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1 ■ put down
■ put downA v. t. + avv.1 mettere giù; posare; deporre: to put down the receiver [one's suitcase], posare la cornetta [mettere giù la valigia]; to put down arms, deporre le armi; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- I haven't been able to put the book down, non sono riuscita a staccarmi dal libro2 fare scendere, scaricare (q. da un veicolo): He put me down at the gate, mi fece scendere davanti al cancello4 abbattere; eliminare; reprimere, sopprimere; domare: to put down a revolt, domare (o stroncare) una rivolta6 ridurre al silenzio; far tacere7 buttare giù (fam.); annotare; scrivere; registrare; segnare: I put it down in my notebook, me lo annotai sul taccuino9 segnare (q. per una colletta, qc. in conto a q.): You can put me down for ten pounds!, puoi segnarmi per dieci sterline!10 (fam.) disapprovare; criticare; mortificare; umiliare; snobbare; buttare giù (fam.)11 (fam.) buttare giù; divorare; trangugiare13 (form.) mettere in lista; segnare il nome di; iscrivereB v. i. + avv.2 (form.) mettersi in lista; iscriversi □ to put down as, giudicare, ritenere; capire subito che: I put him down as a salesman, mi pare che sia un venditore □ to put down to, attribuire, imputare: The outbreak of the civil war was put down to the barons, lo scoppio della guerra civile fu imputato ai baroni □ to put one's foot down, (autom.) pigiare l'acceleratore; (fam.) puntare i piedi, agire con fermezza □ (fig.) to put down roots, mettere radici.
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