Polyglot Dictionary

mettre en gage

/mɛtʁ ɑ̃ ɡaʒ/

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 en gage
past
a mis en gage
perfect
mis en gage

Meaning

  1. to pawn

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

empeñar

empeñar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to pawn."

Portuguese

penhorar

penhorar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to pawn."

Practice

1 What does mettre en gage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il met en ___ sa montre pour payer ses dettes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre en gage?

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