mettre en lumière

/mɛtʁ ɑ̃ ly.mjɛʁ/

verb B1

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 en lumière
past
a mis en lumière
perfect
mis en lumière

Meaning

  1. to bring to light, highlight

    • Le documentaire met en lumière un artiste méconnu.

      The documentary brings an unknown artist to light.

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

Practice

1 What does mettre en lumière mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le documentaire met en ___ un artiste méconnu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre en lumière?

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