mettre à sec
/mɛtʁ a sɛk/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met à sec
- past
- a mis à sec
- perfect
- mis à sec
Meaning
Practice
1 What does mettre à sec mean?
to drain, to clean out (financially)
2 Fill the gap: Ces dépenses l'ont ___ à sec.
Full sentence: Ces dépenses l'ont mis à sec. (These expenses have cleaned him out.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre à sec?
mettre à sec: neutral register, common frequency, financial domain, neutral connotation.
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