French Vocabulary: Idiomatic Expressions with METTRE
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Identify:
French Vocabulary: Idiomatic Expressions with METTRE
le vocabulaire français: des expressions idiomatiques avec METTRE
- Idioms are fixed expressions with a figurative meaning.
- Learn to use idioms with METTRE to sound more like a native speaker of French.
Study:
mettre à jour
to bring up to date
mettre au point
to fine-tune / to adjust
mettre des bâtons dans les roues de quelqu’un
to throw a monkey wrench into someone’s plans
mettre en contact
to put in touch
mettre en garde contre
to warn someone against
mettre en marche
to get something started / to get something going
mettre en oeuvre
to make use of / to implement
mettre en relief
to emphasize
mettre en service
to put into service / to put into operation
mettre en train
to get something underway
mettre fin à quelque chose
to put an end to something
mettre les bouts / mettre les voiles
to leave / to scram
mettre le couvert / mettre la table
to set the table
mettre le feu à quelque chose
to set fire to something
mettre la main au feu
to swear to something
mettre quelque chose en lumière
to bring something to light / to bring something out in the open
mettre quelqu’un à la porte
to throw someone out / to fire someone
mettre quelqu’un au courant
to bring someone up to date / to inform someone
mettre quelqu’un en boîte
to make fun of someone
mettre quelqu’un en quarantaine
to give someone the silent treatment
mettre quelqu’un sur la voie
to put someone on the right track
ne pas mettre tous les oeufs dans le même panier
to not put all your eggs in one basket
mettre sens dessus dessous
to turn things upside down
mettre du soin à faire quelque chose
to take care in doing something
Adapt:
Il ne me parle pas. Il me met en quarantaine.
He is not talking to me. He’s giving me the silent treatment.
Il faut mettre la table avant de dîner.
We have to set the table before eating dinner.
Leurs parents ont mis fin aux manigances.
Their parents put an end to the shenanigans.
Pauvre Luc! On l’a mis à la porte!
Poor Luc! They fired him!
Mettons en marche la fête!
Let’s get this party started!
