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Spanish Phrases to Put
Poner, literally "to put," has many different meanings and is used in a number of common expressions. Learn how to stress, sue, cast doubt, and more with this list of Spanish expressions with poner.
Poner translations
- to put
- to put on (clothes)
- to add
- to assign (homework)
- to cause (an emotion)
- to contribute/invest
- to equip (a house)
- to lay (eggs)
- to lay/set (the table)
- to make/turn + adjective
- to name
- to open/set up (a business)
- to perform/put on/show
- to send (a card, letter)
- to turn on (the radio, TV)
Poner expressions
| 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 | |
| ponerse | to put/place oneself | |
| ponerse + adj | to get, turn, become + adj | |
| ponerse un traje/suéter | to put a suit/sweater on | |
| ponerse a/en | to reach, arrive at | |
| ponerse a + infinitive | to begin + gerund | |
| ponerse a bien con uno | to be on good terms with someone | |
| ponerse al teléfono | to get on the phone | |
| ponerse con uno | to argue with someone, to oppose/compete against someone | |
| ponerse de ___ | to take a job as ___ | |
| ponerse delante | to get in the way, intervene | |
| ponerse la carne de gallina | to get goose bumps | |
| ponérselos (informal) | to be unfaithful |
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