mettre à l'ombre

/mɛtʁ a lɔ̃bʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
met à l'ombre
past
a mis à l'ombre
perfect
mis à l'ombre

Meaning

  1. to put in the shade; to put behind bars (informal)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does mettre à l'ombre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le juge met le criminel à l'___ pour dix ans.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre à l'ombre?

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