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ponerse

get, go to, to put on

Verb ponerse (first-person singular present me pongo, first-person singular preterite me puse, past participle puesto)

  1. reflexive of poner, to put on, as in clothing
    Me puse las gafas.
    I put my glasses on.
  2. to become (used with an adjective, especially a negative adjective)
    Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta.
    He got very sick after eating the rotten food.
    el jamón se puso seco
    the ham turned dry
    ponte guapa para la fiesta
    smarten up for the party
  3. to set (sun)
    ¿A qué hora se pone el sol?
    What time does the sun set?
  4. to begin (doing something)
    Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto.
    He began telling us about the things he had seen.
    Me pondré con ello inmediatamente.
    I'll get on it right away.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • ¿Crees que las minifaldas volverán a ponerse de moda?

    Do you think miniskirts will come back again?

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  • No es bueno para un científico ponerse sensible.

    It is not good for a scientist to get emotional.

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  • La dama persistía en ponerse esa camisa pasada de moda.

    The lady persisted in wearing such an old-fashioned shirt.

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  • Tal era su orgullo que él no pudo ponerse a ignorar el insulto.

    Such was his pride that he could not bring himself to ignore the insult.

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  • Esto podría ponerse feo.

    This might get ugly.

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  • Bajo ninguna circunstancia puede el esquema ponerse en práctica.

    Under no circumstances can the scheme be put into practice.

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  • Tuvo que estudiar mucho para ponerse al día con sus compañeros de clase.

    She had to study hard to catch up with her classmates.

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  • Tom empezó a ponerse los vaqueros.

    Tom began to pull on his jeans.

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  • Michael necesita ponerse en forma durante el verano.

    Michael needs to get fit over the summer.

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  • Amy hizo un esfuerzo por ponerse de pie.

    Amy made an effort to stand up.

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