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1 put on
1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) encender2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) ponerse3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) aumentar; (weight) engordar4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) dar, echar; presentar5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) poner6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) fingir7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) apostar porput on vb1. ponerseput your coat on, it's cold ponte el abrigo, hace frío2. poner / encenderwhy don't you put the radio on? ¿por qué no pones la radio?put on vt1) assume: afectar, adoptar2) produce: presentar (una obra de teatro, etc.)3) wear: ponersev.• aplicar v.• echar v.• lucir v.• ponerse (Textil) (•Ropa•) v.• revestir v.• vestir v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o\<\<jacket/shoes\>\> ponerse*to put one's clothes on — vestirse*, ponerse* la ropa
2) \<\<light/radio/oven\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<music\>\> poner*3) ( gain)4) \<\<exhibition\>\> organizar*; \<\<play/show\>\> presentar, dar*5) ( assume) \<\<expression\>\> adoptarhe's just putting it on — está haciendo teatro or está fingiendo
6) v + o + advput him on, would you? — pásemelo, por favor
7)a) ( alert)to put somebody on to somebody/something: somebody had put the police on to them alguien había puesto a la policía sobre su pista; my neighbor put me on to your little game — mi vecino me alertó de lo que te traías entre manos
b) ( introduce)to put somebody on to somebody/something: I can put you on to someone who... puedo ponerte en contacto con una persona que...; she put me on to a store where... — me dijo de or (CS) me dio el dato de una tienda donde...
8) ( tease) (AmE colloq) tomarle el pelo a (fam)1. VT + ADVto put on one's make-up — ponerse maquillaje, maquillarse
2) (=add, increase)•
to put on speed — acelerar, cobrar velocidad3) (=organize) [+ concert] presentar; [+ exhibition] montar; [+ play] representar, poner en escena; [+ extra bus, train] ponerwe're putting on "Bugsy Malone" — vamos a representar "Bugsy Malone"
4) (=assume) [+ expression, air] adoptar•
there's no need to put on an act, just be yourself — no tienes por qué fingir, sé tú mismo•
she's not ill, she's just putting it on — no está enferma, es puro teatro or está fingiendoair 1., 3)•
she put on a show of enthusiasm — fingió entusiasmo5) (Telec)"is John there, please?" - "I'll put him on" — -¿por favor, está John? -le pongo
can you put me on to Mr Smith please — póngame con or (esp LAm) me comunica con el Sr. Smith, por favor
6) (=switch on, start) [+ light, radio] encender, prender (LAm); [+ CD, tape, music] poner; [+ vegetables] (=begin to cook) poner (a cocer); (=begin to heat) poner (a calentar)shall I put the heating on? — ¿enciendo la calefacción?
7) [+ clock] adelantar•
to put a clock on one hour — adelantar un reloj una hora8) (esp US) * (=deceive) engañar•
you're putting me on, aren't you? — me estás tomando el pelo, ¿verdad?2. VT + PREP1) (=add to)the proposal would put 5p on (to) a litre of petrol — la propuesta aumentaría en 5 peniques el litro de gasolina
they put £2 on (to) the price — añadieron 2 libras al precio
2) (=bet on)•
to put money on a horse — apostar dinero a un caballo, jugarse dinero en un caballohe put £20 on Black Beauty to win — apostó or se jugó 20 libras a que Black Beauty ganaba
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o\<\<jacket/shoes\>\> ponerse*to put one's clothes on — vestirse*, ponerse* la ropa
2) \<\<light/radio/oven\>\> encender*, prender (AmL); \<\<music\>\> poner*3) ( gain)4) \<\<exhibition\>\> organizar*; \<\<play/show\>\> presentar, dar*5) ( assume) \<\<expression\>\> adoptarhe's just putting it on — está haciendo teatro or está fingiendo
6) v + o + advput him on, would you? — pásemelo, por favor
7)a) ( alert)to put somebody on to somebody/something: somebody had put the police on to them alguien había puesto a la policía sobre su pista; my neighbor put me on to your little game — mi vecino me alertó de lo que te traías entre manos
b) ( introduce)to put somebody on to somebody/something: I can put you on to someone who... puedo ponerte en contacto con una persona que...; she put me on to a store where... — me dijo de or (CS) me dio el dato de una tienda donde...
8) ( tease) (AmE colloq) tomarle el pelo a (fam) -
2 building
1) (the art or business of putting up (houses etc) (also adjective): a building contractor.) construcción2) (anything built: The new supermarket is a very ugly building.) edificiobuilding n edificiotr['bɪldɪŋ]1 edificio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbuilding land terrenos nombre masculino plural edificablesbuilding permit permiso de obrasbuilding society sociedad nombre femenino hipotecariathe building industry / the building trade la construcciónbuilding ['bɪldɪŋ] n1) edifice: edificio m2) construction: construcción fadj.• constructor adj.n.• bastimento s.m.• construcción s.f.• edificación s.f.• edificio (Arquitectura) s.m.• fábrica s.f.• obra s.f.'bɪldɪŋa) c ( edifice) edificio m, inmueble m (frml)b) u ( construction) construcción f; (before n)building contractor — contratista mf (de obras)
['bɪldɪŋ]building site — obra f
1. N2) (=activity) construcción f2.CPDbuilding block N — (=toy) bloque m de construcción; (fig) elemento m esencial, componente m básico
building contractor N — contratista mf de construcciones
building land N — tierra f para construcción, terrenos mpl edificables
building lot N — solar m (para construcción)
building materials NPL — material msing de construcción
building permit N — permiso m de obras
building plot N — = building lot
building site N — obra f
building society N — (Brit) sociedad f de crédito hipotecario
building worker N — obrero(-a) m / f or trabajador(a) m / f de la construcción
building works NPL — obras fpl de construcción
* * *['bɪldɪŋ]a) c ( edifice) edificio m, inmueble m (frml)b) u ( construction) construcción f; (before n)building contractor — contratista mf (de obras)
building site — obra f
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3 to put on
1 (clothes) poner, ponerse2 (expression, attitude) fingir, adoptar■ he's not sorry, he's just putting it on no lo lamenta, está fingiendo3 (gain, increase) aumentar4 (present - show) presentar, montar; (- exhibition) organizar5 (provide, add - train etc) poner6 (switch on - light, television) encender; (- music, radio) poner■ he put £5 on the favourite apostó 5 libras por el favorito
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