Translation for "poner a calentar" to english

Poner a calentar

verb

• put on

Translation examples

put on verb

¿Quieres poner a calentar agua? —Sí.
“Could you put on a pot of water to heat?” “Yes, I—I can.”

Y cuando Gabriel se marchó sin prisa para poner a calentar la tetera, Eliza se serenó.
And when he ambled off to put on the kettle, she composed herself.

Santschin se inclina hacia adelante, vuelca un sillón, la leche hierve, la sacan del fuego y dejan el infiernillo encendido para poner a calentar después alguna otra cosa, porque existe el peligro de que las cerillas no vuelvan a aparecer.
Santschin bends down, knocks over a chair, the milk is hot and is taken off the stove whose flame flickers until something else is put on to warm, because of the risk of the matches not turning up again.

De todos modos, Håkon se tomó tiempo para lavarse la cara y se sintió agradablemente libre y dispuesto a ponerse el albornoz y poner a calentar agua antes de dirigirse al interfono. —¿Sí? —¡Hombre! Escucha, soy Myhreng, ¿Podría hablar contigo?
But Håkon took his time washing his face, and felt a sense of relaxed and demonstrative freedom as he wrapped his dressing gown round him and put on the kettle before going to the entry phone. “Yes?” “Hello, it’s Myhreng here. Can I talk to you?”