Mise - French Expressions and Phrases
Mise is both the feminine past participle of mettre that means attired or dressed and a feminine noun with several meanings. It is also used in a number of idiomatic expressions which must be memorized. Note that these phrases act as nouns. They can be made into verbs by replacing la mise with mettre.
| la mise | putting, setting | |
| (betting) | stake, ante | |
| (business) | outlay | |
| clothing | ||
| la mise à jour | act of updating, updated | |
| la mise à exécution | implementation, enforcement | |
| la mise à mort | kill | |
| la mise à pied | (employment) | dismissal |
| la mise à prix | reserve/upset price | |
| la mise au monde | birth | |
| la mise au point | tuning, focusing, clarification | |
| la mise de fonds | capital outlay | |
| la mise en accusation | indictment | |
| la mise en bière | placement into a coffin | |
| la mise en boîte |
(informal) |
canning ridiculing, leg-pulling |
| la mise en bouteille | bottling | |
| la mise en cause | calling into question, pointing a finger at | |
| la mise en condition | conditioning | |
| la mise en demeure | formal demand or notice | |
| la mise en examen | placing under investigation | |
| la mise en forme | (typography) (sports) |
imposition warming/limbering up |
| la mise en gage | pawning | |
| la mise en jeu | involvement, bringing into play | |
| la mise en marche | starting up (a machine or apparatus) | |
| la mise en ondes | (radio) | production |
| la mise en page | (typography) | make-up |
| la mise en plis | hair setting | |
| la mise en plis | hair setting | |
| la mise en pratique | putting into practice | |
| la mise en relief | enhancement, accentuation | |
| la mise en sacs | packing | |
| la mise en scène | (theater, film) | production |
| la mise en service La mise en service de l'autobus sera... |
putting or starting into service The bus will be put into service on... |
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| la mise en valeur | development, improvement | |
| la mise en vigueur | enforcement | |
| la mise sur pied | setting up | |
| être de mise | to be in circulation, legal currency; (fig) to be acceptable | |
| remporter la mise | to carry the day, win big | |
| sauver la mise | to withdraw from a game of stakes; (fig) to save the day | |
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Conjugations of mettre Past participle |
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