mettre à mal
French, verb/mɛ.tʁ‿a mal/
mettre à mal is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E-À-M-A-L (10 letters). Mettre à mal is a French verb meaning “to jeopardize, to put at risk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Saccager, détruire”.
What does mettre à mal mean in English?
verb
- 1
to jeopardize, to put at risk
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Saccager, détruire. 2. Malmener.
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 mal?
- /mɛ.tʁ‿a mal/
- /me.tʁ‿a mal/
- \mɛ.tʁ‿a mal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.