mettre à nu
French, verb/mɛ.tʁ‿a ny/
mettre à nu is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E-À-N-U (9 letters). Mettre à nu is a French verb meaning “to strip naked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dénuder”.
What does mettre à nu mean in English?
verb
- 1
to strip naked
- 2
to lay bare
se mettre à nu
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dénuder. 2. Dépouiller ; écorcher. 3. Dévoiler.
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 nu?
- /mɛ.tʁ‿a ny/
- \mɛ.tʁ‿a ny\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.