mettre bas

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə bɑ/
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Verb

mettre bas

  1. (of an animal, especially a mammal) to give birth, to drop; to whelp, to foal, to calve, to lamb, to kindle

Usage notes

Not to be confused with mettre à bas.