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put-up

/ˈpʊt.ʌp/

Traducción: Describe a una persona fácil de engañar, estafar o aprovecharse de ella; también se usa en la expresión 'put-up job' para referirse a un plan o ardid preparado de antemano.

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adjective

/ˈpʊt.ʌp/B2formalbritish
  • esDescribe a una persona fácil de engañar, estafar o aprovecharse de ella; también se usa en la expresión 'put-up job' para referirse a un plan o ardid preparado de antemano.

Describes a person who is easily deceived, tricked, or taken advantage of; often used in the phrase 'put-up job' to mean a prearranged scheme.

  1. Planned secretlyC1informalbritish

    Arranged or organized in a deceptive or dishonest way, often to trick someone.

    esPreparado en secreto

    • The whole event was a put-up job to embarrass him.
    • She suspected the competition was a put-up affair.
    • They discovered the put-up scheme only after the damage was done.

    Sinónimoscontrivedfixedframedrigged

    Antónimosimpromptuspontaneousunplanned

Formas
  • more put-up comparative form
  • most put-up superlative form