put back

put back
transitive verb
1)

put the book back — das Buch zurücktun

put the book back on the shelf — das Buch wieder ins Regal stellen

2)

put the clock back [one hour] — die Uhr [eine Stunde] zurückstellen; see also academic.ru/13497/clock">clock 1. 1)

3) (delay) zurückwerfen
4) (postpone) verschieben
* * *
(to return to its proper place: Did you put my keys back?) zurücklegen
* * *
◆ put back
vt
1. (replace)
▪ to \put back back ⇆ sth etw zurückstellen [o zurücklegen]
\put back that book back on[to] the shelf, please stell das Buch bitte wieder in das Regal
▪ to \put back sth back together etw wieder zusammensetzen [o zusammenbauen]
▪ to \put back sth back on clothes etw wieder anziehen
3. (postpone)
▪ to \put back back ⇆ sth etw verschieben; time, clock etw zurückstellen
the economic crisis has \put back us back at least two months die Wirtschaftskrise hat uns bestimmt zwei Monate zurückgeworfen
4. SCH (not progress)
▪ to \put back sb back jdn eine Klasse zurückstufen
5. esp BRIT (fam: drink a lot)
▪ to \put back back ⇆ sth etw trinken [o BRD picheln] fam
* * *
put back
A v/t
1. zurückschieben, -stellen, -tun: → place A 5
2. die Uhr zurückstellen, den Zeiger zurückdrehen: → clock1 A 1
3. fig aufhalten, hemmen
4. SCHULE einen Schüler zurückversetzen
5. verschieben (two days um zwei Tage)
B v/i besonders SCHIFF umkehren, zurückkehren (to nach, in akk)
* * *
transitive verb
1)

put the book back — das Buch zurücktun

put the book back on the shelf — das Buch wieder ins Regal stellen

2)

put the clock back [one hour] — die Uhr [eine Stunde] zurückstellen; see also clock 1. 1)

3) (delay) zurückwerfen
4) (postpone) verschieben
* * *
adj.
nachgestellt adj.

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