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Meanings of put across in English

Portuguese
transmitir
Catalan
comunicar
Spanish
comunicar

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        transmitir
        Usage of put across in English
        1
        She's a good person to put across two sides of the story.
        The Guardian
        2
        But I can put across to an audience some of my feelings.
        The Guardian
        3
        Was it some one who wanted to be put across the pond?
        Helena
        4
        A boat put across the river; two men and a crowd of women.
        Sybil, Or, The Two Nations
        5
        The boards were once more put across the boxes for seats.
        Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus
        6
        These were put across the entire spot just as the sunflowers had been.
        The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
        7
        This message is put across through films, TV programmes, newspaper and magazine articles.
        The Irish Times
        8
        Such concerns about high vis can be tricky to put across.
        The Guardian
        9
        Somehow, he'd work out and put across the rest of it.
        Children of the Whirlwind
        10
        As a songwriter he can put across something that's very simple but heartfelt.
        The Guardian
        11
        I gave him an old towel to put across his lap.
        Huck: the remarkable true story of how one lost puppy taught a f...
        12
        The seventeenth corps followed as rapidly as it could be put across the river.
        The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876
        13
        A chair has to be put across the door to keep the pigs out.
        Three Years in Tristan da Cunha
        14
        Mind you, it might not put across the right mood.
        The Irish Times
        15
        What kind of a fairy story are you trying to put across on me?
        White Ashes
        16
        Better to violate the letter of his language in order to put across its spirit.
        Bardisms
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        Translations for put across
        Portuguese
        transmitir
        Spanish
        comunicar
        Put across through the time
        Put across across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Common