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French words: mettre à midi to mettre les pieds

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French words mettre à midi to mettre les pieds

  1. mettre à midi verb
  2. mettre à mort verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a mɔʁ/: to put to death, to execute
  3. mettre à niveau verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a ni.vo/: to bring up to standard (a skill, subject, one's knowledge, an unemployed person, etc.)
  4. mettre à nu verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a ny/: to strip naked
  5. mettre à pied verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a pje/: to lay off, to fire, to dismiss
  6. mettre à plat verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a pla/: to expose in order to examine
  7. mettre à prix verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a pʁi/: to put a price on; to put a bounty on
  8. mettre à profit verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a pʁɔ.fi/: to put to use, to take advantage of, to make the most out of
  9. mettre à quia verb
  10. mettre à rançon verb
  11. mettre à rude épreuve verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a ʁy.d‿e.pʁœv/: to test severely, to put through the mill, to put a great strain on
  12. mettre à sac verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a sak/: to ransack (to loot or pillage)
  13. mettre à terre verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a tɛʁ/: to put down, to beat down, to beat to the ground, to quell, to stomp out, (to defeat)
  14. mettre à toutes les sauces verb /mɛ.tʁ‿a tut le sos/: to put the same ingredient in every sauce that you make
  15. mettre au ban verb /mɛtʁ o bɑ̃/: to ban, to ostracize, to exclude, to reject
  16. mettre au ban de l’empire verb \mɛtʁ o ban də l‿ɑ̃.piʁ\
  17. mettre au bleu verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o blø\
  18. mettre au clair verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o klɛʁ/: to clear up; set straight
  19. mettre au clou verb \mɛt.ʁ‿o klu\
  20. mettre au coin verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o kwɛ̃\
  21. mettre au compte de verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o kɔ̃t də\
  22. mettre au courant verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o ku.ʁɑ̃/: to inform, to brief, to fill in
  23. mettre au défi verb /mɛtʁ o de.fi/: to challenge, to dare, to defy (someone to do something)
  24. mettre au désespoir verb
  25. mettre au diapason verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o dja.pa.zɔ̃\
  26. mettre au fait verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o fɛ/: to put in the picture, to bring up to speed, to make aware
  27. mettre au frigo verb
  28. mettre au jour verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o ʒuʁ/: to bring to light
  29. mettre au monde verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o mɔ̃d/: to give birth, to bring into the world
  30. mettre au net verb
  31. mettre au panier verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o pa.nje\
  32. mettre au parfum verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o paʁ.fœ̃/: to put in the know, to clue in, to put in the picture
  33. mettre au pas verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o pɑ/: to bring to heel, to bring into line, to rein in, to make (someone) conform
  34. mettre au pied du mur verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o pje dy myʁ\
  35. mettre au pilori verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o pi.lɔ.ʁi/: to pillory (to blame and criticize harshly, to condemn)
  36. mettre au placard verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o pla.kaʁ/: to shelve, to kick into the long grass, to postpone indefinitely
  37. mettre au point verb /mɛtʁ o pwɛ̃/: to develop, to work out, to set up, to establish, to set on foot
  38. mettre au pot verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o po/: to chip in, to contribute financially
  39. mettre au pré verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o pʁe\
  40. mettre au rancart verb /mɛtʁ o ʁɑ̃.kaʁ/: to scrap (an object, project, etc.)
  41. mettre au rebut verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o ʁə.by\
  42. mettre au rouet verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o ʁwɛ\
  43. mettre au sac verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o sak\
  44. mettre au secret verb /mɛtʁ o sə.kʁɛ/: to hold incommunicado, to put in incommunicado detention, to put in solitary confinement
  45. mettre au tain verb
  46. mettre au tapis verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o ta.pi\
  47. mettre au travail verb \mɛtʁ o tʁa.vaj\
  48. mettre autour de la table verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o.tuʁ də la tabl\
  49. mettre aux ambles verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o.z‿ɑ̃bl\
  50. mettre aux arrêts verb /mɛ.tʁ‿o.z‿a.ʁɛ/: to put under arrest, to arrest, to apprehend
  51. mettre aux fers verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o fɛʁ\
  52. mettre aux mains verb
  53. mettre aux pieds de la croix verb
  54. mettre aux pieds du crucifix verb
  55. mettre aux prises verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o pʁiz\
  56. mettre aux voix verb \mɛ.tʁ‿o vwa\
  57. mettre bas verb /mɛ.tʁə bɑ/: to give birth, to drop; to whelp, to foal, to calve, to lamb, to kindle
  58. mettre bien verb
  59. mettre bon ordre verb \mɛtʁ bɔ.n‿ɔʁdʁ\
  60. mettre chapeau bas verb
  61. mettre d'accord verb /mɛ.tʁə d‿a.kɔʁ/: to reconcile; to get someone to agree (with someone else)
  62. mettre dans l’os verb \mɛtʁ dɑ̃ l‿ɔs\
  63. mettre dans la rue verb \mɛtʁ dɑ̃ la ʁy\
  64. mettre dans la sauce verb \mɛtʁ dɑ̃ la sos\
  65. mettre dans la tête verb \mɛtʁ dɑ̃ la tɛt\
  66. mettre dans le crâne verb \mɛtʁ dɑ̃ lə kʁan\
  67. mettre dans le même panier verb /mɛ.tʁə dɑ̃ l(ə) mɛm pa.nje/: to tar with the same brush, to paint with the same brush
  68. mettre dans le même sac verb /mɛ.tʁə dɑ̃ l(ə) mɛm sak/: to tar with the same brush, to paint with the same brush, to lump together
  69. mettre dans le mille verb \mɛtʁ dɑ̃ lə mil\
  70. mettre dans le panier verb \mɛ.tʁə dɑ̃ lə pa.nje\
  71. mettre dans le secret des dieux verb \mɛtʁ dɑ̃ lə sə.kʁɛ dɛ djø\
  72. mettre dans sa poche verb /mɛ.tʁə dɑ̃ sa pɔʃ/: to get on someone's good side, to get someone to like oneself; to twist someone around one's little finger
  73. mettre dans sa poche avec son mouchoir par-dessus verb \mɛtʁ dɑ̃ sa pɔ.ʃ‿a.vɛk sɔ̃ mu.ʃwaʁ paʁ də.sy\
  74. mettre dans son tort verb
  75. mettre dans un état second verb \mɛ.tʁə dɑ̃.z‿œ̃ e.ta sə.ɡɔ̃\
  76. mettre dans une case verb /mɛ.tʁə dɑ̃.z‿yn kaz/: to put someone in a box, to pigeonhole someone
  77. mettre de bémol en bédur verb
  78. mettre de côté verb /mɛ.tʁə d(ə) ko.te/: to put aside
  79. mettre de l'eau dans son vin verb /mɛ.tʁə d(ə) l‿o dɑ̃ sɔ̃ vɛ̃/: to moderate one's impetuosity; to compromise
  80. mettre de l'huile sur le feu verb /mɛ.tʁə də l‿ɥil syʁ lə fø/: to add fuel to the fire
  81. mettre dedans verb /mɛ.tʁə də.dɑ̃/: to throw off, to mislead; to deceive
  82. mettre dehors verb \mɛ.tʁə də.ɔʁ\
  83. mettre des bâtons dans les roues verb /mɛ.tʁə de ba.tɔ̃ dɑ̃ le ʁu/: to put a spoke in (someone's) wheel, to throw a spanner in the works/throw a wrench in the works of
  84. mettre des cornes verb \mɛtʁ de kɔʁn\
  85. mettre des gants verb \mɛ.tʁə dɛ ɡɑ̃\
  86. mettre des mots sur verb \mɛtʁ de mo syʁ\
  87. mettre devant la loi phrase /mɛ.tʁə d(ə).vɑ̃ la lwa/: to bring to justice
  88. mettre douze balles dans la peau verb
  89. mettre du baume au cœur verb /mɛ.tʁə dy bo.m‿o kœʁ/: to gladden (someone's) heart, to to warm the cockles of (someone's) heart, to do (someone's) heart good, to be heart-warming
  90. mettre du beurre dans les épinards verb /mɛ.tʁə dy bœʁ dɑ̃ le.z‿e.pi.naʁ/: to make a little extra money, to top up one's income in order to live a bit more comfortably
  91. mettre du cœur à verb \mɛtʁ dy kœʁ‿a\
  92. mettre du foin dans ses bottes verb \mɛ.tʁə dy fwɛ̃ dɑ̃ se bɔt\
  93. mettre du rouge verb \mɛ.tʁə dy ʁuʒ\
  94. mettre du temps verb \mɛ.tʁə dy tɑ̃\
  95. mettre en accusation verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿a.ky.za.sjɔ̃/: to bring charges against, to charge, to indict
  96. mettre en appétit verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ a.pe.ti\
  97. mettre en application verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿a.pli.ka.sjɔ̃/: to implement, to put into practice
  98. mettre en avant verb /mɛtʁ ɑ̃ a.vɑ̃/: to highlight
  99. mettre en balance verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ ba.lɑ̃s/: to weigh up; to compare the benefits and disadvantages
  100. mettre en bas verb \mɛtʁ ba\
  101. mettre en batterie verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ ba.tʁi\
  102. mettre en berne verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bɛʁn\
  103. mettre en bière verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bjɛʁ/: to put in a coffin, to place into a coffin
  104. mettre en boite verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bwat\
  105. mettre en bon chemin verb \mɛtʁ‿ɑ̃ bɔ̃ ʃə.mɛ̃\
  106. mettre en boule verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bul\
  107. mettre en bouteille verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bu.tɛj/: to bottle
  108. mettre en branle verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ bʁɑ̃l/: to set in motion
  109. mettre en brindezingues verb
  110. mettre en cause verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ koz/: to suspect; to accuse, blame
  111. mettre en cervelle verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ sɛʁ.vɛl\
  112. mettre en cloque verb \mɛt.ʁ‿ɑ̃ klɔk\
  113. mettre en colère verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.lɛʁ\
  114. mettre en commun verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ.mœ̃/: to pool, to share
  115. mettre en confiance verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s/: to gain someone's trust
  116. mettre en coupe réglée verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kup ʁe.ɡle\
  117. mettre en curée verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ ky.ʁe\
  118. mettre en danger verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dɑ̃.ʒe/: to put in danger, to endanger
  119. mettre en défaut verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿de.fo\
  120. mettre en demeure verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ də.mœʁ/: to formally demand (that someone do or refrain from doing something), generally with a threat of litigation if the demand is not complied with; to send a...
  121. mettre en disponibilité verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dis.pɔ.ni.bi.li.te/: to grant a worker a leave of absence, to put a worker on nonactive status
  122. mettre en doute verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ dut/: to question, to call into question, to cast doubt upon, to doubt, to challenge, to second guess
  123. mettre en échec verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿e.ʃɛk/: to stymie; to defeat
  124. mettre en état verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿e.ta\
  125. mettre en éveil verb
  126. mettre en évidence verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿e.vi.dɑ̃s/: to highlight; to get across
  127. mettre en examen verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛɡ.za.mɛ̃/: to indict
  128. mettre en exergue verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿ɛɡ.zɛʁɡ\: To highlight; to bring to light
  129. mettre en fait verb
  130. mettre en forme verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ fɔʁm\
  131. mettre en fuite verb
  132. mettre en garde verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ ɡaʁd/: to warn, to alert, to caution
  133. mettre en goût verb \mɛtʁ‿ɑ̃ ɡu\
  134. mettre en honneur verb
  135. mettre en jauge verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ ʒoʒ\
  136. mettre en jeu verb /mɛtʁ ɑ̃ ʒø/: to gamble; to offer as a prize
  137. mettre en joie verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ ʒwa\
  138. mettre en joue verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ ʒu/: to take aim at, to point a gun at
  139. mettre en l’air verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\
  140. mettre en ligne verb /mɛtʁ ɑ̃ liɲ/: to tidy up, to align
  141. mettre en ligne de compte verb
  142. mettre en lumière verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ ly.mjɛʁ/: to shine a light on, to bring to light, to highlight
  143. mettre en marche verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ maʁʃ/: to start
  144. mettre en mouvement verb /mɛtʁ ɑ̃ muv.mɑ̃/: to put into motion
  145. mettre en musique verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ my.zik\
  146. mettre en nourrice verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ nu.ʁis\
  147. mettre en panne verb \mɛtʁ‿ɑ̃ pan\
  148. mettre en pénitence verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃n pe.ni.tɑ̃s\
  149. mettre en perce verb \mɛtʁ ɑ̃ pɛʁs\
  150. mettre en péril verb /mɛtʁ ɑ̃ pe.ʁil/: to put in danger, to jeopardize, to endanger, to imperil
  151. mettre en pétard verb \mɛt.ʁ‿ɑ̃ pe.taʁ\
  152. mettre en pièces verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pjɛs/: to take to pieces, to tear to pieces, to tear apart
  153. mettre en place verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ plas/: to put in place, to set up; to put into effect
  154. mettre en pleine lumière verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ plɛ.nə ly.mjɛʁ\
  155. mettre en poche verb
  156. mettre en pratique verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pʁa.tik/: to put into practice
  157. mettre en présence verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ pʁe.zɑ̃s/: to bring together
  158. mettre en question verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ kɛs.tjɔ̃/: to question, to call into question, to cast doubt upon, to doubt, to challenge
  159. mettre en rapport verb
  160. mettre en roman verb \mɛt.ʁ‿ɑ̃ ʁɔ.mɑ̃\
  161. mettre en route verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ ʁut/: to start, to turn on
  162. mettre en scène verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ sɛn/: to set up a stage or a studio
  163. mettre en selle verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ sɛl\
  164. mettre en service verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ sɛʁ.vis/: to put into service, to put into operation, to commission
  165. mettre en terre verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ tɛʁ/: to plant
  166. mettre en train verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ tʁɛ̃/: to get something underway
  167. mettre en usage verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿y.zaʒ\
  168. mettre en œuvre verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œvʁ/: to carry out, to set in motion, to do; to make use of
  169. mettre en valeur verb /mɛtʁ ɑ̃ va.lœʁ/: to highlight, to underline
  170. mettre en veille verb
  171. mettre en veilleuse verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ vɛ.jøz\
  172. mettre en vente verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ vɑ̃t/: to put up for sale
  173. mettre en vu verb
  174. mettre en Y verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃ i.ɡʁɛk\
  175. mettre enceinte verb /mɛtʁ ɑ̃.sɛ̃t/: to get pregnant, impregnate
  176. mettre entre guillemets verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.tʁə ɡij.mɛ\
  177. mettre entre parenthèses verb /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.tʁə pa.ʁɑ̃.tɛz/: to put between brackets, to parenthesize
  178. mettre fin verb /mɛ.tʁə fɛ̃/: to put an end to; to bring to an end; to call off (to cancel)
  179. mettre fin à ses jours verb /mɛ.tʁə fɛ̃ a se ʒuʁ/: to take one's own life
  180. mettre habit bas verb \mɛ.tʁ‿a.bi bɑ\
  181. mettre hors d’état de nuire verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɔʁ d‿e.ta də nɥiʁ\
  182. mettre hors de cause verb
  183. mettre hors de combat verb \mɛ.tʁ‿ɔʁ də kɔ̃.ba\
  184. mettre hors des gonds verb \mɛt.ʁ‿ɔʁ de ɡɔ̃\
  185. mettre hors jeu verb \mɛt.ʁ‿ɔʁ ʒø\
  186. mettre hors service verb \mɛtʁ ɔʁ sɛʁ.vis\
  187. mettre l'accent sur verb /mɛ.tʁə l‿ak.sɑ̃ syʁ/: to highlight
  188. mettre l’âme en vrille verb \mɛtʁ l‿ɑm ɑ̃ vʁij\
  189. mettre l'eau à la bouche phrase, verb /mɛ.tʁə l‿o a la buʃ/: to make one's mouth water, to whet one's appetite, to entice, to attract
  190. mettre l’emphase sur verb \mɛtʁ l‿ɑ̃.faz syʁ\
  191. mettre l’épaule à la roue verb \mɛtʁ l‿e.po.l‿a la ʁu\
  192. mettre l’épée à la main verb
  193. mettre l’épée dans les reins verb \mɛtʁ l‿e.pe dɑ̃ lɛ ʁɛ̃\
  194. mettre la barbiche verb \mɛtʁ la baʁ.biʃ\
  195. mettre la barre verb /mɛ.tʁə la baʁ/: to set the bar, to put the bar
  196. mettre la bride sur le cou verb
  197. mettre la charrue avant les bœufs verb /mɛ.tʁə la ʃa.ʁy a.vɑ̃ le bø/: to put the cart before the horse (to put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than...
  198. mettre la charrue avant les boeufs typographic variant
  199. mettre la charrue devant les bœufs verb \mɛtʁ.(ə).la.ʃa.ʁy.a.vɑ̃.le.bø\
  200. mettre la clé sous la porte verb /mɛ.tʁə la kle su la pɔʁt/: to close down (of a business), to close up shop
  201. mettre la clé sous le paillasson verb /mɛ.tʁə la kle su l(ə) pa.ja.sɔ̃/: alternative form of mettre la clé sous la porte
  202. mettre la clef sous la porte verb /mɛ.tʁə la kle su la pɔʁt/: alternative spelling of mettre la clé sous la porte
  203. mettre la clef sous le paillasson verb: alternative spelling of mettre la clé sous le paillasson
  204. mettre la crosse en l’air verb \mɛ.tʁə la kʁɔ.s‿ɑ̃ l‿ɛʁ\
  205. mettre la daronne à l’abri verb \mɛtʁ la da.ʁɔn a l‿a.bʁi\
  206. mettre la dernière main verb /mɛ.tʁə la dɛʁ.njɛʁ mɛ̃/: to make the final adjustments, to put the finishing touches, to put the final touches
  207. mettre la dernière main à verb \mɛ.tʁə la dɛʁ.njɛʁ mɛ̃ a\
  208. mettre la flèche verb \mɛtʁ la flɛʃ\
  209. mettre la gomme verb \mɛ.tʁə la ɡɔm\
  210. mettre la main verb /mɛ.tʁə la mɛ̃/: to get one's hands on, to lay hands on, to get hold of, to come by, to dig out, to ferret out, to unearth
  211. mettre la main à verb
  212. mettre la main à l’œuvre verb
  213. mettre la main à la pâte verb /mɛ.tʁə la mɛ̃ a la pat/: to muck in, to put one's shoulder to the wheel, to get one's hands dirty
  214. mettre la main à la plume verb
  215. mettre la main à la poche verb
  216. mettre la main au collet à verb \mɛtʁ la mɛ̃ o kɔ.lɛ\
  217. mettre la main au feu verb \mɛtʁ la mɛ̃ o fø\
  218. mettre la main au panier verb \mɛ.tʁə la mɛ̃ o pa.nje\
  219. mettre la main au porte-monnaie verb \mɛtʁ la mɛ̃ o pɔʁ.t(ə) mɔ.nɛ\
  220. mettre la main au portefeuille verb \mɛtʁ la mɛ̃ o pɔʁ.tə.fœj\
  221. mettre la main sur verb /mɛ.tʁə la mɛ̃ syʁ/: to lay hands on
  222. mettre la main sur la conscience verb \mɛ.tʁə la mɛ̃ syʁ la kɔ̃.sjɑ̃s\
  223. mettre la misère verb \mɛtʁ la mi.zɛʁ\
  224. mettre la ouache verb \mɛ.tʁə la waʃ\
  225. mettre la paille au cul verb
  226. mettre la pâtée verb /mɛ.tʁə la pɑ.te/: to wipe the floor with, to thrash (to defeat severely, to inflict a heavy defeat upon)
  227. mettre la pédale au fond verb \mɛtʁ la pe.da.l‿o fɔ̃\
  228. mettre la pédale douce verb /mɛ.tʁə la pe.dal dus/: to soft-pedal, to put the brakes on, to slow down, to go easy
  229. mettre la porte contre verb \mɛ.tʁə la pɔʁ.tə kɔ̃tʁ\
  230. mettre la pression verb /mɛ.tʁə la pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/: to put pressure on, to pressure
  231. mettre la puce à l'oreille verb /mɛ.tʁə la py.s‿a l‿ɔ.ʁɛj/: to set someone thinking, to cause someone to suspect something
  232. mettre la quenelle dans le shaker verb \mɛtʁ la kə.nɛl dɑ̃ lə ʃɛ.kœʁ\
  233. mettre la table verb /mɛ.tʁə la tabl/: to set the table, to lay the table
  234. mettre la tête à l’envers verb \mɛtʁ la tɛ.t‿a l‿ɑ̃.vɛʁ\
  235. mettre la tête à prix verb \mɛtʁ la tɛ.t‿a pʁi\
  236. mettre la tête de quelqu’un dans le seau verb \mɛtʁ la tɛt də kɛl.k‿œ̃ dɑ̃ lə so\
  237. mettre la tête entre les deux oreilles verb \mɛtʁ la tɛ.t‿ɑ̃.tʁə le dø.z‿ɔ.ʁɛj\
  238. mettre la viande dans le torchon verb
  239. mettre la zone verb \mɛtʁ la zon\
  240. mettre le bal en train verb \mɛtʁ lə ba.l‿ɑ̃ tʁɛ̃\
  241. mettre le bazar verb \mɛtʁ lə ba.zaʁ\
  242. mettre le cap verb /mɛ.tʁə lə kap/: to set a course, to set sail, to head
  243. mettre le contact verb \mɛ.tʁə lə kɔ̃.takt\
  244. mettre le couteau sous la gorge verb /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) ku.to su la ɡɔʁʒ/: to hold a gun to someone's head, to pressure someone, to compel someone (to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action)
  245. mettre le couvercle sur la marmite verb
  246. mettre le couvert verb /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) ku.vɛʁ/: to set the table, to lay the table
  247. mettre le doigt dans l'engrenage verb /mɛ.tʁə lə dwa dɑ̃ l‿ɑ̃.ɡʁə.naʒ/: to get caught up in something, to get sucked in something, to get involved in something against one's will
  248. mettre le doigt dans la plaie verb \mɛ.tʁə lə dwa dɑ̃ la plɛ\
  249. mettre le doigt là où ça fait mal verb
  250. mettre le doigt sur verb /mɛ.tʁə lə dwa syʁ/: to put one's finger on
  251. mettre le doigt sur la plaie verb /mɛ.tʁə lə dwa syʁ la plɛ/: to put one's finger on the problem, to put one's finger on it
  252. mettre le doigt sur le bobo phrase
  253. mettre le fer sur une plaie verb
  254. mettre le feu verb /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) fø/: to set fire to, to set on fire, to set alight, to torch, to ignite
  255. mettre le feu à la baraque verb \mɛ.tʁə lə fø a la ba.ʁak\
  256. mettre le feu à la mine verb \mɛ.tʁə lə fø a la min\
  257. mettre le feu à la poudre verb \mɛ.tʁə lə fø a la pudʁ\
  258. mettre le feu aux poudres verb /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) fø o pudʁ/: to spark off a crisis, to spark things off, to stir up a hornets' nest, to light the touch paper
  259. mettre le genou sur l’estomac verb \mɛ.tʁə lə ʒə.nu syʁ l‿ɛs.tɔ.ma\
  260. mettre le grappin verb \mɛ.tʁə lə ɡʁa.pɛ̃\
  261. mettre le grappin sur verb /mɛ.tʁə lə ɡʁa.pɛ̃ syʁ/: to get one's hands on, to get one's claws into, to get one's hooks into, to monopolize (someone)
  262. mettre le holà verb /mɛ.tʁə lə ɔ.la/: to put the kibosh on, to put a stop to, to call a halt to, to put a lid on
  263. mettre le marché à la main verb \mɛ.tʁə lə maʁ.ʃe a la mɛ̃\
  264. mettre le marché en main verb /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) maʁ.ʃe ɑ̃ mɛ̃/: to adopt a my-way-or-the-highway attitude towards, to tell (someone) to take it or leave it, to give (someone) an ultimatum, to force (someone) to make a...
  265. mettre le nez à la fenêtre verb \mɛtʁ lə ne a la fə.nɛ.tʁ\
  266. mettre le nez dans la plume verb
  267. mettre le nez dans les livres verb
  268. mettre le nez de quelqu’un dans le caca verb \mɛtʁ lə ne də kɛl.k‿œ̃ dɑ̃ lə ka.ka\
  269. mettre le nez de quelqu’un dans sa merde verb \mɛtʁ lə ne də kɛl.k‿œ̃ dɑ̃ sa mɛʁd\
  270. mettre le nez dehors verb /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) ne də.ɔʁ/: to get out of one's house, to go outside, to spend time outdoors, to go out
  271. mettre le pacsif verb \mɛ.tʁə lə pak.sif\
  272. mettre le paquet verb /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) pa.kɛ/: to give one's all, to go all out
  273. mettre le pied verb /mɛ.tʁə lə pje/: alternative form of mettre les pieds
  274. mettre le pied à l'étrier verb /mɛ.tʁə lə pje a l‿e.tʁi.je/: to get a foot on the ladder, to get one's foot in the door; to get cracking
  275. mettre le pied au plancher verb /mɛ.tʁə lə pje o plɑ̃.ʃe/: to put the pedal to the metal, to floor it
  276. mettre le pied dans la porte verb
  277. mettre le pied dehors verb /mɛ.tʁə lə pje də.ɔʁ/: to get out of one's house, to go outside, to spend time outdoors, to go out
  278. mettre le pied sur la gorge verb
  279. mettre le temps verb
  280. mettre le turbo verb /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) tyʁ.bo/: to speed up, to get a move on, to pick up the pace
  281. mettre le violon à la main verb \mɛ.tʁə lə vjɔ.lɔ̃ a la mɛ̃\
  282. mettre les adjas verb /mɛ.tʁə le.z‿a.dʒa/: to make a move, bugger off; to leave
  283. mettre les armes à la main verb \mɛ.tʁə lɛ.z‿aʁ.m‿a la mɛ̃\
  284. mettre les armes bas verb
  285. mettre les bouchées doubles verb /mɛ.tʁə le bu.ʃe dubl/: to double one's efforts, to work twice as hard
  286. mettre les bouts verb /mɛ.tʁə le bu/: to skip town
  287. mettre les bouts de bois verb /mɛ.tʁə le bu də bwa/: to skip town
  288. mettre les clefs sous la porte verb \mɛ.tʁə lɛ kle su la pɔʁt\
  289. mettre les deux mains verb \mɛ.tʁə le dø mɛ̃\
  290. mettre les fers au feu verb
  291. mettre les formes verb /mɛ.tʁə le fɔʁm/: to be tactful, to respect conventions, to do something with manners, to do something nicely
  292. mettre les gaz verb /mɛ.tʁə le ɡaz/: to hit the gas, to step on the gas, to step on it, to floor it, to put one's foot down
  293. mettre les mains à la pâte verb \mɛtʁ le mɛ̃ z‿a la pɑt\
  294. mettre les mains dans le cambouis verb /mɛ.tʁə le mɛ̃ dɑ̃ l(ə) kɑ̃.bwi/: to get one's hands dirty, to tackle an issue head on, to get involved with a task and proactively try to solve it
  295. mettre les morceaux doubles verb \mɛ.tʁə lɛ mɔʁ.so dubl\
  296. mettre les nerfs à vif verb \mɛtʁ lɛ nɛ.ʁ‿a vif\
  297. mettre les nerfs en pelote verb
  298. mettre les petits plats dans les grands verb /mɛ.tʁə le p(ə).ti pla dɑ̃ le ɡʁɑ̃/: to put on the ritz, put on the dog, put on a great spread, lay out a real spread, pull out all the stops, to get the good/best china out
  299. mettre les petits pots dans les grands verb \mɛ.tʁə lɛ pə.ti po dɑ̃ lɛ ɡʁɑ̃\
  300. mettre les pieds verb /mɛ.tʁə le pje/: to set foot (somewhere)

Part 47 · Part 49 · French words: M

Source: English Wiktionary (French entries, CC BY-SA 4.0) and the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire): each word's first meaning in English. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under M: 27,452 words, in 92 parts.