le puso

put on

→ le
phrase Common #3,214
put on Past-tense form of poner. The pronoun le refers to the person or thing receiving what was put; le puso llave means “locked it.”
SP: Le puso una funda nueva al teléfono.
EN: He put a new case on the phone.

El juez le puso una multa de cinco dólares.

The judge fined him five dollars.

Ella le puso leche a su café.

She put milk in her coffee.

Me pregunto qué nombre le puso a la otra.

I wonder what name he gave the other one.

Tom le puso a su perro un collar para las pulgas.

Tom put a flea collar on his dog.

Mira, papá le puso Pimpão.

Look, Dad named him Pimpão.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Ella se le quedó mirando y eso le puso muy nervioso.

She stared at him and that made him very nervous.

Mary le puso a su bebé el nombre de su abuela.

Mary named her baby after her grandmother.

El policía le puso una multa.

The police officer gave him a ticket.

Ella le puso un ojo negro.

She gave him a black eye.

Le puso una cadena de oro al cuello.

He put a gold chain around her neck.

Al caballo le puso un nombre que le gustaba.

He gave the horse a name he liked.

Tom le puso gasolina al auto.

Tom put gas in the car.

Algún policía vendió el motor nuevo y le puso este viejo.

Some police officer sold the new engine and put this old one in it.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Ella le puso al pan mantequilla.

She put butter on the bread.

Se le puso dura.

He got an erection.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Esta noticia le puso a Al-Sayib tan furioso que otra vez derramó su Fanta.

This news made Al-Sayib so furious that he spilled his Fanta again.

Él le puso un poco de azúcar y leche a su té.

He added some sugar and milk to his tea.

Tom le puso a su barco el nombre de su novia, pero entonces ella le dejó.

Tom named his boat after his girlfriend, but then she dumped him.

Tom cerró la puerta y le puso llave.

Tom closed the door and locked it.

Que le puso un apodo a Pierre.

That he gave Pierre a nickname.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Ella le puso mucha azúcar al café.

She put a lot of sugar in the coffee.

La primera vez no se le puso dura.

The first time, he couldn't get hard.

Tom le puso demasiada salsa picante a su pizza.

Tom put too much hot sauce on his pizza.

Mary le puso los cuernos a su marido.

Mary cheated on her husband.

Ella le puso una gran sonrisa.

She gave him a big smile.

Él le puso un nombre.

He gave it a name.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Tom le puso un cuchillo en la garganta a Mary.

Tom held a knife to Mary's throat.

No le puso atención a lo que ella dijo.

He didn't pay attention to what she said.