put on

put on
vt
1) (wear)
to \put on on <-> sth clothes, shoes etw anziehen;
to \put on on one's thinking cap gründlich nachdenken;
to \put on on a happy face ein fröhliches Gesicht machen;
to \put on on a frown (fig) die Stirn runzeln;
to \put on on make-up Make-up auflegen;
I'll \put on on a plaster for you ich mach dir ein Pflaster drauf (fam)
to \put on on a smile (fig) lächeln, ein Lächeln aufsetzen;
why are you \put onting on that silly voice? warum redest du so albern?;
there's no need to \put on on that injured expression du brauchst nicht so gekränkt zu schauen
2) (pretend)
to \put on sth <-> on etw vorgeben;
it's all \put on on es ist alles nur Schau;
I can't tell whether he's really upset, or if he's just \put onting it on ich weiß nicht, ob er wirklich gekränkt ist, oder ob er nur so tut;
to \put on on an air of innocence/a display of anger eine unschuldige/böse Miene aufsetzen
3) (turn on)
to \put on on <-> sth etw einschalten [o anmachen];
to \put on on the brakes bremsen;
to \put on the kettle on das Wasser für den Tee/Kaffee aufsetzen;
to \put on on the light das Licht anschalten;
to \put on on Mozart Mozart auflegen
4) (provide)
to \put on sth <-> on etw bereitstellen;
additional buses had to be \put on on after the concert nach dem Konzert mussten zusätzliche Busse eingesetzt werden (fam);
she \put on on a fantastic spread for her birthday sie zauberte für ihren Geburtstag ein wahres Festmahl;
to \put on on an exhibition eine Ausstellung veranstalten;
to \put on on a play ein Theaterstück aufführen;
to \put on sth on the market etw auf den Markt bringen;
to \put on sth on the menu etw auf die Karte setzen;
to \put on on a party eine Party geben;
to \put on on a protest eine Protestkundgebung veranstalten
5) (increase)
ten pence was \put on on the price of cigarettes der Preis von Zigaretten wurde um zehn Pence erhöht;
(gain weight)
to \put on on a few pounds ein paar Pfund zunehmen;
to \put on on weight zunehmen
6) (bet)
to \put on money on a horse Geld auf ein Pferd setzen;
to \put on a bet on a race beim Rennen setzen; (fig)
I wouldn't \put on my money on it darauf würde ich nichts geben
7) (start cooking)
to \put on on <-> sth etw aufsetzen [o aufstellen];
I'll just \put on the potatoes on ich setze schnell die Kartoffeln auf;
to \put on the dinner on mit dem Kochen anfangen, anfangen zu kochen
8) (allow to speak on phone)
to \put on sb on [the telephone [or line]] jdm den Hörer weitergeben

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