A | B |
mettre à jour | to bring up-to-date |
mettre quelqu'un au courant | to inform someone, bring someone up-to-date |
mettre le feu à quelque chose | to set fire to something |
mettre quelqu'un à la porte | to throw someone out, fire someone |
mettre le couvert, mettre la table | to set the table |
mettre du soin à faire quelque chose | to take care in doing something |
mettre les bouts, mettre les voiles | to leave, scram (slang) |
mettre en cause | to call into question, implicate |
mettre en contact | to put in touch |
mettre en garde contre | to warn someone against |
mettre quelque chose en lumière | to bring something to light, out into the open |
mettre en marche | to get something going, start up |
mettre en oeuvre | to implement, make use of |
mettre au point | to fine-tune, adjust, perfect |
mettre en relief | to emphasize |
mettre en service | to bring into service, put into operation |
mettre en train | to get something under way |
mettre en valeur | to develop (property) |
mettre fin à quelque chose | to put an end to something |
mettre sens dessus dessous | to turn things upside down |
mettre quelqu'un sur la voie | to put someone on the right track |
J'ai mis une heure à le faire. | I took an hour to do it. |
J'en mettrais ma main au feu! | I'd swear to it! |
Mettons que... | Let's say that... |
se mettre en quatre pour quelqu'un | to go all out, make a superhuman effort for someone |
se mettre en colère | to get angry |
se mettre d'accord | to agree, to come to an agreement |
se mettre à genoux | to kneel, get on one's knees |
se mettre au lit | to go to bed |
se mettre au travail | to get to work |
se mettre en route | to set out on a trip |
se mettre au français | to begin the study of French, to get down to the business of studying French |
se mettre à faire quelque chose | to begin to do something |
se mettre à l'abri | to take shelter |
se mettre à table | to sit down to eat |
n'avoir rien à se mettre | to have nothing to wear |
Je ne savais plus où me mettre. | I didn't know where to hide (out of embarassment, etc.) |
Le temps se met au beau. | It's clearing up. |