{"id":3408,"date":"2011-09-12T14:56:45","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T18:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2011-09-12T14:56:45","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T18:56:45","slug":"whats-the-translation-of-poner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/whats-the-translation-of-poner\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the translation of “poner”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Poner<\/strong> means basically to put or to place:<\/p>\n

Pedro puso una manzana en la cesta.<\/em> – Pedro put an apple in the basket.
\nTus bromas me ponen de mal humor.<\/em> – Your jokes put me in a bad mood.<\/p>\n

It can also mean to turn something on (appliances, etc.):<\/p>\n

Pon la lavadora en marcha.<\/em> – Turn on the washing machine.
\nPor favor, no pongan la tele.<\/em> – Please, don’t turn on the TV.<\/p>\n

To write:<\/p>\n

Puse en el examen todo lo que sab\u00eda.<\/em> – I wrote everything I knew in the exam.
\nNo hay que poner todo lo que a uno se le ocurra.<\/em> – You can’t write everything you think of.<\/p>\n

To send, to communicate:<\/p>\n

Mis padres me han puesto una carta urgente.<\/em> – My parents sent me an urgent letter.
\nLe pondremos un fax.<\/em> – We’ll fax him.<\/p>\n

To name:<\/p>\n

Pilar le puso al ni\u00f1o un nombre b\u00edblico.<\/em> – Pilar named the boy a biblical name.
\nLe hemos puesto Manuela, como su madre.<\/em> – We named her Manuela, after her mother.<\/p>\n

To indicate, to assign:<\/p>\n

Pon t\u00fa las condiciones del contrato.<\/em> – You put the conditions to the contract.
\nPon el precio que crees que vale y el coche es tuyo.<\/em> – Put the price you believe it’s worth and the car is yours.<\/p>\n

To consider, to suppose:<\/p>\n

Pongamos que me invita a cenar; no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 hacer.<\/em> – Let’s suppose he invites me to dinner; I don’t know what to do.
\nPongamos que llueve…<\/em> – Let’s suppose it rains…<\/p>\n

To start a business:<\/p>\n

He puesto una tienda de muebles.<\/em> – I opened a furniture store.
\nEva ha puesto una peluquer\u00eda.<\/em> – Eva opened a hair salon.<\/p>\n

To broadcast:<\/p>\n

Hoy ponen una pel\u00edcula de Tarantino.<\/em> – They’re showing a Tarantino film today.
\nNo s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 ponen hoy.<\/em> – I don’t now what’s on today.<\/p>\n

Poner<\/strong> has several other meanings and expressions so check a good Spanish dictionary for more meanings. Nos vemos prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Poner means basically to put or to place: Pedro puso una manzana en la cesta. – Pedro put an apple in the basket. Tus bromas me ponen de mal humor. – Your jokes put me in a bad mood. It can also mean to turn something on (appliances, etc.): Pon la lavadora en marcha. –…<\/p>\n

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