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mettre en marche



Definitions

French > English
mettre en marche
     1. v. to start
French > French
mettre en marche
     1. v. Commencer, initier, démarrer, amorcer, quelque chose.
           Vérifiez l'ensemble des systèmes de sécurité, avant de mettre en marche le broyeur.
     2. v. (Pronl) Partir en marche, en route.
     3. v. (Pronl) Commencer une activité.
Analysis
mettre
     1. v. to put; to place
     2. v. to put on
     3. v. to set (to lay a table)
     4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to start (+ à) (something / doing something), to get around to doing something
en
     1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
           J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England.
     2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
           Il est allé en France. - He went to France.
     3. prep. by (used to indicate means)
marche
     1. n-f. march (formal, rhythmic way of walking)
     2. n-f. march (song in the genre of music written for marching)
     3. n-f. walk (distance walked)
     4. n-f. movement (of a vehicle)
     5. n-f. functioning
     marcher
          1. v. to walk
                Il marche au milieu de la rue. - He is walking in the middle of the street
          2. v. to travel; to move; to march
          3. v. (figurative) to work, to function
                Comment ça marche ? - How does it work?



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