Polyglot Dictionary

mettre au défi

/mɛtʁ o de.fi/

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

Forms

present
met au défi
past
a mis au défi
perfect
mis au défi

Meaning

  1. to challenge, dare

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

oser

"mettre au défi" means "to challenge, to dare" someone else; oser means "to dare" to do something oneself — a directional distinction.

Practice

1 What does mettre au défi mean?

2 Fill the gap: Je te mets au ___ de finir ce plat.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre au défi?

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