mettre au monde

/mɛtʁ o mɔ̃d/

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 au monde
past
a mis au monde
perfect
mis au monde

Meaning

  1. to give birth to

    • Elle a mis au monde des jumeaux.

      She gave birth to twins.

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

Similar words

donner naissance à

"donner naissance à" and "mettre au monde" are close synonyms for "to give birth to"; "donner naissance à" also separately means "to give rise to," figuratively.

Practice

1 What does mettre au monde mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle a mis au ___ des jumeaux.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre au monde?

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