le pusieron

they put

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they put Can also mean they gave, they named, or they put on him/her, depending on context.
SP: Le pusieron una chaqueta antes de salir.
EN: They put a jacket on him before going out.

Las manos se le pusieron azules del frío.

His hands turned blue from the cold.

Le pusieron las esposas y parece que ha terminado.

They put the handcuffs on him and it looks like he's done.

Le pusieron Robert, como su padre.

They named him Robert, after his father.

Le pusieron una buena nota en matemáticas.

He got a good grade in math.

Estacionó mal el coche y le pusieron una multa enorme.

He parked his car badly and got a huge fine.

Desde que le pusieron el aparato casi no la he visto sonreír.

Ever since she got braces, I’ve hardly seen her smile.

A Tom le pusieron un mote.

Tom was given a nickname.

Le pusieron ese nombre de niño.

They gave him that name when he was a child.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Le pusieron su nombre al incendio?

Did they name the fire after him/her?

— Your Name (2016)

Mi padre era irlandés y le pusieron a trabajar a los once años.

My father was Irish and was put to work at the age of eleven.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

A Tom le pusieron mote.

Tom was given a nickname.

Le pusieron Sofía por su abuela.

They named her Sofia after her grandmother.

Le pusieron una pistola en la nuca.

They put a gun to the back of his neck.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)