poner

/poˈneɾ/, [poˈneɾ]

put

Examples

Debes poner atención al profesor.

You must pay attention to the teacher.

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¿Tienes alguna caja de zapatos donde pueda poner estas cosas?

Do you have a shoe box where I can put these things?

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Debemos poner fin a la expansión urbana descontrolada y luchar contra la segregación espacial, mientas se sigue garantizando el derecho a la vivienda.

We must stop urban sprawl and fight against physical segregation while still guaranteeing the right to housing.

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No podía poner en marcha el motor.

He couldn't start the motor.

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Quizá Tom deba poner más atención en clase.

Maybe Tom should pay more attention in class.

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Todos los lagartos pueden poner huevos.

All lizards can lay eggs.

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Mamá, no me quiero poner esto.

Mom, I don't want to wear this.

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La filosofía nos enseña sentirnos inseguros acerca de las cosas que nos parezcan evidentes por sí solas. Por otro lado, la propaganda nos enseña a aceptar por evidentes asuntos los cuales sería razonable someter a nuestro juicio o poner en duda.

Philosophy teaches us to feel uncertain about the things that seem to us self-evident. Propaganda, on the other hand, teaches us to accept as self-evident matters about which it would be reasonable to suspend our judgment or to feel doubt.

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Usted no puede poner fácilmente fotografías en un iPad de más de una computadora. Sin embargo, puede enviarse fotografías de varias computadoras y descargarlas a su iPad.

You can't easily put photos on an iPad from more than one computer. However, you can email photos to yourself from various computers and download these photos to your iPad.

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No puedo poner mi ropa en el armario de Taninna. ¡Ella se enfadaría!

I cannot put my clothes into Taninna's cupboard. She would be mad!

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Discutimos durante horas qué poner.

We disputed for hours about what to write.

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¿Cuántos hombres se necesitan para poner un nuevo rollo de papel higiénico cuando se ha terminado? No se sabe: nunca ha ocurrido.

How many men does it take to replace an empty toilet roll? No one knows, it's never happened.

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¿Dónde puedo poner mi cartera?

Where can I put my bag?

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Dígame dónde poner estos libros.

Tell me where to put these books.

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¿Puede poner por escrito sus preguntas?

Will you put your questions in written form?

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Tom le ayudó a Mary a poner la mesa.

Tom helped Mary set the table.

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Él no es tan tonto como para poner en riesgo su propia vida.

He isn't such a fool as to risk his life.

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Me gustaría poner el canal de las películas.

I'd like to set it to the movie channel.

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Por la mañana, me gusta poner miel en mi tostada.

In the morning, I like to put honey on my toast.

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—Sí, soy yo —dijo Al-Sayib—; pero hay al menos uno de nosotros en cada país. Y a todos nos gusta la Fanta, igual que poner a los novatos en su sitio.

"Yes, that's me," said Al-Sayib. "But there's at least one of us in every country. And we all like Fanta, as well as putting noobs in their place."

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