mettre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- begin verb To start doing something, or for something to start happening.
- don noun A senior member of the teaching staff at a British university, especially Oxford or Cambridge.
- lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
- place noun A particular area, location, or spot.
- play verb To engage in an activity purely for fun or recreation.
- pose verb To hold a particular position of the body, often for a photo or painting.
- prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
- put verb To move something into a particular place or position.
- set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
- stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.
- substitute verb To use one thing or person in place of another.
Senses
mettre is used for these senses in English:
- begin (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
- don (transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.
- lay To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- place (ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).
- pose (transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
- prop (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To support or shore up something.
- put To physically place (something or someone somewhere).
- put To express (something in a certain manner).
don — full definition
- noun A senior member of the teaching staff at a British university, especially Oxford or Cambridge.
- noun A leader in an organized crime family, especially in the Mafia.
- verb To put on an item of clothing.