put down

put down
vt
1) (set down)
to \put down sth <-> down etw ablegen [o abstellen];
to not be able to \put down a book down (fig) ein Buch nicht aus der Hand legen können
2) (put to bed)
to \put down a child down ein Kind ins Bett bringen;
I think I'll \put down little Jane down for her nap ich bringe die kleine Jane ins Bett, damit sie ein bisschen schläft
3) (lower)
to \put down sth <-> down arm, feet etw herunternehmen;
to \put down down the car roof das Dach runterkurbeln;
to \put down down the [tele]phone [or the receiver] [den Hörer] auflegen;
to \put down sb <-> down jdn runterlassen
4) (drop off)
to \put down down <-> sb jdn rauslassen [o absetzen];
this bus will \put down you down right at the train station dieser Bus hält direkt am Bahnhof
5) (spread)
to \put down down poison Gift auslegen;
to \put down down roots (a. fig) Wurzeln schlagen (a. fig)
6) (write)
to \put down down <-> sth etw aufschreiben;
we'll \put down your name down on the waiting list wir setzen Ihren Namen auf die Warteliste;
\put down the date of the party down in your diary schreib das Datum der Party in deinen Kalender;
to \put down sth down on paper etw aufschreiben;
(sign up for)
to \put down sb down for sth jdn für etw akk eintragen;
to \put down one's name down for sth sich akk für etw akk in eine Liste eintragen
7) econ (leave as deposit)
to \put down sth down money etw anzahlen;
to \put down down a deposit eine Anzahlung machen
8) (stop)
to \put down down <-> sth rebellion etw niederschlagen; crime etw besiegen; rumour etw zum Verstummen bringen;
to \put down down <-> sb rebels jdn niederwerfen; critics jdn zum Schweigen bringen
9) (deride)
to \put down down <-> sb/oneself jdn/sich akk schlechtmachen
10) (assume to be)
to \put down sb down as sb/sth jdn [fälschlicherweise] für jdn/etw halten;
I'd \put down her down as about 40 ich würde sie auf etwa 40 schätzen
11) (have killed)
to \put down an animal down ein Tier einschläfern lassen
12) (give as cause)
to \put down sth down to sth den Grund für etw akk bei etw dat sehen, etw auf etw akk zurückführen;
to \put down sth down to experience etw als Erfahrung mitnehmen vi aviat landen

English-German students dictionary . 2013.

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