Mettre - Expressions
The verb mettre literally means to put. However, it is used in a number of idiomatic expressions which must be memorized.
| mettre 5 heures à faire | to take 5 hours to do s.t. | |
| mettre à jour | to update | |
| mettre à l'essai | to put to the test | |
| mettre beaucoup de soin à faire | to take great care in doing s.t. | |
| mettre de l'ardeur à faire qqch | to do something eagerly | |
| mettre de l'argent dans | to put money into | |
| mettre de l'argent pour | to pay for | |
| mettre de l'argent sur | to spend money on | |
| mettre les bouts/voiles | (familiar) | Get lost! |
| mettre les informations | to turn on the news | |
| mettre les pieds dans le plat | ~to mess up, put one's foot in one's mouth | |
| mettre la radio | to turn on the radio | |
| mettre en relief | to bring out, enhance, accentuate | |
| mettre le réveil | to set the alarm | |
| mettre la table | to set the table | |
| mettre le verrou | to bolt the door | |
| mettre qqch à plat | to lay something down flat | |
| mettre qqch debout | to stand something up | |
| mettre qqch droit | to set something straight | |
| mettre qqun (parmi les grands) | to rank or rate someone (among the greats) | |
| mettre qqun au pas | to bring someone in line | |
| mettre qn dans l'obligation/la nécessité de faire | to compel s.o. to do s.t. | |
| mettre sa langue dans sa poche | (inf) | to be quiet, stay silent |
| Il y a mis le temps ! | He's taken his sweet time doing it! | |
| J'y mets la dernière main | I'm putting the finishing touches on | |
| Mettons que... | Let's say/Suppose that... | |
| On m'a mis au pied du mur. | I was cornered. | |
| Qu'est-ce qu'ils nous ont mis ! | They beat the heck out of us! | |
| Va te faire mettre ! | (slang) | Get lost! |
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