plate closer

it kept us on the edge of our seats until the end — nos tuvo en vilo or en tensión hasta el final

to be on edge — estar* nervioso, tener* los nervios de punta (fam)

• the fabric was fraying at the edges — la tela se estaba deshilachando por los bordes

• he sat down on the edge of the bed — se sentó al borde la cama

• someone pushed him over the edge of the cliff — alguien lo empujó por el borde del precipicio

• he was on the edge of a breakthrough — estaba al borde de un gran adelanto

• to put an edge on sth — afilar algo

• army life will smooth the rough edges off him — la vida militar le calmará

• to take the edge off sth, talking to her took the edge off my grief — hablar con ella mitigó mi dolor

that took the edge off my appetite — con eso maté el hambre or engañé el estómago

• their technology gave them the competitive edge — su tecnología les dio una posición de ventaja con respecto a la competencia

• to have the or an edge on or over sb — llevar la delantera a algn, llevar ventaja a algn

• a top edged with lace — un top ribeteado con encaje

• he edged the car into the traffic — sacó el coche con cuidado y se unió al resto del tráfico

• she edged her way through the crowd — se abrió paso poco a poco entre la multitud

• the song edged its way up the charts — la canción fue poco a poco subiendo puestos en las listas de éxitos

• she edged away from him — poco a poco se alejó de él

• he edged closer to the telephone — se acercó lentamente al teléfono

• to edge forward — avanzar poco a poco

• Labour have edged into the lead — el partido laborista ha conseguido tomar la delantera por muy poco

• to edge past — pasar con dificultad

it kept us on the edge of our seats until the end — nos tuvo en vilo or en tensión hasta el final

to be on edge — estar* nervioso, tener* los nervios de punta (fam)

to put something in the oven — poner* or meter algo en el horno

did you put salt in it? — ¿le pusiste or le echaste sal?

I put myself on the list — me apunté or me puse en la lista

not to know where to put oneself o (AmE also) one's face (colloq) — no saber* dónde ponerse or meterse

to put something behind one — olvidar or superar algo

she puts herself first — se pone ella primero or en primer lugar

to put something above/before something: I put honesty above all other virtues para mí la honestidad está por encima de todas las demás virtudes or por encima de todo; he puts his art before everything else — antepone su arte a todo

this victory puts them in o into the lead — con esta victoria pasan a ocupar la delantera

to put something to good use — \<\<time/ability/object\>\> hacer* buen uso de algo

to put somebody to something: I don't want to put you to any trouble no quiero causarle ninguna molestia; I put her to work — la puse a trabajar; death, shame I 1), test I 1) b) etc

to put something into something — \<\<money\>\> invertir* algo en algo

to put something on something — \<\<money\>\> apostar* or jugarse* algo a algo

to put something in something/somebody: I put my trust in you puse or (liter) deposité mi confianza en ti; I don't put much faith in conventional medicine — no le tengo mucha fe a la medicina convencional

to put something to somebody: to put a question to somebody hacerle* una pregunta a algn; the employers' offer will be put to a mass meeting la oferta de la patronal será sometida a votación en una asamblea; I put it to you that... — (frml) mi opinión es que...

• I put a serviette by each plate — puse or coloqué una servilleta junto a cada plato

• put it in the drawer — ponlo en el cajón

she put the chairs in a circle — puso or colocó las sillas en círculo

he put a coin in the slot — puso or metió or more frm introdujo una moneda en la ranura

you should put your money in a bank — deberías poner or more frm depositar el dinero en un banco

• I put a sheet of paper into the typewriter — puse or coloqué una hoja de papel en la máquina de escribir

• he put his keys on the table — puso or dejó las llaves en la mesa

I put some more coal on the fire — puse or eché más carbón en el fuego

she put her head on my shoulder — apoyó or recostó la cabeza en mi hombro

• she put her head out of the window — asomó la cabeza por la ventana

• he put his hand over his mouth — se tapó la boca con la mano, se puso la mano en la boca

• he put his head round the door — asomó la cabeza por la puerta

• put it there! * — (handshake) ¡chócala! *

• I put my fist through the window — rompí la ventana con el puño

• he put the shell to his ear — se puso or se acercó la concha al oído

• the syllabus puts a lot of emphasis on languages — el programa (de estudios) hace or pone mucho énfasis en los idiomas

• I wouldn't put any faith in what he says — yo no creería lo que dice, yo no tendría ninguna confianza en lo que dice

• you can put that idea out of your head — ya te puedes quitar esa idea de la cabeza

• this puts the responsibility on drivers to be aware of the law — esto responsabiliza a los conductores de estar enterados de la ley

• to put sb in a good/bad mood — poner a algn de buen/mal humor

this puts me in a very awkward position — esto me pone or deja en una situación muy difícil

his win today puts him in second place overall — la victoria de hoy le pone or coloca en segunda posición en la clasificación general

• to put sb on a diet — poner a algn a dieta or a régimen

• to put sb to sth: it put us to a lot of extra expense — nos supuso muchos gastos adicionales

• I don't want to put you to any trouble — no quiero causarte ninguna molestia

• she put him to work immediately — lo puso a trabajar en seguida

• as Shakespeare puts it — como dice Shakespeare

• to put it bluntly — para decirlo claramente, hablando en plata *

• I find it hard to put into words — me resulta difícil expresarlo con palabras

• how shall I put it? — ¿cómo lo diría?

• to put it simply — para decirlo sencillamente

what do you want me to put? — ¿qué quieres que ponga or escriba?

put your name at the top of the paper — ponga or escriba su nombre en la parte superior del papel

put the title in capital letters — pon or escribe el título en letras mayúsculas

• I've put you on the waiting list — le he puesto en la lista de espera

put it on my account — (Comm) cárguelo a mi cuenta

• he put a line through the offending paragraph — tachó el párrafo controvertido

• to put one's signature to sth — firmar algo

• to put money into a company — invertir dinero en una compañía

• to put sth towards sth — contribuir (con) algo hacia algo

I'm going to put the money towards a holiday — voy a poner or guardar el dinero para unas vacaciones

this will give people an opportunity to put their views — esto dará a la gente la oportunidad de expresar or exponer sus puntos de vista

he puts the case for a change in the law — plantea or expone argumentos a favor de un cambio en la ley

she puts a convincing case — presenta or da argumentos convincentes

• the proposal was put before Parliament — la propuesta se presentó ante el parlamento

• to put sth to sb, how will you put it to him? — ¿cómo se lo vas a decir or comunicar?

• they put the loss at around £50,000 — calcularon or valoraron las pérdidas en unas 50.000 libras

his fortune is put at 3 billion — se calcula or valora su fortuna en 3 billones

the number of dead was put at 6,000 — se calculó or estimó el número de muertos en 6.000

• some put the figure as high as 20,000 — algunos estiman que la cifra llega hasta 20.000

• he put himself above the law — creía estar por encima de la ley

• I wouldn't put him among the greatest poets — yo no le pondría entre los más grandes poetas

• we should never put money before happiness — no deberíamos nunca anteponer el dinero a la felicidad

I put the needs of my children before anything else — para mí las necesidades de mis hijos van por delante de todo lo demás or son más importantes que todo lo demás

• she has always put her career first — para ella su carrera siempre ha sido lo primero

• she put my brother against me — puso a mi hermano en contra mía

• to put a watch to the right time — poner un reloj en hora

• to put the shot — (Sport) lanzar el peso

• to put into port — entrar a puerto

the ship put into Southampton — el barco entró a or en Southampton

• to put to sea — hacerse a la mar

put option N — (St Ex) opción f de venta a precio fijado

to put something in the oven — poner* or meter algo en el horno

did you put salt in it? — ¿le pusiste or le echaste sal?

I put myself on the list — me apunté or me puse en la lista

not to know where to put oneself o (AmE also) one's face (colloq) — no saber* dónde ponerse or meterse

to put something behind one — olvidar or superar algo

she puts herself first — se pone ella primero or en primer lugar

to put something above/before something: I put honesty above all other virtues para mí la honestidad está por encima de todas las demás virtudes or por encima de todo; he puts his art before everything else — antepone su arte a todo

this victory puts them in o into the lead — con esta victoria pasan a ocupar la delantera

to put something to good use — \<\<time/ability/object\>\> hacer* buen uso de algo

to put somebody to something: I don't want to put you to any trouble no quiero causarle ninguna molestia; I put her to work — la puse a trabajar; death, shame I 1), test I 1) b) etc

to put something into something — \<\<money\>\> invertir* algo en algo

to put something on something — \<\<money\>\> apostar* or jugarse* algo a algo

to put something in something/somebody: I put my trust in you puse or (liter) deposité mi confianza en ti; I don't put much faith in conventional medicine — no le tengo mucha fe a la medicina convencional

to put something to somebody: to put a question to somebody hacerle* una pregunta a algn; the employers' offer will be put to a mass meeting la oferta de la patronal será sometida a votación en una asamblea; I put it to you that... — (frml) mi opinión es que...

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine