mettre au tapis
/mɛ.tʁo.ta.pi/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met au tapis
- past
- a mis au tapis
- perfect
- mis au tapis
Meaning
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to knock down, floor
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Le boxeur met son adversaire au tapis.
The boxer knocks his opponent down.
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Practice
1 What does mettre au tapis mean?
to knock down, floor
2 Fill the gap: Le boxeur met son adversaire au ___.
Full sentence: Le boxeur met son adversaire au tapis. (The boxer knocks his opponent down.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre au tapis?
mettre au tapis: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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