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mettre en œuvre |
1. v. to carry out, to set in motion, to do; to make use of |
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French > French |
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mettre en œuvre |
1. v. Employer à quelque usage. |
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Mettre du bois, des pierres en œuvre. — Mettre tout en œuvre pour réussir. |
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L'histoire met en œuvre les matériaux recueillis par l'érudition. |
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Analysis |
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mettre |
1. v. to put; to place |
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2. v. to put on |
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3. v. to set (to lay a table) |
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4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to start (+ à) (something / doing something), to get around to doing something |
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en |
1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) |
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J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. |
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2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) |
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Il est allé en France. - He went to France. |
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3. prep. by (used to indicate means) |
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œuvre |
1. n-f. work, book, piece |
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2. n-f. activity, operation |
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3. n-f. complete body of an artist's work, or their works in a particular category |
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L'œuvre sculptée de Picasso. - Picasso's sculptural œuvre. |
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4. n-m. complete body of an artist's work, or their works in a particular category |
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