Usage examples of "mit" in French with translation to English

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Il mit la veste rouge. He put on the red jacket.
Elle le mit dans les ennuis. She got him into trouble.
Marie mit le panier sur la table. Mary set the basket on the table.
L'homme mit un masque de tigre. The man wore a mask of a tiger.
Il se mit sur le côté pour qu'elle entre. He stood aside for her to enter.
Elle mit son chapeau pour sortir. She put on her hat to go out.
Elle se mit très en colère contre ses enfants. She got very angry with the children.
Ma mère mit la table pour le dîner. My mother set the table for dinner.
Elle mit sur papier ses idées. She put down her thoughts on paper.
Jane mit une semaine avant que sa crève ne passe. It was a week before Jane got over her cold.
Il mit le feu à sa propre maison. He set fire to his own house.
Tom se déshabilla et mit son pyjama. Tom took off his clothes and put on his pajamas.
Le détective mit six mois à tirer au clair cette affaire. The detective took six months to get at the truth of that affair.
Il mit la main sur son cœur. He put his hand on his heart.
Il se mit à pleuvoir avant que je ne parvienne chez moi. It began to rain before I got home.
Il mit la clé dans la serrure. He put the key in the lock.
L'astronaute mit du temps à s'habituer à la condition d'apesanteur. The astronaut was slow to get used to the condition of weightlessness.
Elle mit la clé dans son sac. She put the key in her bag.
Lorsqu'il se mit dans les ennuis, il se tourna vers ses parents pour qu'ils l'aident. When he got into trouble, he turned to his parents for help.
Mon comportement le mit de mauvaise humeur. My behavior put him out of humor.
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