mettre la barre haute
/mɛtʁ la baʁ ot/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met la barre haute
- past
- a mis la barre haute
- perfect
- mis la barre haute
Meaning
Practice
1 What does mettre la barre haute mean?
to set the bar high
2 Fill the gap: Le concours met la barre ___ cette année.
Full sentence: Le concours met la barre haute cette année. (The competition sets the bar high this year.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre la barre haute?
mettre la barre haute: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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