Usage examples of "poner" in Spanish with translation to English

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¿Dónde puedo poner mi cartera? Where can I put my bag?
Tom le ayudó a Mary a poner la mesa. Tom helped Mary set the table.
¿Dónde puedo poner estas cervezas? Where can I place these beers?
Todos los lagartos pueden poner huevos. All lizards can lay eggs.
Ayer nos dijo el profesor: "mañana os voy a poner un examen". Yesterday the teacher said to us, "I'll give you a test tomorrow."
Le mandé un correo electrónico a una vieja amiga mía. No hemos estado en contacto durante bastante tiempo, ya que la última vez que nos vimos fue hace más de dos años y desde entonces no hemos vuelto a ponernos en contacto. Todavía no me ha respondido. Me estoy empezando a poner ansioso. I sent an email to an old friend of mine. We haven't kept in touch for awhile, being that the last time we met was over two years ago and haven't contacted each other since. There's no reply from her yet. I'm starting to get anxious.
Dígame dónde poner estos libros. Tell me where to put these books.
Nunca más voy a volver a poner un pie en esta casa. I'll never set foot in this house again.
No deberíamos poner demasiado énfasis en el dinero. We should not place too much emphasis on money.
Intenté poner fin a la discusión. I tried to put an end to the quarrel.
Tras poner el despertador para sonar a las 7, ella se fue a dormir. She went to bed, having set the alarm for seven.
Puedo poner las palmas de mis manos sobre el piso sin doblar las rodillas. I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.
¿Cuáles zapatos te vas a poner? Which shoes are you going to put on?
Puedo poner las palmas de las manos en el suelo sin doblar las rodillas. I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.
Deberías poner tus ideas por escrito. You should put your ideas in writing.
¿Cómo lo podemos poner en práctica? How can we put it into practice?
Disculpe, ¿puedo poner mis libros aquí? Excuse me, but may I put my books here?
¿Puede poner por escrito sus preguntas? Will you put your questions in written form?
¿Podrías poner estas en una caja? Could you put these in a box?
Me cuesta poner en palabras mis ideas. It is hard for me to put my thoughts into words.
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