mettre au rebut

/mɛtʁ o ʁə.by/

verb B2

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 rebut
past
a mis au rebut
perfect
mis au rebut

Meaning

  1. to discard, throw away

    • L'usine met au rebut les pièces défectueuses.

      The factory discards the defective parts.

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

Similar words

jeter

jeter and "mettre au rebut" are close synonyms for "to discard, to throw away," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

English

dispose

Close — to discard, throw away relates to disposing.

Practice

1 What does mettre au rebut mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'usine met au ___ les pièces défectueuses.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre au rebut?

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