Polyglot Dictionary

mettre bas

/mɛtʁ bɑ/

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

Forms

present
met bas
past
a mis bas
perfect
mis bas

Meaning

  1. to give birth (for an animal)

    • La chatte a mis bas six chatons.

      The cat gave birth to six kittens.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does mettre bas mean?

2 Fill the gap: La chatte a ___ bas six chatons.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre bas?

verb

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