mettre les choses au clair
/mɛtʁ le ʃoz o klɛʁ/
verb
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met les choses au clair
- past
- a mis les choses au clair
- perfect
- mis les choses au clair
Meaning
Similar words
"arranger les choses" and "mettre les choses au clair" are close synonyms for "to sort things out," largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does mettre les choses au clair mean?
to clear things up
2 Fill the gap: Ils veulent mettre les ___ au clair avant de continuer.
Full sentence: Ils veulent mettre les choses au clair avant de continuer. (They want to clear things up before continuing.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre les choses au clair?
mettre les choses au clair: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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