ready-to-wear shop

¡quítate esa ropa tan sucia! — take those dirty clothes off!

siempre lleva ropa pasada de moda — he always wears old-fashioned clothes

voy a cambiarme de ropa — I'm going to change (my clothes)

tender la ropa — to hang out the washing

ropa de cama — bed linen

ropa de deporte — sportswear

ropa de mesa — table linen

ropa interior — underwear

cambiarse de ropa — to get changed, to change (one's clothes)

la ropa sucia — the dirty laundry

ropa usada — secondhand clothes

tengo un montón de ropa para planchar — I've got a stack of ironing to do

comprar la ropa hecha — to buy ready-to-wear clothes

iba ligera de ropa(s) — she was scantily clad

la ropa sucia se lava en casa — one shouldn't wash one's dirty linen in public

cambiarse de ropa — to get changed, to change (one's clothes)

la ropa sucia — the dirty laundry

ropa usada — secondhand clothes

tengo un montón de ropa para planchar — I've got a stack of ironing to do

comprar la ropa hecha — to buy ready-to-wear clothes

iba ligera de ropa(s) — she was scantily clad

la ropa sucia se lava en casa — one shouldn't wash one's dirty linen in public

moda maschile, femminile — ladies', men's fashions

la moda italiana — Italian fashion

alta moda — haute couture

lavorare nella o nel campo della moda — to work in the fashion business

ве́рхнее пла́тье — outer/outdoor clothes/clothing/garment

магази́н гото́вого пла́тья — ready-to-wear (clothes) shop

ба́льное/вече́рнее пла́тье — ball/evening dress/gown

¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?

pon los libros en la estantería — put the books on the shelf

le puso la mano en el hombro — she put a hand on his shoulder

me han puesto en la habitación de arriba — they've put me in the upstairs bedroom

han puesto un anuncio en el periódico — they've put an advertisement in the paper

voy a poner las patatas — I'm going to put the potatoes on

ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is

le pusieron un vestido nuevo — they dressed her in a new dress

ponle los zapatos — can you put his shoes on?

ponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it

pongo 20 más para llegar a 100 — I'll add 20 more to make it 100

le pusieron una tirita en la herida — they put a plaster on her wound

ponle talco al cambiarle el pañal — put some talcum powder on him when you change his nappy

le han puesto muchas inyecciones — she's been given a lot of injections

pon cubiertos para 12 personas — set the table for 12 people

queremos poner moqueta — we want to have a carpet fitted

han puesto una tienda de muebles — they've opened a furniture shop

han puesto la casa con todo lujo — they have furnished the house luxuriously

ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun

poner algo a secar — to put sth out to dry

pon el radiador — put the radiator on

¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?

puse el despertador para las siete — I set the alarm for seven o'clock

pon el horno al máximo — put the oven on maximum

¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?

puso acento francés al decirlo — she put on a French accent when she said it

puso muy mala cara cuando se lo dije — he looked very annoyed when I told him

puso cara de asombro — he looked surprised

me pone furiosa — he makes me mad

para no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood

la has puesto colorada — you've made her blush

la medicina lo puso bueno — the medicine made him better

¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?

¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?

póngame con el conserje — put me through to the porter

¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?

le pongo en seguida — I'll put you through

¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?

le puso un telegrama — he sent her a telegram

¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?

¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?

¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?

nos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work

el ayuntamiento pone muchos impuestos — council taxes are very high

nos han puesto muchos problemas — they've put a lot of obstacles in our way

he puesto 50 euros de mi bolsillo — I put in 50 euros out of my own pocket

todos pusimos diez euros para el regalo — we all put in ten euros towards the present

yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing

yo pongo la bebida y vosotros el postre — I'll get the drink and you can get the dessert

hemos puesto más de cinco millones — we have put in over five million

puso todos sus ahorros en aquel negocio — he put all his savings into that business

pon tres fichas al rojo — put three chips on red

pongo cinco euros a que mañana llueve — I bet five euros that it will rain tomorrow

¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?

al niño le pusieron Luis — they called the child Luis

me han puesto muy bien esa película — I've heard that film is very good

pongamos 120 — let's say 120

poniendo que... — supposing that...

• poner a algn [a] + infin —

nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor

puso a sus hijos a trabajar — she sent her children out to work

• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro

lo han puesto de dependiente en una tienda — they got him a job as a shop assistant

no pongo a la lotería — I don't play the lottery

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone