put down to | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toascribe; toassumeto be thecauseof a situation.Synonym:chalk up toIputthe high crime ratedown tothe high unemployment.1988, Michael Hopkinson,Green Against Green: The Irish Civil War:Collins' death can beput down tohis devil-may-care attitude—his decision to journey through hostile territory in a large convoy, the inadequate choice of the members of the convoy, and the tactics he adopted in the ambush. For all the debate about ballistics and entry and exit wounds, and the use of powerful historical imaginations, it matters more that Collins was killed than how he was killed. Concentration on the events at Béal na mBláth has, moreover, often meant a failure to place them in the overall context of the war.2023July 4,Marina Hyde, “Who’s for political Bazball with Rishi? Voters? Tories? Anyone?”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:Out in the ground, meanwhile, it was particularly disappointing to hear former England captain Andrew Straussputthe febrile atmospheredown to“people who don’t normally come to Lord’s”.

Examples:

EN: Should I consent, it'd be only put down to desires of the flesh. Never, Your Grace.
ES: Si consintiera, solo me rebajaría a los deseos de la carne.
EN: The result would be a slight lameness, which you would put down to rheumatism or a strain in exercise. You say it was his intention?
ES: El resultado es una cojera que puede atribuirse al reuma o una lesión.
EN: And this I put down to all the rich food and vitamins.
ES: Y eché la culpa a la rica alimentación y vitaminas.
EN: - That merch you put down to Gags.
ES: - Ese merchandising que le diste a Gags.
EN: Any slight lameness will be put down to a strain in training or bruised, never foul play.
ES: Cualquier leve renguera... se atribuiría a un mal paso en los entrenamientos, o a heridas, nunca al juego sucio.
EN: All this can be put down to advances in automobile engineering, more efficient methods of production, and a wider market.
ES: Esto se debe al avance de la ingeniería automotriz, mejor producción, y amplitud del mercado.
EN: Now, this compensating increase I put down to biosynthesis.
ES: Este incremento compensatorio se lo adjudico a la biosíntesis.
EN: Just another one of you I'll have to put down to get out of here.
ES: Sólo uno más de ustedes que tendré que sacrificar para salir de aquí.
EN: All the achievements were put down to his initiatives.
ES: Todos los logros eran atribuidos a sus iniciativas.
EN: They didn't, which I put down to good parenting.
ES: No lo hicieron, lo que atribuyo a una buena paternidad.
EN: Father Ted's success can be put down to the expertise of a cast of top stand-up comedians and comic actors delivering equally brilliant lines, but that mix also led to some friction.
ES: Todo el mundo está aquí. Dougal, eres un cura muestra algo de decoro. Desearía no ser cura.
EN: So, being how rare it was, what else do you put down to your lack of success in this case?
ES: Así que, siendo lo inusual que fue, ¿a qué más atribuyes tu falta de éxito en este caso?
EN: OK, on country roads, rural normal roads out of a city, guess how many injury and, you know, death accidents are put down to speed?
ES: ¿Cuántas lesiónes y, ya saben, accidentes mortales creen que se producen por la velocidad?
EN: This lesion on her mouth was put down to an unsuccessful resuscitation attempt.
ES: Esta lesión en su boca fue atribuida a un intento fallido de resucitación.
EN: Council services put down to ?
ES: Servicios sociales llegó a una oferta.

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