mettre les pouces
/mɛtʁ le pus/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met les pouces
- past
- a mis les pouces
- perfect
- mis les pouces
Meaning
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to give in, yield
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Après des heures de négociation, il met les pouces.
After hours of negotiation, he gives in.
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Similar words
"céder le passage" and "mettre les pouces" are close synonyms for "to yield, to give in," largely interchangeable.
Practice
1 What does mettre les pouces mean?
to give in, yield
2 Fill the gap: Après des heures de négociation, il met les ___.
Full sentence: Après des heures de négociation, il met les pouces. (After hours of negotiation, he gives in.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre les pouces?
mettre les pouces: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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