Translations for mettez-les in the English»French Dictionary

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I.start off VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -] (start off)

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1. start off (set off):

start off train, bus:

start off person:

II.start off VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -] (start off for)

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start off place:

se mettre en route pour

III.start off VB [Brit stɑːt -, Am stɑrt -] (start [sb/sth] off, start off [sb/sth])

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1. start off (begin):

start off visit, talk

commencer (with par)

start off programme

mettre [qc] en route

2. start off Brit (cause to do) inf:

don't start her off laughing/crying

ne la fais pas rire/pleurer

don't let anybody start you (off) smoking

ne laisse personne t'entraîner à fumer

don't start him off

ne le provoque pas

4. start off SPORTS:

start off competitors

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

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put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

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1. put (place):

put them here please

mettez-les ici s'il vous plaît

to put sth on/under/around etc

mettre qc sur/sous/autour de etc

to put a stamp on a letter

mettre un timbre sur une lettre

to put a lock on the door/a button on a shirt

mettre une serrure sur la porte/un bouton sur une chemise

to put one's arm around sb

mettre son bras autour de qn

to put one's hands in one's pockets

mettre les mains dans ses poches

to put sth in a safe place

mettre qc en lieu sûr

to put sugar in one's tea

mettre du sucre dans son thé

to put more sugar in one's tea

ajouter du sucre dans son thé

to put more soap in the bathroom

remettre du savon dans la salle de bains

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

to put sth through letterbox

glisser qc dans

to put sth through window

to put sth through mincer

faire passer qc à

to put one's head through the window

passer la tête par la fenêtre

to put one's fist through the window

casser la fenêtre d'un coup de poing

to put sth through the books (in accounting)

faire passer qc dans les frais généraux

to put sth through a test

faire passer un test à qc

to put sth through a process

faire suivre un processus à qc

to put sb through university, college

to put sb through suffering, ordeal

faire passer qn par

to put sb through test

faire passer [qc] à qn

to put sb through course

faire suivre [qc] à qn

after all you've put me through

après tout ce que tu m'as fait subir

to put sb through hell

faire souffrir mille morts à qn

to put one's hand/finger to mouth

porter la main/le doigt à

3. put (cause to be or do):

to put sb in prison/on a diet

mettre qn en prison/au régime

to put sb on the train

mettre qn dans le train

to put sb in goal/in defence Brit

mettre qn dans les buts/en défense

to put sb in a bad mood/in an awkward position

mettre qn de mauvaise humeur/dans une situation délicate

to put sb to work

mettre qn au travail

to put sb to mending/washing sth

faire réparer/laver qc à qn

4. put (devote, invest):

to put money/energy into sth

investir de l'argent/son énergie dans qc

if you put some effort into your work, you will improve

si tu fais des efforts, ton travail sera meilleur

to put a lot into work, project

s'engager à fond pour

to put a lot into marriage

sacrifier beaucoup à

to put a lot of effort into sth

faire beaucoup d'efforts pour qc

she puts a lot of herself into her novels

il y a beaucoup d'éléments autobiographiques dans ses romans

6. put (express):

how would you put that in French?

comment dirait-on ça en français?

how can I put it?

comment dirai-je?

it was—how can I put it?—unusual

c'était—comment dire?—original

that's one way of putting it! iron

on peut le dire comme ça!

as Sartre puts it

comme le dit Sartre

to put it simply

pour le dire simplement

to put it bluntly

pour parler franchement

let me put it another way

laissez-moi m'exprimer différemment

that was very well or nicely put

c'était très bien tourné

to put one's feelings/one's anger into words

trouver les mots pour exprimer ses sentiments/sa colère

to put sth in writing

mettre qc par écrit

7. put (offer for consideration):

put argument, point of view, proposal

to put sth to meeting, conference, board

soumettre qc à

to put sth to the vote

mettre qc au vote

I put it to you that … LAW

j'ai la présomption que …

8. put (rate, rank):

put

where would you put it on a scale of one to ten?

où est-ce que tu placerais cela sur une échelle allant de un à dix?

to put sb in the top rank of artists

placer qn au premier rang des artistes

I put a sense of humour before good looks

je place le sens de l'humour avant la beauté

I put a sense of humour first

pour moi le plus important c'est le sens de l'humour

to put children/safety first

faire passer les enfants/la sécurité avant tout

to put one's family before everything

faire passer sa famille avant tout

9. put (estimate):

to put sth at sum

to put the value of sth at sum

estimer la valeur de qc à

I'd put him at about 40

je lui donnerais à peu près 40 ans

10. put SPORTS:

11. put FARM (for mating):

to put a heifer/mare to male

amener une génisse/jument à

III.to put oneself in VB refl

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to put oneself in refl < pres part putting; pret, pp put>:

to put oneself in a strong position/in sb's place

se mettre dans une position de force/à la place de qn

IV.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt]

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See also put option

put option N

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put option FIN, COMM

option f de vente

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