Ponerles (en. Set for them)

/poˈneɾles/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Act of placing something to someone.

I am going to put the keys on the table for them.

Voy a ponerles las llaves en la mesa.

To indicate that something is assigned or given to other people.

I am going to put their food on the table for them.

Les voy a ponerles su comida en la mesa.

To place someone in a particular situation.

I don’t want to put them in a bind.

No quiero ponerles en un aprieto.

Derived from the verb 'poner', which comes from the Latin 'ponere'.

to put the cards on the table for them

To express intentions or positions clearly.

ponerles las cartas sobre la mesa

to put a stop to them

To stop someone's action.

ponerles un alto

to put them in the spotlight

To make someone the object of attention or surveillance.

ponerles en la mira

to put

To place something in a specific location.

poner

to them

Pronoun that refers to 'them' or 'they'.

les

to move

To change the location of something that was placed.

mover

To put them in a bind.

I don’t want to put them in a bind with that topic.

No quiero ponerles en un compromiso con ese tema.

To put them on the blacklist.

He put him on the blacklist for his behavior.

Lo puso en la lista negra por su comportamiento.