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mettre la main verbe | get one's hands on(to get, to obtain, to secure) |
mettre la main sur verbe | ferret out(to discover something after searching) |
mettre la main sur ... verbe | come by◼◼◼(to get (trans.)) |
mettre la pâtée verbe | beat to a pulp(defeat severely) |
mettre la table verbe | table [tabled, tabling, tables]◼◼◼(to put on a table) set the table◼◼◼(arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal) |
mettre le couvert verbe | set the table◼◼◼(arrange plates, dishes, etc. in preparation for a meal) |
mettre le doigt sur verbe | put one's finger on(identify) |
mettre le feu verbe | set fire◼◼◼(to light using fire) ignite [ignited, igniting, ignites]◼◼◼(to set fire to, to light) |
mettre le grappin sur verbe | |
mettre le pied verbe | set foot◼◼◼(to enter) |
mettre les choses au clair verbe | set the record straight◼◼◼(to correct a previous error) clear the air◼◼◻(to assuage a hostile situation) |
mettre les gaz verbe | step on it◼◼◼(to drive fast) |
mettre les pieds verbe | set foot◼◼◼(to enter) |
mettre les points sur les i verbe | set the record straight◼◼◼(to correct a previous error) |
mettre les voiles verbe | set sail◼◼◼(to embark on a voyage by boat) blow [blew, blown, blowing, blows]◼◼◻(to leave) hit the road◼◼◻(to leave a place; to go away) |
(mettre qch au) grand jour nom | open(public knowledge; (to bring into) the open) |
mettre sa main à couper verbe | bet one's bootsverb |
mettre sa main au feu verbe | bet one's bootsverb |
mettre son grain de sel verbe | |
mettre son talent sous le boisseau verbe | hide one's light under a bushel(to conceal one’s positive qualities or talents) |
mettre sous le boisseau verbe | shill(to put under cover, to sheal) |
mettre sous séquestre verbe | sequester [sequestered, sequestering, sequesters]◼◼◼(to separate from all external influence) |
mettre sur écoute verbe | tap [tapped, tapping, taps]◼◼◼(to intercept communication) bug [bugged, bugging, bugs]◼◼◼(to install an electronic listening device in) wiretap◼◼◻(to install or to use such a device) |
mettre sur le compte de verbe | chalk up to(idiomatic: to attribute something to something) |
mettre sur le cric verbe | jack [jacked, jacking, jacks](use a jack) |
mettre sur le dos verbe | peg [pegged, pegging, pegs]◼◼◼(To indicate or ascribe an attribute to) |
mettre sur pied verbe | set on foot◼◼◼verb |
mettre sur un piédestal verbe | put on a pedestal◼◼◼(to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree) |
mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier verbe | put all one's eggs in one basket(to rely on a single source) |
mettre un coup de genou verbe | knee [kneed, kneeing, knees]◼◼◼(To poke or strike with the knee) |
mettre un point d'honneur à verbe | make a point◼◼◼(to take care in doing something) |
mettre un terme verbe | break up◼◼◼(to stop a fight) clamp down on◼◼◻(to take measures to stop something) |