mettre à terre

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁ‿a tɛʁ/ ~ /me.tʁ‿a tɛʁ/
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Verb

mettre à terre

  1. (transitive) to put down, to beat down, to beat to the ground, to quell, to stomp out, (to defeat)
    Synonyms: battre, défaire, vaincre

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