How do I say 'Puesto' in Spanish?

The easiest way to say 'Puesto' in Spanish is demonstrated in the 15 contextual sentences on this page. Listen to the audio to hear the exact native pronunciation.

What is the meaning of 'Puesto' in a Spanish sentence?

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How to Say 'Puesto' in Spanish | Meaning & Pronunciation

Last Updated: June 24, 2026

Level: C2 Mastery

How to Say 'Puesto' in Spanish | Meaning & Pronunciation

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Dictionary Entry: Essential usages of 'Puesto'.
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Go back to your seat.	Vuelve a tu puesto.
What made her so sad?	¿Qué le ha puesto tan triste?
You've set a bad example.	Has puesto un mal ejemplo.
Wine is poetry in bottles.	Vino es poesía puesto en botellas.
Those cowards ran away soon.	Esos cobardicas han puesto pies en polvorosa enseguida.
The news made my hair stand on end.	La noticia me ha puesto los pelos de punta.
The chicken laid an egg this morning.	La gallina ha puesto un huevo esta mañana.
By the time you got there, the sun had set.	A la hora en que llegó allí, el sol ya se había puesto.
Competition for the position is very intense.	La competencia por el puesto es muy intensa.
Since then he has put his soul into his work.	Desde entonces había puesto toda su alma en su trabajo.

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Clue: "Go back to your seat."
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Clue: "What made her so sad?"
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Vuelve a tu puesto.

¿Qué le ha puesto tan triste?

Has puesto un mal ejemplo.

Vino es poesía puesto en botellas.

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Vuelve a tu puesto. ➞ 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 (6 beats)
¿Qué le ha puesto tan triste? ➞ 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 (8 beats)
Has puesto un mal ejemplo. ➞ 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 (8 beats)

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Go back to your seat.

Vuelve a tu puesto.

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What made her so sad?

¿Qué le ha puesto tan triste?

You've set a bad example.

Has puesto un mal ejemplo.

Source Reference: LingoLion Linguistic Corpus Version 4.2

Wine is poetry in bottles.

Vino es poesía puesto en botellas.

Those cowards ran away soon.

Esos cobardicas han puesto pies en polvorosa enseguida.

⌨️ Interactive Hint: Press Spacebar in typing mode to quickly reveal the next letter of A la hora en que llegó allí, el sol ya se había puesto..

The news made my hair stand on end.

La noticia me ha puesto los pelos de punta.

The chicken laid an egg this morning.

La gallina ha puesto un huevo esta mañana.

📊 Readability Index: Flesch-Kincaid Score: 76.5 (Highly Accessible for Learners).

By the time you got there, the sun had set.

A la hora en que llegó allí, el sol ya se había puesto.

Competition for the position is very intense.

La competencia por el puesto es muy intensa.

📊 Readability Index: Flesch-Kincaid Score: 86.5 (Highly Accessible for Learners).

Since then he has put his soul into his work.

Desde entonces había puesto toda su alma en su trabajo.

We must select a suitable person for any post.

Debemos elegir una persona apropiada para cada puesto.

☀️ Tone Match: The phrase Debemos elegir una persona apropiada para cada puesto. generally carries a positive, uplifting connotation.

The river has become much cleaner than before.

El río se ha puesto mucho más limpio que antes.

The young man is quite suited for the position.

El joven es bastante adecuado para el puesto.

📖 Semantic Context: "The young man is quite suited for the position."

Primary usage paradigm maps to Polite Interaction situations.

Of course, neither goods nor mailing fee returned.

Por su puesto, ni las mercancías ni los gastos de envío fueron devueltos.

A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.

Un cable submarino fue puesto en medio de los dos países.

⌨️ Interactive Hint: Press Spacebar in typing mode to quickly reveal the next letter of Esos cobardicas han puesto pies en polvorosa enseguida..

📈 Frequency Metric: The term La noticia me ha puesto los pelos de punta. ranks in the top 3% of daily spoken Spanish.

TL Semantic Focus: Notice how the syntax differs from standard English subject-verb-object order.

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💡 People Also Ask

How do you say "Vuelve a tu puesto." in Spanish?

The most natural translation is "Go back to your seat.".

How do you say "¿Qué le ha puesto tan triste?" in Spanish?

The most natural translation is "What made her so sad?".

How do you say "Has puesto un mal ejemplo." in Spanish?

The most natural translation is "You've set a bad example.".

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