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French
Etymology
Literally, “to put to fire and to blood”, or more loosely translated as “to put to the torch and to the sword”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁ‿a fø e a sɑ̃/
Verb
mettre à feu et à sang
- (transitive) to lay waste to, to wreak bloody havoc on
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