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Poner has many different meanings and is used in a number of common expressions.
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| poner |
to put |
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to put on (clothes) |
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to add |
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to assign (homework) |
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to cause (an emotion) |
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to contribute/invest |
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to equip (a house) |
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to lay (eggs) |
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to lay/set (the table) |
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to make/turn + adjective |
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to name |
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to open/set up (a business) |
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to perform/put on/show |
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to send (a card, letter) |
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to turn on (the radio, TV) |
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| poner a uno a + infinitive |
to start someone + gerund |
| poner a uno de cochino |
to call someone a swine |
| poner algo aparte |
to put something to the side/set something aside |
| poner algo como ejemplo |
to give something as an example |
| poner algo en duda |
to cast doubt on something |
| poner algo en español, francés... |
to translate something into Spanish, French... |
| poner las cartas sobre la mesa |
to put one's cards on the table |
| poner énfasis en |
to stress |
| poner una objeción |
to object |
| poner pleito |
to sue, take to court |
| poner los puntos sobre las íes |
to dot the i's and cross the t's |
| poner el reloj |
to set the watch |
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| ponerse |
to put/place oneself |
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ponerse + adj
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to get, turn, become + adj
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| ponerse un traje/suéter |
to put a suit/sweater on |
| ponerse a/en |
to reach, arrive at |
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ponerse a + infinitive
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to begin + gerund
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| ponerse a bien con uno |
to be on good terms with someone |
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ponerse al teléfono
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to get on the phone
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ponerse con uno
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to argue with someone, to oppose/compete against someone
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ponerse de ___
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to take a job as ___
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| ponerse delante |
to get in the way, intervene |
| ponerse la carne de gallina |
to get goose bumps |
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ponérselos (informal)
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to be unfaithful
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