mettre la clé sous la porte
/mɛtʁ la kle su la pɔʁt/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met la clé sous la porte
- past
- a mis la clé sous la porte
- perfect
- mis la clé sous la porte
Meaning
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to close down, to shut up shop
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Le restaurant a mis la clé sous la porte l'an dernier.
The restaurant closed down last year.
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Practice
1 What does mettre la clé sous la porte mean?
to close down, to shut up shop
2 Fill the gap: Le restaurant a mis la clé sous la ___ l'an dernier.
Full sentence: Le restaurant a mis la clé sous la porte l'an dernier. (The restaurant closed down last year.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre la clé sous la porte?
mettre la clé sous la porte: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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