mettre la pression

/mɛtʁ la pʁe.sjɔ̃/

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 la pression
past
a mis la pression
perfect
mis la pression

Meaning

  1. to put pressure

    • Le patron met la pression avant la date limite.

      The boss puts pressure on before the deadline.

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 la pression mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le patron met la ___ avant la date limite.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre la pression?

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