mettre à bas

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛtʁ a ba/ ~ /mɛtʁ a bɑ/

Verb

mettre à bas

  1. (transitive) to pull down, to demolish
    Synonym: abattre
    • 2020 June 19, “Stopper la haine sur Internet”, in Le Monde:
      En censurant l’essentiel de la loi dite « Avia », jeudi 18 juin, le Conseil constitutionnel a mis à bas un dispositif adopté en mai, destiné à imposer aux géants du numérique de retirer les incitations à la haine, à la violence et au terrorisme, ainsi que les injures à caractère raciste ou sexiste et les images pornographiques représentant des mineurs.
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Usage notes

Not to be confused with mettre bas.