mettre les gaz

/mɛtʁ le gaz/

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 les gaz
past
a mis les gaz
perfect
mis les gaz

Meaning

  1. to floor it, to accelerate

    • Le motard met les gaz sur l'autoroute.

      The motorcyclist floors it on the highway.

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

accélérer

accélérer and "mettre les gaz" are close synonyms for "to accelerate"; "mettre les gaz" is more informal and vivid.

Practice

1 What does mettre les gaz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le motard met les ___ sur l'autoroute.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre les gaz?

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