mettre à la porte
French, verb/mɛ.tʁ‿a la pɔʁt/
mettre à la porte is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E-À-L-A-P-O-R-T-E (14 letters). Mettre à la porte is a French verb meaning “to kick out, to boot out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Faire sortir, chasser, virer quelqu’un de quelque part”.
What does mettre à la porte mean in English?
verb
- 1
to kick out, to boot out
- 2
to give someone the boot, to fire someone (to terminate the employment of)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Faire sortir, chasser, virer quelqu’un de quelque part. 2. Licencier, donner son congé, remercier. 3. Se débarrasser de quelque chose.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce mettre à la porte?
- /mɛ.tʁ‿a la pɔʁt/
- \mɛ.tʁ‿a la pɔʁt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.