vous étiez chômeur
   f. (British = have destroyed) [+ dog, cat] faire piquer ; [+ horse] faire abattre► put down as separable transitive verb
( = consider, assess) considérer comme
• I had put him down as a complete fool je le considérais comme un parfait imbécile► put down to separable transitive verb
( = attribute) mettre sur le compte
• I put it down to his inexperience je mets ça sur le compte de son inexpérience► put forth separable transitive verb
[+ idea, proposal] émettre
► put forward separable transitive verb
   a. ( = propose) [+ suggestion] émettre ; [+ argument] avancer ; [+ plan] proposer
• he put forward Harry Green for the job il a proposé Harry Green pour ce poste
   b. ( = advance) [+ meeting, starting time] avancer( by de, to, until à)► put in
1. intransitive verb
[ship] mouiller (at dans le port de)
2. separable transitive verb
   a. (into container) mettre dedans ; [+ seeds] semer
• have you put in the camera? ( = pack) est-ce que tu as pris l'appareil photo ?
   b. ( = insert) [+ word, paragraph] ajouter ; [+ remark] glisser
   c. ( = submit) to put in a request for sth faire une demande de qch
• to put sb in for an exam présenter qn à un examen
• to put sb in for a scholarship recommander qn pour une bourse
   d. ( = install) [+ political party] élire ; [+ central heating, double glazing] faire installer
   e. ( = spend) [+ time] passer
   f. ( = work) travailler
• can you put in a few hours at the weekend? pourrais-tu travailler quelques heures ce week-end ?► put in for inseparable transitive verb
[+ job] poser sa candidature à ; [+ promotion] demander
► put off separable transitive verb
   a. ( = postpone) repousser ; [+ decision] différer ; [+ visitor] décommander
• to put sth off until January remettre qch à janvier
• he put off writing the letter il a décidé d'écrire cette lettre plus tard
   b. ( = discourage) dissuader ; ( = repel) dégoûter
• the failure may put them off trying again il est possible que cet échec les dissuade d'essayer à nouveau
• the divorce figures don't seem to put people off marriage les statistiques de divorce ne semblent pas dégoûter les gens du mariage
• it certainly put me off going to Greece cela m'a certainement ôté l'envie d'aller en Grèce
• his remarks put me off my food ses remarques m'ont coupé l'appétit
   c. ( = distract) talking in the audience put him off les bavardages de l'auditoire le déconcentraient
   d. ( = fob off) he put her off with vague promises il la faisait patienter avec de vagues promesses
   e. [+ light, gas, radio, TV, heater] éteindre► put on separable transitive verb
   a. [+ clothes, glasses, lotion] mettre
• to put on one's make-up se maquiller
   b. ( = increase) [+ speed] augmenter
• to put on weight prendre du poids
• he put on 3 kilos il a pris 3 kilos
• this could put 5p on a litre of petrol cela augmenterait le prix du litre d'essence de 5 pence
   c. ( = assume) [+ air, accent] prendre
• to put it on ( = pretend) faire semblant
• she put on a show of enthusiasm elle faisait semblant d'être enthousiaste
   d. ( = deceive) faire marcher (inf)
• you're putting me on! (inf) tu me fais marcher ! (inf)
   e. ( = organize) organiser ; [+ extra train, bus] mettre en service
   f. (on phone) put me on to Mr Brown passez-moi M. Brown
   g. ( = switch on) allumer ; [+ tape, CD, music] mettre
• put the kettle on mets de l'eau à chauffer
• to put the brakes on freiner
   h. ( = begin to cook) I'll just put the potatoes on je vais juste mettre les pommes de terre à cuire
   i. [+ money] parier sur► put onto separable transitive verb
• to put sb onto sth parler de qch à qn
• Alice put us onto him Alice nous a parlé de lui
• a fellow journalist put me onto the story c'est un collègue journaliste qui m'a mis sur l'affaire (inf)
• what put you onto it? qu'est-ce qui vous en a donné l'idée ?► put out
1. intransitive verb
[ship] to put out to sea quitter le port
• to put out from Dieppe quitter le port de Dieppe
2. separable transitive verb
   a. ( = put outside) [+ rubbish] sortir ; ( = expel) [+ person] expulser
• he put the cat out for the night il a fait sortir le chat pour la nuit
• to put sth out of one's mind ne plus penser à qch
   b. ( = stretch out) [+ arm, leg] allonger ; [+ foot] avancer ; [+ tongue] tirer ; [+ shoots] produire
• to put out one's hand tendre la main
• to put one's head out of the window passer la tête par la fenêtre
   c. ( = lay out in order) étaler
   d. ( = extinguish) éteindre
   e. ( = make unconscious) endormir
   f. ( = inconvenience) déranger
• I don't want to put you out je ne voudrais pas vous déranger
   g. ( = issue) [+ announcement, statement] publier ; [+ warning] lancer ; [+ propaganda] faire
• the government will put out a statement about it le gouvernement va faire une déclaration à ce sujet
   h. ( = broadcast) passer
   i. to put out to tender [+ contract, service] mettre en adjudication
   j. ( = dislocate) [+ shoulder, back] se démettre
   k. (Sport = eliminate) [+ team, contestant] éliminer ; (Baseball) [+ ball] mettre hors jeu
• a knee injury put him out of the first two games une blessure au genou l'a empêché de jouer les deux premiers matchs► put over separable transitive verb
= put across
► put through separable transitive verb
   a. ( = make) [+ change] effectuer ; [+ plan] mener à bien
   b. ( = connect) [+ call] passer ; [+ caller] mettre en communication
• I'm putting you through now je vous mets en communication
• put me through to Mr Smith passez-moi M. Smith
   c. (US) to put sb through college payer les études de qn
   d. ( = make suffer) to put sb through hell mener la vie dure à qn
• they really put him through it (inf) ils lui en ont fait voir de dures (inf)► put together separable transitive verb
   a. mettre ensemble
• it's more important than all the other factors put together c'est plus important que tous les autres facteurs confondus
• he's worth more than the rest of the family put together à lui tout seul il vaut plus que toute la famille réunie
   b. ( = assemble) assembler ; [+ account] composer ; [+ team] constituer
   c. [+ agreement, plan, package] mettre au point► put up separable transitive verb
   a. ( = raise) [+ hand] lever ; [+ flag] hisser ; [+ tent] monter ; [+ umbrella] ouvrir ; [+ notice] afficher ; [+ picture] accrocher ; [+ building] construire ; [+ fence, barrier] ériger
• to put a ladder up against a wall poser une échelle contre un mur
   b. ( = increase) augmenter ; [+ prices] faire monter
• that puts up the total to over 1,000 cela fait monter le total à plus de 1 000
   c. ( = offer) [+ proposal] soumettre ; [+ resistance] opposer
• to put sb up as a candidate for proposer qn comme candidat à
• to put up a struggle se battre
• he put up a real fight to keep you in your job il s'est vraiment battu pour que tu conserves ton poste
• to put sth up for sale mettre qch en vente
• to put a child up for adoption faire adopter un enfant
   d. ( = provide) fournir
• to put up money for a project financer un projet
   e. ( = lodge) héberger► put up to separable transitive verb
( = incite)
to put sb up to doing sth inciter qn à faire qch► put up with inseparable transitive verb supporter
• he has a lot to put up with il a beaucoup de problèmes
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[pʊt] 1.
transitive verb (p prés -tt-; prét, pp put)
1) (place) mettre [object, person]

to put more sugar in one's tea — ajouter du sucre dans son thé

to put more soap in the bathroom — remettre du savon dans la salle de bains

2) (cause to go or undergo)

to put something through — glisser quelque chose dans [letterbox]; passer quelque chose par [window]

to put one's head through the window — passer la tête par la fenêtre

to put one's fist through the window — casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing

to put something through a test — faire passer un test à quelque chose

to put something through a process — faire suivre un processus à quelque chose

to put somebody through — envoyer quelqu'un à [university, college]; faire passer quelqu'un par [suffering, ordeal]; faire passer [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [test]; faire suivre [quelque chose] à quelqu'un [course]

after all you've put me through — après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir

to put one's hand to — porter la main à [mouth]

to put somebody to washing something — faire laver quelque chose à quelqu'un

3) (devote, invest)

to put money/energy into something — investir de l'argent/son énergie dans quelque chose

to put a lot into — s'engager à fond pour [work, project]; sacrifier beaucoup à [marriage]

4) (add)

to put something towards — mettre quelque chose pour

put it towards some new clothes — dépense-le en nouveaux vêtements

to put tax/duty on something — taxer/imposer quelque chose

to put a penny on income tax — GB augmenter l'impôt sur le revenu d'un pourcent

5) (express)

how would you put that in French? — comment dirait-on ça en français?

to put it bluntly — pour parler franchement

let me put it another way — laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment

that was very well put — c'était très bien tourné

to put one's feelings into words — trouver les mots pour exprimer ses sentiments

6) (offer for consideration) présenter [point of view, proposal]

to put something to — soumettre quelque chose à [meeting, conference, board]

to put something to the vote — mettre quelque chose au vote

7) (rate, rank) placer

I put a sense of humour first — pour moi le plus important c'est le sens de l'humour

to put safety first — faire passer la sécurité avant tout

8) (estimate)

to put something at — évaluer quelque chose à [sum]

I'd put him at about 40 — je lui donnerais à peu près 40 ans

9) Sport lancer [shot]
2.
reflexive verb (p prés -tt-; prét, pp put)

to put oneself in a strong position/in somebody's place — se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de quelqu'un

Phrasal Verbs:
••

I wouldn't put it past him! — je ne pense pas que ça le gênerait!

to put one over ou across GB on somebody — (colloq) faire marcher quelqu'un (colloq)


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