put by

ahorrar, reservar

Guardar dinero, comida u otras cosas para usarlas más adelante.

En inglés sencillo: To save money, food, or other things for future use.

• I put a little money by each week.
• They put by enough food for the winter.
• Have you put anything by for your retirement?

Cómo se usa: put something by for something (She puts money by for emergencies.)

Sinónimos: save, set aside, store

Antónimos: spend

Expresiones frecuentes: put money by, put something by, put by savings

guardar, dejar de lado

Guardar algo en su sitio o dejar de pensar en una idea o preocupación.

En inglés sencillo: To put something away where it belongs, or stop considering an idea or concern.

• She put by her sewing.
• He put by his doubts and accepted the invitation.
• When the work was finished, they put the tools by.

Cómo se usa: put something by (He put his papers by and went to bed.)

Sinónimos: put away, put aside, disregard

Expresiones frecuentes: put by books, put something by, put by doubts

hacer pasar inadvertido, colar

Hacer algo sin que una persona o un grupo concreto se dé cuenta.

En inglés sencillo: To do something without a particular person or group noticing it.

• He put the expense by his manager.
• She put the transaction by accounts without anyone asking questions.
• Could they put the change by the inspectors?

Cómo se usa: put something by someone (She put the payment by the accounts team.)

Sinónimos: sneak past, slip past

Expresiones frecuentes: put something by someone, put it by someone

varar, encallar

Llevar deliberadamente un barco a la costa o a aguas poco profundas para evitar una colisión.

En inglés sencillo: If a ship does this, it is deliberately driven onto the shore or shallow ground to avoid a collision.

• The ship put by to avoid a crash.
• The captain ordered the vessel to put by on the sandbank.
• Two boats collided, but the third put by safely.

Sinónimos: run aground, beach

Expresiones frecuentes: put by deliberately, put by ashore