mettre sur la sellette
/mɛtʁ syʁ la sə.lɛt/
verb
C1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- met sur la sellette
- past
- a mis sur la sellette
- perfect
- mis sur la sellette
Meaning
Practice
1 What does mettre sur la sellette mean?
to put in the hot seat
2 Fill the gap: La presse met le ministre sur la ___.
Full sentence: La presse met le ministre sur la sellette. (The press puts the minister in the hot seat.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre sur la sellette?
mettre sur la sellette: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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