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21 off
off [ɒf]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. preposition2. adverb3. adjective4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When off is an element in a phrasal verb, eg keep off, take off, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg off duty, far off, look up the other word.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. prepositiona. ( = from) de━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Note the French prepositions used in the following:━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = missing from) there are two buttons off my coat il manque deux boutons à mon manteauc. ( = away from) de• the helicopter was just a few metres off the ground l'hélicoptère n'était qu'à quelques mètres du sold. ( = not taking, avoiding) (inf) I'm off coffee/cheese at the moment je ne bois pas de café/ne mange pas de fromage en ce moment2. adverba. ( = away) the house is 5km off la maison est à 5 km• they're off! (in race) les voilà partis !• where are you off to? où allez-vous ?c. ( = removed) he had his coat off il avait enlevé son manteaud. (as reduction) 10% off 10 % de remise or de rabais• I'll give you 10% off je vais vous faire une remise or un rabais de 10 %• they lived together off and on for six years ils ont vécu ensemble six ans, par intermittence3. adjectivea. ( = absent from work) he's been off for three weeks cela fait trois semaines qu'il est absentb. ( = off duty) she's off at 4 o'clock today elle termine à 4 heures aujourd'huic. ( = not functioning, disconnected) [machine, TV, light] éteint ; [engine, gas at main, electricity, water] coupé ; [tap] fermé ; [brake] desserréd. ( = cancelled) [meeting, trip, match] annuléf. (indicating wealth, possession) they are comfortably off ils sont aisés• how are you off for bread? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme pain ?g. ( = not right inf) it was a bit off, him leaving like that ce n'était pas très bien de sa part de partir comme ça• that's a bit off! ce n'est pas très sympa ! (inf)4. noun5. compounds• I came on the off chance of seeing her je suis venu à tout hasard, en pensant que je la verrais peut-être ► off-colour adjective (British)a. ( = bad day)• to sing off-key chanter faux ► off-licence noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux• to go off-line [computer] se mettre en mode autonome• to put the printer off-line mettre l'imprimante en mode manuel ► off-load transitive verb [+ goods] décharger ; [+ task, responsibilities] se décharger de► off-peak (British) adjective [period, time, hour] creux ; [train, electricity] en période creuse ; [telephone call] à tarif réduit (aux heures creuses)• off-peak ticket billet m au tarif réduit heures creuses adverb (outside rush hour) en dehors des heures de pointe ; (outside holiday season) en période creuse ► off-piste adjective adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le monde du théâtre new-yorkais, on qualifie de off-Broadway les pièces qui ne sont pas montées dans les grandes salles de Broadway. Les salles off-Broadway, généralement assez petites, proposent des billets à des prix raisonnables. Aujourd'hui, les théâtres les plus à l'avant-garde sont appelés off-off-Broadway.* * *Note: off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc)off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off colour etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, colour etc)For other uses of off see the entry below[ɒf], US [ɔːf] 1.(colloq) noun2.just before the off — ( of race) juste avant le départ
1) ( leaving)to be off — partir, s'en aller
I'm off — gen je m'en vais; ( to avoid somebody) je ne suis pas là
he's off again talking about his exploits! — fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits!
2) ( at a distance)3) ( ahead in time)4) Theatre3.1) ( free)2) ( turned off)3) ( cancelled)to be off — [match, party] être annulé
the ‘coq au vin’ is off — ( from menu) il n'y a plus de ‘coq au vin’
4) ( removed)to have one's leg off — (colloq) se faire couper la jambe
25% off — Commerce 25% de remise
5) (colloq) ( bad)4.to be off — [food] être avarié; [milk] avoir tourné
off and on adverbial phrase par périodes5.1) ( away from in distance)2) ( away from in time)3) (also just off) juste à côté de [kitchen etc]4) ( astray from)5) ( detached from)there's a button off — [cuff etc] il manque un bouton à
6) (colloq) ( no longer interested in)7) (colloq) (also off of)••how are we off (colloq) for...? — qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme...? [flour etc]
that's a bit off — (colloq) GB ça c'est un peu fort (colloq)
to feel a bit off(-colour) (colloq) — GB ne pas être dans son assiette (colloq)
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22 put
[put]pt, pp put, vtthing kłaść (położyć perf); person (in room, institution) umieszczać (umieścić perf); (in position, situation) stawiać (postawić perf); idea, view, case przedstawiać (przedstawić perf); question stawiać (postawić perf); (in class, category) zaliczać (zaliczyć perf); word, sentence zapisywać (zapisać perf)to put sb in a good/bad mood — wprawiać (wprawić perf) kogoś w dobry/zły nastrój
to put sb to bed — kłaść (położyć perf) kogoś do łóżka
to put sb to a lot of trouble — sprawiać (sprawić perf) komuś wiele kłopotu
to put a lot of time into sth — poświęcać (poświęcić perf) czemuś wiele czasu
I put it to you that … ( BRIT) — mówię ci, że…
Phrasal Verbs:- put away- put back- put by- put down- put in- put off- put on- put onto- put out- put up- put upon* * *[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) położyć, włożyć, przyłożyć, wprawić, przekładać2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) przedstawić3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) wyrazić4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) zapisać5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) płynąć•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
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Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > put sth off
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24 off-putting
off-'put·ting adjabschreckend;\off-putting appearance/ manner abstoßendes Äußeres/abstoßende Art;an \off-putting experience ( disconcerting) ein schreckliches Erlebnis;( unpleasant) ein unangenehmes Erlebnis;\off-putting smell ek[e]liger Geruch;to find sth \off-putting etw abschreckend finden -
25 put down
vt1) ( set down)to \put down sth <-> down etw ablegen [o abstellen];to not be able to \put down a book down ( fig) ein Buch nicht aus der Hand legen können2) ( put to bed)to \put down a child down ein Kind ins Bett bringen;I think I'll \put down little Jane down for her nap ich bringe die kleine Jane ins Bett, damit sie ein bisschen schläft3) ( lower)to \put down sth <-> down arm, feet etw herunternehmen;to \put down down the car roof das Dach runterkurbeln;to \put down sb <-> down jdn runterlassen4) ( drop off)to \put down down <-> sb jdn rauslassen [o absetzen];this bus will \put down you down right at the train station dieser Bus hält direkt am Bahnhof5) ( spread)to \put down down poison Gift auslegen;to \put down down roots (a. fig) Wurzeln schlagen (a. fig)6) ( write)to \put down down <-> sth etw aufschreiben;we'll \put down your name down on the waiting list wir setzen Ihren Namen auf die Warteliste;\put down the date of the party down in your diary schreib das Datum der Party in deinen Kalender;to \put down sth down on paper etw aufschreiben;( sign up for)to \put down sb down for sth jdn für etw akk eintragen;to \put down sth down money etw anzahlen;to \put down down a deposit eine Anzahlung machen8) ( stop)to \put down down <-> sth rebellion etw niederschlagen; crime etw besiegen; rumour etw zum Verstummen bringen;9) ( deride)10) ( assume to be)to \put down sb down as sb/ sth jdn [fälschlicherweise] für jdn/etw halten;I'd \put down her down as about 40 ich würde sie auf etwa 40 schätzen11) ( have killed)to \put down an animal down ein Tier einschläfern lassen12) ( give as cause) -
26 put
1 დადება (დადებს), დადგმა, დასმა, დაყენებაput the book / lamp on the table წიგნი მაგიდაზე დადე! // ლამპა მაგიდაზე დადგი!the doctor put me on a diet ექიმმა დიეტაზე დამსვა / დიეტა დამინიშნა●●put yourself in my place! აბა, შენი თავი ჩემს ადგილას წარმოიდგინე●●he put himself to shame თავი შეირცხვინა / მოიჭრა2 მოთავსება (მოათავსებს), მოწყობა3 თქმა (იტყვის)I don't know how to put it in English არ ვიცი, ეს ინგლისურად როგორ ვთქვაI put it to him that he was wrong ვუთხარი, რომ ცდებოდაI can't put my feelings into words ჩემს გრძნობებს სიტყვებით ვერ გამოვხატავ●●put wood into the stove ცეცხლს შეუკეთე!put your affairs in order შენი საქმეები წესრიგში მოიყვანე! / მოაწესრიგე!put her to work დაასაქმე! / საქმე მიეცი!don't put the blame on me მე ნუ მაბრალებ! / მე ნუ მადანაშაულებ!I can't put up with that ამას მე არ მოვითმენ // ამას ვერ შევურიგდები●●to put sth. to use რისიმე გამოყენებაto put sth. right გამოსწორება (გამოასწორებს)to put two and two together მიხვედრა, სწორი დასკვნის გამოტანაto put smb. on / off his guard ვისიმე გაფრთხილება // ვისიმე ყურადღების მოდუნებაto put smb. at his ease ვინმეს თავისუფლად აგრძნობინო თავიto put smb. in mind of sth გახსენება (გაიხსენებს)it puts me in mind of one occasion ეს მე ერთ შემთხვევას მახსენებს / მაგონებსto put a good face on it ისეთი სახის მიღება, ვითომც აქ არაფერი მომხდარაto put wind up smb. ვისიმე დაშინებაto put a spoke in smb's wheel განგებ ხელის შეშლა, მუხთლობაto put pen to paper წერას შედგომა (შეუდგება), ქაღალდს მინდობა (მიანდობს)●●she put the book in its proper place წიგნი ადგილზე დადოto put smb. in prison ციხეში ჩასმაto put pressure upon smb. ვინმეზე ზეგავლენის მოხდენა●●to put a theory into practice თეორიის ცხოვრებაში გატარებაto be put on parole გათავსუფლება პატიოსან სიტყვაზე დაყრდნობით // თავდებით გაშვებაI can't put this writer on a par with Tolstoy ამ მწერალს ტოლსტოის გვერდით ვერ დავაყენებto put smb. on a par with თანასწორად / თანატოლად მიჩნევაto put sth in order რისიმე მოწესრიგება / წესრიგში მოყვანა●●to put it in a nutshell მოკლედ რომ ვთქვათyour question has put me on the spot თქვენმა შეკითხვამ ჩიხში მომამწყვდია / საგონებელში ჩამაგდოhe puts his heart and soul into the work საქმეს გულს უდებს / სულითა და გულით ეკიდებაhe put his tie straight ყელსახვევი / ჰალსტუხი გაისწორაI want to put everything in shape from tomorrow მინდა ხვალისათვის ყველაფერი მოვაწესრიგოto go / put to sea ზღვაში გასვლა●●to put the screw(s) on smb. დაწოლა, დაძალება, ძალდატანებაto put the village to the sack სოფლის დარბევა / გაძარცვაhis wife is putting words into his mouth ცოლი აქეზებს // ცოლის ნათქვამს იმეორებს // ცოლის კარნახით ლაპარაკობსto put / set in motion ამოძრავებაto put money into… ფულის დაბანდება (ფულს დააბანდებს)to put it mildly… რბილად რომ ვთქვათ…●●the training will put you on your mettle ვარჯიში ფორმაში ჩაგაყენებსto put two and two together ტვინის განძრევა // ფაქტებს საფუძველზე სწორი დასკვნების გამოტანაto put one's trust in smb. მინდობაto put smb. to a trade ხელობის შესასწავლად ვისიმე დაყენებაto put sth to the test რისიმე შემოწმება / გასინჯვა / გამოცდაto put smb. out of the way გზიდან ვინმეს ჩამოცილება(მოკვლით ან სხვა გზით);we put the enemy to flight მტერი გავაქციეთ / უკუვაგდეთlet's put it baldly მოდი, პირდაპირ ვთქვათ (მიკიბვ-მოკიბვის გარეშე)put the flowers in a prominent position ყვევილები შესამჩნევ ადგილას დადგი!put your affairs / papers straight! მოაწესრიგე შენი საქმეები / ქაღალდებიput it here! აქ დადგი! / დადე!put me right if I make a mistake თუ შემეშალა, გამისწორე -
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[pʊt] put pt, pp1. vt1) (place) mettere, (put down) posare, metter giùto put money into a company — investire or mettere dei capitali in un'azienda
2) (thrust, direct) cacciareto put the shot Sport — lanciare il peso
3)to put sb in a good/bad mood — mettere qn di buon/cattivo umore4) (express) esprimere, direto put the words to music — mettere in musica or musicare le parole
5) (expound: case, problem) esporre, presentareI put it to you that... — io sostengo che...
6) (estimate) valutare, stimare2. vi3. advto stay put fam — non muoversi
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لَبِسَ \ clothe: to dress; put clothes on or supply clothes for: A man must feed and clothe his family. She was clothed in black. put on: (the opposite of take off) to dress oneself in: Put your hat and coat on. dress: to put on one’s clothes. have sth. on: to wear sth: What did she have on (or What had she got on)? She had a fur coat on. wear: to have on the body: He wore a shirt and trousers. \ See Also ألبس (أَلْبَسَ)، كسا (كَسَا)، ارتدى (ارْتَدَى) -
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ارْتَدَى \ dress: to put on one’s clothes. have sth. on: to wear sth: What did she have on (or What had she got on)? She had a fur coat on. put on: (the opposite of take off) to dress oneself in: Put your hat and coat on. wear: to have on the body: He wore a shirt and trousers. wore: p.t. of [b]wear. -
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adjective(Brit. coll.) abstoßend [Gesicht, Äußeres, Weg]; abschreckend [Umfang]* * *off-ˈput·tingadj abschreckend\off-putting appearance/manner abstoßendes Äußeres/abstoßende Artan \off-putting experience (disconcerting) ein schreckliches Erlebnis; (unpleasant) ein unangenehmes Erlebnis\off-putting smell ek[e]liger Geruchto find sth \off-putting etw abschreckend finden* * *off-putting adj Br umga) unangenehm, störendb) unsympathisch (Person, Wesen)* * *adjective(Brit. coll.) abstoßend [Gesicht, Äußeres, Weg]; abschreckend [Umfang] -
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transitive verb2) (discontinue) aufhören mit; abs. aufhörenhas it left off raining? — hat es aufgehört zu regnen?
* * *I. vt1. (omit)to leave sb/sb's name off a list jdn/jds Namen nicht in eine Liste aufnehmen2. (not put on)3. (not wear)to \leave off one's coat off seinen Mantel nicht anziehen4. (not turn on)1. (stop) aufhörenhey, \leave off off! I hate people touching my hair he, lass das! ich mag es nicht, wenn Leute meine Haare anfassen fam* * *1. vt sepclothes nicht anziehen; lid nicht darauf tun, ablassen (inf); radio, lights auslassen; umlaut weglassenyou can leave your coat off — du brauchst deinen Mantel nicht anzuziehen
don't leave the top off your pen — lass den Füllhalter nicht offen or ohne Kappe liegen
you left her name off the list — Sie haben ihren Namen nicht in die Liste aufgenommen
2. vi +prep obj (inf)aufhörenwe left off work after lunch — wir haben nach dem Mittagessen Feierabend gemacht
leave off doing that, will you! — hör auf damit, ja?
3. vi (inf)aufhörenhe picked up where he left off last year — er machte weiter, wo er letztes Jahr aufgehört hatte
* * *A v/t1. einstellen, aufhören mit:leave off work die Arbeit einstellen;leave off crying zu weinen aufhören2. eine Gewohnheit etc aufgebenB v/i aufhören* * *transitive verb1) (cease to wear) auslassen (ugs.); nicht anziehen2) (discontinue) aufhören mit; abs. aufhören -
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vt1) ( omit)to \leave off sb/ sth off jdn/etw auslassen;to leave sb/ sb's name off a list jdn/jds Namen nicht in eine Liste aufnehmen2) ( not put on)to \leave off a lid off sth keinen Deckel auf etw akk geben, etw offen lassen3) ( not wear)to \leave off one's coat off seinen Mantel nicht anziehen4) ( not turn on)1) ( stop) aufhören;to \leave off off sth mit etw dat aufhören;to \leave off off doing sth (dated) aufhören, etw zu tun;to \leave off off sb jdn in Ruhe lassen ( fam)hey, \leave off off! I hate people touching my hair he, lass das! ich mag es nicht, wenn Leute meine Haare anfassen ( fam) -
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rope off [sth.], rope [sth.] off cintare, delimitare con corde* * *(to put a rope round or across (a place) in order to prevent people going in: The end of the room was roped off for the most important guests.) isolare* * *vt + adv* * *rope off [sth.], rope [sth.] off cintare, delimitare con corde -
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vt* * *vt sep1) supplies drosselnraising taxes could choke off the recovery — eine Steuererhöhung könnte den Erholungsprozess beeinträchtigen
3) (inf= make fed up)
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Ex:to carry on o continue where one left off — riprendere da dove si era rimasti; leave off doing (stop) smettere di fare; leave [sth.] off/Ex:1) (not put on) non mettere [coat, lid, blanket]; (not put back on) non rimettere [coat, lid, blanket]2) (not switch on) non accendere [light, TV]; non attaccare [ iron]; (leave switched off) lasciare spento [light, heating, TV, iron]3) (omit) lasciare fuori [name, item, letter]* * *1. vt + adv1) (cover, lid, clothes) non mettere, (heating, light) non accendere, (name: from list) non inserire2)(
fam: stop) to leave off doing sth — smetterla or piantarla di fare qc2. vi + adv Brit(fam: stop) smetterla* * *Ex:to carry on o continue where one left off — riprendere da dove si era rimasti; leave off doing (stop) smettere di fare; leave [sth.] off/Ex:1) (not put on) non mettere [coat, lid, blanket]; (not put back on) non rimettere [coat, lid, blanket]2) (not switch on) non accendere [light, TV]; non attaccare [ iron]; (leave switched off) lasciare spento [light, heating, TV, iron]3) (omit) lasciare fuori [name, item, letter] -
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2) (begin) [ person] cominciare, esordire ( by doing col fare); [ matter] cominciare; [ business] essere avviato; start [sb., sth.] off, start off [sb., sth.]4) BE colloq. (cause to do)5) (put to work) mettere in moto [ machine]6) sport dare il via a [ competitors]* * *1) (to begin a journey: It's time we started off.) partire2) (to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc: The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller.) lanciare* * *1. vi + adv(leave) partireSee:start 3., 1)2. vt + advcausare, far nascereto start sb off — (on complaints, story etc) far cominciare qn, (give initial help) aiutare qn a cominciare
* * *2) (begin) [ person] cominciare, esordire ( by doing col fare); [ matter] cominciare; [ business] essere avviato; start [sb., sth.] off, start off [sb., sth.]4) BE colloq. (cause to do)5) (put to work) mettere in moto [ machine]6) sport dare il via a [ competitors] -
37 cross off
شَطَبَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cross off: to take sth. off a list, by marking it: My name has been crossed off. cross out: to draw a line through sth.: Cross out that sentence and start again. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. scratch: to strike out one’s own name from a list of competitors; to say that one cannot play: We had to scratch (the match) because half our team were ill. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also لغى (لَغَى) -
38 kill off
اِسْتَأْصَلَ \ eliminate: to remove or take out: Doctors try to eliminate all diseases. The body eliminates waste matter. eradicate: to destroy completely or put an end to (sth. bad): We must try to eradicate crime in the cities. exterminate: to destroy completely sth. (rats, disease, etc.) that is harmful. kill off: to kill till few or none remain: The icy weather killed off my roses. stamp out: to put an end to (sth. dangerous or evil): We must stamp out this disease before it spreads. \ See Also أَبَادَ، اقتلع (اِقْتَلَعَ)، ألغى (أَلْغَى)، قَضَى على -
39 have sth. on
لَبِسَ \ clothe: to dress; put clothes on or supply clothes for: A man must feed and clothe his family. She was clothed in black. put on: (the opposite of take off) to dress oneself in: Put your hat and coat on. dress: to put on one’s clothes. have sth. on: to wear sth: What did she have on (or What had she got on)? She had a fur coat on. wear: to have on the body: He wore a shirt and trousers. \ See Also ألبس (أَلْبَسَ)، كسا (كَسَا)، ارتدى (ارْتَدَى) -
40 take off
ارْتَدَى \ dress: to put on one’s clothes. have sth. on: to wear sth: What did she have on (or What had she got on)? She had a fur coat on. put on: (the opposite of take off) to dress oneself in: Put your hat and coat on. wear: to have on the body: He wore a shirt and trousers. wore: p.t. of [b]wear.
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put somebody off something — ˌput sb ˈoff sth/sb derived to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb • He was put off science by bad teaching. • put somebody off something doing sth The accident put her off driving for life. Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put somebody off somebody — ˌput sb ˈoff sth/sb derived to make sb lose interest in or enthusiasm for sth/sb • He was put off science by bad teaching. • put somebody off somebody doing sth The accident put her off driving for life. Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
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put somebody off the scent — put/throw sb off the ˈscent idiom to do sth to stop sb from finding you or discovering sth • She changed taxis to throw her pursuers off the scent. Main entry: ↑scentidiom … Useful english dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put*/*/*/ — [pʊt] (past tense past participle put) verb [T] 1) to move something to a particular position using your hands Where did you put the newspaper?[/ex] Did I put my wallet in your bag?[/ex] She put her hand on Cliff s arm.[/ex] 2) to cause someone… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
off-putting — off .putting adj BrE if someone s behaviour or the appearance of something is off putting, you do not like it or you think it is unattractive ▪ Some women found the competitive style of the discussions off putting. >off puttingly adv →put… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put sb/sth through their paces — ► to make someone show you their skills and knowledge, or to test how well something works: »As the machines come off the assembly line, a team of quality controllers puts them through their paces. »The interview panel will put all candidates… … Financial and business terms