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Idioms-Poner

Spanish idioms using the verb poner (to put/place)

Spanish IdiomEnglish translationExample sentence (Spanish)Example Sentence (English)
poner a alguien en una encrucijada to put someone in a difficult situation Me pusieron en una encrucijada al ofrecerme dos trabajos muy buenos al mismo tiempo. They put me in a difficult situation by offering me two very good jobs at the same time.
poner a buen recaudo to put something in a safe place Puse los documentos importantes a buen recaudo en la caja fuerte. I put the important documents in a safe place in the safe.
poner adciantado to put someone in a difficult or awkward position No quiero ponerlo adciantado preguntándole sobre su pasado. I don't want to put him in a difficult position by asking him about his past.
poner al corriente to bring someone up to speed Ponme al corriente de lo que pasó en la reunión. Bring me up to speed on what happened at the meeting.
poner al punto un motor to tune up an engine El mecánico puso al punto el motor de mi coche. The mechanic tuned up my car's engine.
poner al tablero to put something on the agenda Pusieron al tablero la propuesta de ampliar la empresa. They put the proposal to expand the company on the agenda.
poner casa to start a family Después de casarse, decidieron poner casa. After getting married, they decided to start a family.
poner cuernos a to cheat on someone No puedo creer que me haya puesto los cuernos. I can't believe he cheated on me.
poner defectos (or poner faltas) to find fault with someone or something Siempre pone defectos en todo lo que hago. He always finds fault with everything I do.
poner el grito en el cielo to raise a big fuss Cuando se enteró, puso el grito en el cielo. When he found out, he raised a big fuss.
poner en claro to clarify Tenemos que poner en claro las reglas del juego. We need to clarify the rules of the game.
poner en conocimiento to inform Puse en conocimiento a mi jefe de la situación. I informed my boss of the situation.
poner en duda to doubt Pongo en duda sus intenciones. I doubt his intentions.
poner en el cielo to praise someone or something highly Siempre pone en el cielo a su hijo. He always praises his son to the skies.
poner en infusión to brew (tea, etc.) Puse a infusión una taza de té. I brewed a cup of tea.
poner en juego to risk Puse en juego mi reputación al aceptar ese trabajo. I risked my reputation by accepting that job.
poner en la balanza to weigh up Tengo que poner en la balanza los pros y los contras antes de tomar una decisión. I have to weigh up the pros and cons before making a decision.
poner en limpio to copy something out neatly Puse en limpio las notas de la clase. I copied the class notes out neatly.
poner en marcha to start something Finalmente pudimos poner en marcha nuestro proyecto. We were finally able to start our project.
poner en razón to make someone see reason Intenté ponerlo en razón, pero fue inútil. I tried to make him see reason, but it was useless.
poner en ridículo to make a fool of someone No quiero ponerlo en ridículo delante de sus amigos. I don't want to make a fool of him in front of his friends.
poner la mesa to set the table Puse la mesa para la cena. I set the table for dinner.
poner la mira to set one's sights on Puso la mira en conseguir un ascenso. He set his sights on getting a promotion.
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