put two and two together: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    General Englishinformalneutral
    • To combine simple facts or pieces of information to reach an obvious conclusion or make a straightforward deduction.

    Examples

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    • When I saw the broken window and muddy footprints, I immediately put two and two together and realized someone had broken in.

      Cuando vi la ventana rota y las huellas de barro, inmediatamente junté dos y dos y me di cuenta de que alguien había entrado a la fuerza.

    • You don’t have to explain it; I can put two and two together and figure out what happened.

      No tienes que explicarlo; puedo juntar las pistas y descubrir qué pasó.

    • After hearing all the rumors, she put two and two together and confronted her friend about the secret.

      Después de escuchar todos los rumores, juntó las piezas y confrontó a su amiga sobre el secreto.

    • He put two and two together and realized the missing documents were hidden in the drawer all along.

      Él juntó las pistas y se dio cuenta de que los documentos desaparecidos estaban escondidos en el cajón todo el tiempo.

Examples:

  • EN: - I can put two and two together.
    ES: - Sé cómo son las cosas.
    ES: -¿De qué hablas?
  • EN: So I put two and two together and figured out why.
    ES: Así que me puse a pensar y lo deduje.
  • EN: After your first visit to my office I put two and two together and checked up.
    ES: Tras su primera visita a mi oficina, sumé dos y dos, e investigué.
  • EN: Just suspicions, but I sort of put two and two together.
    ES: Sólo sospechas, pero es cuestión de sumar dos y dos.
  • EN: Well, I just put two and two together and got "Terry".
    ES: Pensé para mí, dos más dos, ese es Terry.
  • EN: I bet that you could put two and two together and get something out of it.
    ES: Apuesto a que si piensas un rato lo averiguarás.
  • EN: Then you see, they put two and two together and said you were married.
    ES: Ya ve, sumaron dos y dos y dedujeron que estaban casados.
  • EN: They'll have heard about our submarine being bombed, and they'll put two and two together.
    ES: Sabrán que los aviones hundieron el submarino, y sumarán dos y dos.
  • EN: - I can put two and two together.
    ES: - Sé cómo son las cosas.
    ES: -¿De qué hablas?
  • EN: So I put two and two together and figured out why.
    ES: Así que me puse a pensar y lo deduje.
  • EN: After your first visit to my office I put two and two together and checked up.
    ES: Tras su primera visita a mi oficina, sumé dos y dos, e investigué.
  • EN: Just suspicions, but I sort of put two and two together.
    ES: Sólo sospechas, pero es cuestión de sumar dos y dos.
  • EN: Well, I just put two and two together and got "Terry".
    ES: Pensé para mí, dos más dos, ese es Terry.
  • EN: I bet that you could put two and two together and get something out of it.
    ES: Apuesto a que si piensas un rato lo averiguarás.
  • EN: Then you see, they put two and two together and said you were married.
    ES: Ya ve, sumaron dos y dos y dedujeron que estaban casados.
  • EN: They'll have heard about our submarine being bombed, and they'll put two and two together.
    ES: Sabrán que los aviones hundieron el submarino, y sumarán dos y dos.
  • EN: Now I put two and two together, and what do I find?
    ES: Ahora, si sumo dos más dos, ¿qué obtengo?
  • EN: A Mrs. Gill answered, and I put two and two together.
    ES: Una Sra. Gill contestó y junté cabos.
  • EN: From what I hear people have already put two and two together.
    ES: Por lo que he oído, la gente ya ha sumado dos y dos.
  • EN: But if Periton finds out that Martin is not at the theater, he'll put two and two together.
    ES: Pero si Periton descubre que Martin no esta en el teatro, sumara dos mas dos.
  • EN: They just put two and two together.
    ES: Era una conclusión obvia.
  • EN: Shinto can put two and two together. Come on now.
    ES: Shinto puede atar cabos...
  • EN: The only way...to figure the Russian mind is to put two and two together make nine, add seven, divide by four and give up.
    ES: La única forma de entender la mente de los rusos es sumando dos y dos, que dé nueve, dividir por cinco y rendirse.

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