mettre en oeuvre

/mɛtʁ ɑ̃n‿œvʁ/

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 oeuvre
past
a mis en oeuvre
perfect
mis en oeuvre

Meaning

  1. to implement, carry out

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

Similar words

implémenter

implémenter and "mettre en oeuvre" are close synonyms for "to implement, to carry out," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does mettre en oeuvre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le gouvernement met en ___ de nouvelles mesures.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre en oeuvre?

verb

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