Significations et usages de MIT

MIT (n.)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT

mettre

lay down

mettre (v.)

don, place, get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence, take to, get/set to work, put on, put, chuck, fling, hurl, throw, stick in, stick into, set, pose, position, lay, tie on, wear, get into, assume, get about, carry, support, bear, take, have on, assign, apply, brush, let, have, tangle with, fall, tuck, insert

mettre (v.) (V+comp--auprès de+comp;V+comp--dans+comp;V+comp--lieu;se+V;V+comp--contre+lieu;V+comp--à l'extérieur de+comp)

put

mettre (v.) (technique)

play, run

mettre (v.)

set about, go about, approach, go to work on, take up

[ mettre ] + comp + sur + comp (v.) (V+comp--sur+lieu)

fit up  (British), install, lay, lay down, place, put in, set down

mettre à exécution (v.)

execute

mettre à jour (v.)

brush up, refresh, review

mettre à jour (v.) (V+comp)

bring up-to-date, produce, update

mettre à l'abri (v.) (se+V)

seek shelter

mettre à l'épreuve

test

mettre à l'épreuve (v.)

assay, attempt, endeavor  (literary;American), endeavour  (literary;British), essay  (literary), seek, strain, stress, try, try out

mettre à l'épreuve (v.) (V+comp)

put to the proof

mettre à l'étable (v.)

stall

mettre à l'heure (v.) (V+comp)

put right, set, set right, synchronise  (British), synchronize

mettre à l'index (v.)

blacklist

mettre à la consigne (v.)

consign  (literary), give in consignation  (literary)

mettre à la disposition (v.) (V+de+qqn--comp)

put at s.o.'s disposal

mettre à la hauteur (v.)

come up to, come up with

mettre à la hauteur (v.) (se+V de+comp)

come up to, come up with

mettre à la masse (v.)

earth  (physics), ground  (physics)

mettre à la place (v.)

empathise  (British), empathize, enter into, live, project one's mind, put o.s. in another position, put o.s. in s.o.'s shoes, put o.s. in the position of, sympathise, sympathize, understand

mettre à la place (v.) (V+de+comp)

substitute for

mettre à la place (v.) (se+V de+comp)

empathise  (British), empathize, enter into, live, project one's mind, put o.s. in another position, put o.s. in s.o.'s shoes, put o.s. in the position of, sympathise, sympathize, understand

mettre à la porte (v.) (V+qqn)

turn out into the street  (colloquial)

mettre à la poste (v.)

get off, mail, post, stake

mettre à la poste (v.) (V+comp)

mail  (American), post  (British), take to the post  (British)

mettre à la poubelle (v.)

junk, scrap, trash

mettre à la puissance (v.) (V+comp)

raise to a power

mettre à la retraite (v.)

superannuate

mettre à la retraite (v.) (V+comp)

pension, pension off, retire, superannuate

mettre...à la retraite (v.)

superannuate

mettre à la terre (v.)

earth

mettre à la terre (v.) (V+comp;physique)

earth  (physics), ground  (physics)

mettre à mort (v.) (V+qqn)

execute, put to death

mettre à niveau (v.)

upgrade

mettre à nu (v.)

bare, denude, detect, discover, ferret out, find, find out, lay bare, notice, observe, track down, uncover

mettre à part (v.)

screen off, separate off, separate out

mettre à part (v.) (V+comp)

set apart

mettre à pied (v.)

axe

mettre à sac

sack

mettre à sang et à feu (v.)

despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate

mettre à sécher (v.)

air, hang out to dry

mettre à table (v.) (se+V)

go to table, sit down to table

mettre à tremper (v.)

leave to soak, soak

mettre à zéro (v.)

zero

mettre au ban (v.)

ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun

mettre au ban (v.) (V+qqn)

expel

mettre au bloc (v.) (V+qqn)

gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand

mettre au carré (v.)

square

mettre au carré (v.) (V+comp)

raise to the power of two, raise to the square

mettre au clou (v.) (V+comp)

pawn, put in pawn

mettre au courant

filler, let in on

mettre au courant (v.)

fill in

mettre au courant (v.) (V+qqn--de+comp)

acquaint with, fill in  (informal), inform, inform of, make acquainted with

mettre au courant de (v.)

apprise, apprize, filler, fill in, instruct

mettre au cube (v.) (V+comp)

cube

mettre au fourreau (v.)

sheath

mettre au même niveau (v.)

equate, equate with, put on a par, put on a par with, treat as equals, treat as equivalent, treat as equivalent to

mettre au monde

bring forth

mettre au monde (v.) (V+comp;homme)

bring into the world  (man)

mettre au pas (v.) (V+comp;familier;figuré)

bring to heel  (figurative)

mettre au pied du mur (v.)

force into a corner, put on the spot

mettre au point

lick into shape

mettre au point (v.)

finalise, finalize, focus, modulate, nail down, regulate, settle, tune

mettre au point (v.) (V+comp)

adjust, bring into focus, focus

mettre au propre (v.) (V+comp)

make a neat copy of, write neatly

mettre au rancart (v.)

junk, scrap, trash

mettre au rebut (v.)

junk, pension off, retire, scrap, trash

mettre au rebut (v.) (V+comp)

cast aside, cast away, cast off, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, dump, fling, part with, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out

mettre au service (v.)

dedicate o.s. to, place o.s. in the service of

mettre au service (v.) (se+V de+comp)

dedicate o.s. to, place o.s. in the service of

mettre au travail (v.)

put to work, work

mettre aux archives (v.)

archive, file, file away, put into the archives

mettre aux enchères (v.) (V+comp)

bring under the hammer

mettre bas (v.)

fall, foal, pup, whelp

mettre bas (v.) (V+comp)

farrow, give birth, give birth to, pig

mettre d'accord (v.) (se+V avec+qqn (distributif))

agree, come to an agreement, come to an understanding, reach an agreement, reach an understanding

mettre d'aplomb (v.)

straighten, true

mettre dans (v.)

come in, inject, insert, interject, interpose, put in, throw in

mettre dans sa poche (v.)

pocket, put into one's pocket

mettre de bonne humeur (v.)

humor, humour

mettre de côté

set aside

mettre de côté (v.)

lay aside, put aside, put away, put by, save up, stash

mettre de côté (v.) (V+qqn)

economise  (British), economise on  (British), economize on, lay aside, lay up, save, save up

mettre de l'eau dans son vin (v.) (V;familier)

compromise, make a compromise, water down

mettre de l'ordre

disentangle, sort out, unravel

mettre de son côté (v.)

get on one's side

mettre dehors (v.)

close, shut, shut up

mettre des cordes (v.)

string

mettre droit (v.)

place upright, stand, stand up

mettre en accusation

impeach

mettre en action (v.)

activate, bestir  ((Dep)formel), rouse

mettre en adjudication (v.) (V+comp)

put out to tender

mettre en application

put into effect

mettre en application (v.) (V+comp)

put into practice

mettre en biais (v.)

cant, cant over, pitch, slant, tilt

mettre en bière (v.) (V+qqn)

place on the bier

mettre en boîte (v.)

box, can  (American), package, prepackage, put up, tin  (British)

mettre en boîte (v.) (V+comp;familier)

get a rise out of  (colloquial), take a rise out of  (colloquial)

mettre en boule (v.) (se+V;figuré)

blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, get angry, get one's dander up, go ballistic, go through the roof, go through the roof / hit the roof, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit

mettre en boule (v.) (V+qqn)

get s.o.'s back up  (colloquial), get s.o.'s goat  (colloquial), nettle  (colloquial), rile  (colloquial)

mettre en bouteilles (v.)

bottle

mettre en cage (v.)

cage, cage in, coop up

mettre en capilotade (v.) (V+comp)

crush, demolish, quash, smash

mettre en cave (v.)

hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store

mettre en circulation (v.) (V+comp)

put in circulation, put into circulation

mettre en colère (v.)

anger, enrage, get angry

mettre en colère (v.) (V+qqn)

anger, enrage

mettre en colère (v.) (se+V)

get one's dander up

mettre en commun (v.)

combine, pool

mettre en communication (v.)

put through

mettre en communication (v.) (V+comp--à|avec+comp)

put through

mettre en conserve (v.)

bottle, can  (American), conserve, cure, preserve, put up, tin  (British)

mettre en contact (v.) (V+comp--à|avec+comp)

bring into contact with, put in touch with

mettre en danger (v.)

endanger, expose, imperil  ((Dep)formel), jeopardize, peril, queer, scupper

mettre en danger (v.) (V+comp;se+V;V+qqn)

endanger, expose to danger, imperil  ((Dep)formel), jeopardise  (British), jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten

mettre en déroute (v.)

expel, rout, rout out, spreadeagle, spread-eagle

mettre en désordre (v.)

clutter, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disturb, make a mess of, mess, mess up, put into disorder, ruffle, ruffle up, rumple, upset

mettre en disponibilité (v.)

put on half-pay, put on reduced pay

mettre en doute

ask, challenge

mettre en doute (v.)

disbelieve, discredit, query, question

mettre en doute (v.) (V+comp)

cast doubts on, query, question, throw doubt on

mettre en échec (v.)

check

mettre en échec (v.) (V+comp;jeu)

put in check

mettre en espalier (v.)

train

mettre en état (v.)

condition

mettre en évidence

highlight

mettre en évidence (v.)

point up, underline

mettre en facteur (v.)

factorise, factorize

mettre en faillite (v.)

bankrupt, break, ruin, smash

mettre en feu (v.) (V+comp)

let off, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set alight, set fire to, set on fire

mettre en flamme (v.) (V+comp)

fire

mettre en fût (v.) (V+comp)

cask

mettre en gage (v.)

hock, pawn, pledge, put in pledge, soak

mettre en garde (v.)

admonish, caution, discourage, monish, warn

mettre en grève

be out, be out on strike, strike

mettre en grève (v.) (se+V)

come out, come out on strike, down tools  (British), go on strike, go out, go out on strike, lay down one's tools, put down one's tools  (colloquial), walk out

mettre en harmonie (v.)

fit, match

mettre en lambeaux (v.) (V+comp)

pan, tear apart, tear to pieces, trash

mettre en liberté (v.) (V+qqn)

deliver, free, liberate, loose, release, set at liberty, unloose, unloosen

mettre en loterie (v.)

cast lots, choose by lot, draw/cast lots, draw lots, raffle, raffle off

mettre en marche (v.)

commence, embark on, get going, initiate, launch, proceed, put on, set about, set in motion, start, start up, switch on, turn on

mettre en marche (v.) (V+comp)

energise, energize, put on, switch on, turn on

mettre en miettes (v.) (V+comp;figuré)

break up, crumble, smash to pieces, smash to smithereens  (colloquial)

mettre en morceaux (v.) (V+comp)

break into pieces, break to pieces, smash to pieces

mettre en mouvement (v.) (se+V)

begin to move, move off, turn out

mettre en musique (v.)

arrange, set, set to music

mettre en musique (v.) (V+comp)

set to music

mettre en oblique (v.)

tilt

mettre en ordre

put/set to rights

mettre en ordre (v.)

arrange, clean up, define, determine, draw up, fix, fix up, limit, neaten, set, set up, specify, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up

mettre en ordre (v.) (V+comp)

fix  (colloquial), order, put in order, put right

mettre en panne

come to rest, cut out, halt, heave to, run down, stop

mettre en paquet (v.) (V+comp)

pack, package, package up, pack together, pack up

mettre en péril

endanger, imperil, jeopardize

mettre en pièces

pull apart, pull apart / to pieces

mettre en pièces (v.) (V+comp)

break into pieces, break to pieces

mettre en pièces (v.) (V+qqn;familier)

crush, demolish, quash, smash

mettre en place (v.)

deposit, instal, install, lay, lay out, place, pose, position, put, put in, set, set up

mettre en place (v.) (V+comp)

place, set up

mettre en pot (v.)

pot

mettre en pot (v.) (V+comp)

pot

mettre en pratique (v.)

apply

mettre en pratique (v.) (V+comp)

put into practice

mettre en prison (v.)

gaol, imprison, jail

mettre en prison (v.) (V+qqn)

gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand

mettre en quarantaine (v.)

quarantine

mettre en quarantaine (v.) (V+qqn)

quarantine

mettre en quatre (v.) (se+V pour+comp;figuré)

do one's best, do one's level best, go out of one's way, put o.s. out

mettre en rapport (v.)

interrelate with, link together with, link up with, link with, relate to

mettre en relief (v.)

foreground

mettre en retard (v.) (se+V)

hang about, hang around, linger

mettre en route (v.)

bestir oneself, commence, depart, embark on, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving, initiate, make a start, originate, part, proceed, set about, set forth, set off, set out, start, start off, start out, start up, take off

mettre en route (v.) (V+comp)

energise, energize, put on, switch on, turn on

mettre en ruine (v.)

ruin

mettre en sac (v.)

bag

mettre en scène (v.)

create, make, present, produce, represent, stage, turn out

mettre en scène (v.) (V+comp)

arrange, bring about, direct, perform, put on, stage

mettre en sûreté (v.)

bring to a place of safety

mettre en tas (v.)

chunk, lump

mettre en terre (v.) (V+comp;V+comp)

bury, carry to the grave  (corps), commit to the earth  (corps), inter  (literary)

mettre en tombola (v.)

cast lots, choose by lot, draw/cast lots, draw lots, raffle, raffle off

mettre en travers (v.)

jack-knife

mettre en usage (v.)

bring into use, put into use

mettre en valeur (v.)

enhance, highlight

mettre en vedette (v.)

feature, foreground, headline, high, highlight, play up, spotlight

mettre en vente (v.)

put up for sale

mettre en vente (v.) (V+comp)

commercialise  (British), commercialize, market, offer for sale, put up for sale

mettre en vigueur (v.)

apply, enforce, implement

mettre enceinte (v.) (V+qqn)

make pregnant

mettre ensemble (v.)

compile, compose

mettre fin

put an end to

mettre fin (v.)

cancel, cease, discontinue, end, give up, lay off, quit, scotch, stop, terminate

mettre fin (v.) (V+à+comp)

bring to an end, discontinue, end, terminate

mettre fin à (v.)

end, extinguish, terminate, time out, wind up

mettre fin à ses jours (v.) (V)

put an end to one's life

mettre hors service (v.)

disable, disenable, incapacitate

mettre hors service (v.) (V+comp)

disable, put out of order, turn off

mettre l'accent (v.) (V+comp--de+comp;V+sur+comp)

accent  (figurative), accentuate  (figurative)

mettre l'accent sur (v.)

accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, highlight, lay/put stress on, lay stress on, punctuate, put stress on, stress, underline  (figurative), underscore  (figurative)

mettre l'adresse (v.)

address

mettre l'adresse (v.) (V+sur+comp)

address

mettre l'avant-train (v.)

limber, limber up

mettre la clef sous la porte (v.)

abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, do a moonlight flit  (colloquial;British), go off, make off, run away, run off

mettre la corde au cou (v.) (V+à+comp)

hang, put away, string up

mettre la date sur (v.)

date, date stamp

mettre la gourmette à (v.)

curb

mettre la main (v.) (V+sur+comp)

get one's hands on, lay hold of, lay one's hands on

mettre le cœur sur le carreau (v.) (PejArgPop;V;vieux)

barf  (colloquial;American), be sick, bring up, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke  (colloquial), purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew  (colloquial), spew up  (colloquial), spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up

mettre le couvert (v.)

lay the table, set the table

mettre le doigt sur (v.)

nail, pinpoint

mettre le feu (v.) (V+à+comp)

let off, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set alight, set fire to, set on fire

mettre le feu aux poudres (v.) (V)

stir up a hornet's nest

mettre le licou (v.) (V+à+comp)

halter

mettre le paquet

go to town

mettre le paquet (v.) (V+sur+comp)

exert o.s., pull one's weight

mettre le pied (v.)

step, tread

mettre le pied sur (v.)

step on, tread on

mettre les gaz (v.) (familier)

accelerate, speed up, step on the gas  (colloquial)

mettre les points sur les i (v.)

dot the i's and cross the t's, mind one's p's and q's

mettre les voiles (v.)

set sail

mettre mal à l'aise (v.) (V+qqn)

embarrass

mettre martel en tête (v.) (se+V)

fret

mettre par écrit

log, mark, note, take down

mettre par écrit (v.)

get down, put down, record, register, set down, tape, tape-record, write down

mettre par écrit (v.) (V+comp)

commit to paper, put down in writing, write down

mettre pied à terre (v.)

dismount

mettre sens dessus dessous (v.)

invert, reverse, turn back

mettre sens dessus dessous (v.) (V+comp)

turn over, turn upside down

mettre ses chaussures (v.)

put on one's shoes

mettre son grain de sel

horn in

mettre son nez partout (v.)

be a busybody, be a nosey parker  (colloquial;British), poke one's nose into everything, put one's oar in, stick one's nose into everything, stick one's oar in

mettre son veto (v.)

blackball, negative, veto

mettre sous globe (v.)

baby, cherish, cocker, coddle  (colloquial), cosset, featherbed, foster, indulge, mollycoddle  (informal), nourish, pamper, spoil

mettre sous les verrous (v.)

gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand

mettre sous son joug (v.) (figuré)

submit to the yoke  (figurative)

mettre sur écoute (v.)

bug, intercept, tap, wiretap

mettre sur l'ardoise (v.)

charge

mettre sur la croix (v.)

crucify, nail to the cross

mettre sur la sellette (v.) (V+comp;familier)

cross-examine, cross-question

mettre sur le compte (v.)

bill, charge, invoice

mettre sur le compte (v.) (V+de+comp)

land with  (colloquial), lumber with  (colloquial), pin on, saddle with  (colloquial)

mettre sur le dos (v.) (V+de+comp)

land with  (colloquial), lumber with  (colloquial), pin on, saddle with  (colloquial)

mettre sur le marché (v.)

put up for sale

mettre sur le marché (v.) (V+comp)

put on the market

mettre sur le même plan (v.)

equate, equate with, put on a par, put on a par with, treat as equals, treat as equivalent, treat as equivalent to

mettre sur orbite (v.)

orb, orbit, place in orbit, revolve

mettre sur palette (v.) (V+comp)

palletize

mettre sur pied (v.)

devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare

mettre sur pied (v.) (V+comp)

set on foot, stage

mettre sur son trente et un (v.) (se+V;familier)

dress up, rig out  (colloquial)

mettre un apostrophe à (v.)

apostrophise, apostrophize

mettre un coup de queue (v.) (V;argotique)

copulate  (literary;man), fornicate

mettre un impôt (v.) (V+sur+comp)

put a tax on

mettre un masque (v.)

put on a mask

mettre un prix (v.)

price

mettre un prix trop bas (v.)

dump, underprice

mettre une enchère (v.) (V+sur+comp)

bid, make a bid, make an offer, offer, tender

mettre une muselière (v.)

gag, muzzle

mettre une raclée (v.) (familier)

bang about  (informal), bang around  (informal), bash about  (informal), bash around  (informal), beat up, belabor  (old;American), belabour  (old;British), thrash  (British)

mettre une sur le bout (v.) (se+V;argotique)

copulate  (literary;man), fornicate

se mettre

approach, attack, commence, embark on, get down to, get into, go about, proceed, set about, start, start up, take to, take up

se mettre (v.)

break in, get down, go

se mettre à (v.)

approach, begin, commence, get, get down, go about, set about, set out, start, start out

se mettre à la queue (v.)

line up, queue, queue up

se mettre d'accord (v.)

accord, agree, concord, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, tone

se mettre en colère

get angry, get one's dander up, go through the roof / hit the roof

se mettre en colère (v.)

anger, blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, see red, throw a fit

se mettre en ligne (v.)

line up

se mettre en marche (v.)

come on, come up, go on, turn on

se mettre en quatre

bend/fall over backwards

se mettre en quatre (v.)

bend over backwards, do one's damnedest  (colloquial), do one's utmost, fall down, fall over, fall over backwards, keel over, lean over backwards, tip over, topple over, try one's hardest, tumble down