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mettre

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mettre [mɛtʀ(ə)] vt 1. (= placer) → to put;
mettre en bouteille/en sac → to bottle/put in bags ou sacks;
mettre qch à la poste → to post sth (Brit); mail sth (US);
mettre en examen (pour) → to charge (with) (Brit); indict (for) (US);
mettre une note gaie/amusante → to inject a cheerful/an amusing note;
mettre qn debout/assis → to help sb up ou to their feet/help sb to sit down
2. [+ vêtements] (= revêtir); to put on: (= porter); to wear;
mets ton gilet → put your cardigan on;
je ne mets plus mon manteau → I no longer wear my coat
3. (= faire fonctionner) [+ chauffage, électricité] → to put on: [+ reveil, minuteur]; to set (= installer) [+ gaz, eau] → to put in, lay on;
mettre en marche → to start up
4. (= consacrer);
mettre du temps/deux heures à faire qch → to take time/two hours to do sth;
y mettre du sien → to pull one's weight
5. (= noter, écrire) → to say, put (down);
qu'est-ce qu'il a mis sur la carte? → what did he say ou write on the card?;
mettez au pluriel ... → put ... into the plural
6. (= supposer);
mettons que ... → let's suppose ou say that ...
7. (faire + vb);
faire mettre le gaz/l'électricité → to have gas/electricity put in ou installed;
se mettre vi
1. (= se placer);
vous pouvez vous mettre là → you can sit (ou stand) there;
où ça se met? → where does it go?;
se mettre au lit → to get into bed;
se mettre au piano → to sit down at the piano;
se mettre à l'eau → to get into the water;
se mettre de l'encre sur les doigts → to get ink on one's fingers
2. (= s'habiller);
se mettre en maillot de bain → to get into ou put on a swimsuit;
n'avoir rien à se mettre → to have nothing to wear
3. (dans rapports);
se mettre bien/mal avec qn → to get on the right/wrong side of sb;
se mettre qn à dos → to get on sb's bad side;
se mettre avec qn (= prendre parti) → to side with sb (= faire équipe); to team up with sb;
(en ménage) → to move in with sb
4. se mettre à → to begin, start;
se mettre à faire → to begin ou start doing ou to do;
se mettre au piano → to start learning the piano;
se mettre au régime → to go on a diet;
se mettre au travail/à l'étude → to get down to work/one's studies;
il est temps de s'y mettre → it's time we got down to it ou got on with it

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