Mettaient (en. Put)

/mɛtɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

English: The action of placing something somewhere.

English: They always placed their things in order.

Ils mettaient toujours leurs affaires en ordre.

English: They did something repeatedly.

English: When they were young, they always wore hats.

Quand ils étaient jeunes, ils mettaient des chapeaux tout le temps.

English: Involves a change of state or position.

English: They set the table before every meal.

Ils mettaient la table avant chaque repas.

English: Comes from Old French 'mettre', originating from Latin 'mittere', meaning 'to send' or 'to place'.

English: update

English: To update or revise something.

mettre à jour

English: to put one's foot in it

English: To address a sensitive topic directly.

mettre les pieds dans le plat

English: to shed light on

English: To clarify a situation or reveal the truth.

mettre la lumière sur

English: to implement

English: To apply or carry out a plan.

mettre en œuvre

English: put

English: The base verb meaning 'to place' or 'to put down'.

mettre

English: placement

English: The act of placing something.

placement

English: placer

English: One who sets up, often used in a theatrical context.

metteur

English: To double down

English: To finish the project on time, they doubled down.

Pour finir le projet à temps, ils mettait les bouchées doubles.

English: To go all out

English: For this campaign, they went all out.

Pour cette campagne, ils ont mis le paquet.