mettre en cause
/mɛtʁ ɑ̃ koz/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met en cause
- past
- a mis en cause
- perfect
- mis en cause
Meaning
Similar words
"mettre en question" and "mettre en cause" are close synonyms for "to call into question"; "mettre en cause" also separately means "to implicate."
Practice
1 What does mettre en cause mean?
to implicate, to call into question
2 Fill the gap: L'enquête met en ___ plusieurs employés.
Full sentence: L'enquête met en cause plusieurs employés. (The investigation implicates several employees.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre en cause?
mettre en cause: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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