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mise en bière
noun, feminine
casketing (act of placing into a coffin, of putting in a coffin)
mise en bouche
noun, feminine
pre-starter, appetizer; introduction, way in, opening act
mise en bouteille
noun, feminine
bottling
mise en branle
noun, feminine
the setting in motion of something
mise en commun
noun, feminine
pooling (grouping together of various resources or assets)
mise en demeure
noun, feminine
formal notice, letter of demand
mise en disponibilité
noun, feminine
act of granting a worker a leave of absence, act of putting a worker on nonactive status
mise en examen
noun, feminine
indictment
mise en garde
noun, feminine
caution, admonition, warning; trigger warning
mise en jambes
noun, feminine
warmup
mise en jeu
noun, feminine
face-off
mise en lumière
noun, feminine
act of highlighting something
mise en mouvement
noun, feminine
act of setting in motion
mise en ordre
noun, feminine
ordering, sorting out
mise en page
noun, feminine
page setting; layout (process, and result, of arranging media content for publishing)
mise en place
noun, feminine
installation; mise en place (preparations done before cooking)
mise en pratique
noun, feminine
act of putting something into practice
mise en route
noun, feminine
start-up
mise en scène
noun, feminine
mise en scène (arrangement on a stage); contextualization (creation of a context for a story); false flag (staged event)
mise en service
noun, feminine
commissioning
mise en situation
noun, feminine
scenario; context
mise en terre
noun, feminine
inhumation, burial, committal (act of committing a body to the grave at a burial)
mise en train
noun, feminine
start-up (the act or process of starting a process or machine)
mise en vente
noun, feminine
putting up for sale
mise en évidence
noun, feminine
highlighting; factoring out
mise en œuvre
noun, feminine
implementation (process of moving an idea from concept to reality)
mise à contribution
noun, feminine
act of roping in someone, of harnessing something; involvement, mobilization of someone
mise à feu
noun, feminine
blastoff, ignition, firing, initiation
mise à jour
noun, feminine
update (action or result of updating)
mise à l'index
noun, feminine
blacklisting
mise à l'écart
noun, feminine
sidelining, act of putting away, shunting
mise à mort
noun, feminine
execution (the act of putting to death)
mise à niveau
noun, feminine
upgrade
mise à pied
noun, feminine
a firing, a dismissal of someone from a job or position
mise à prix
noun, feminine
reserve price, upset price; opening bid, starting bid; act of putting a price or a bounty on something
mise-en-page
noun, feminine
alternative spelling of mise en page
miser
verb
to bet (place a bet)
miser sur le bon cheval
verb
to back the right horse
miser sur le mauvais cheval
verb
to back the wrong horse
miskine
noun, masculine/feminine
pitiable person
miso
noun, masculine
miso
misogame
noun, masculine/feminine
misogamist
misogame
adjective
misogamous (antimarriage)
misogamie
noun, feminine
misogamy
misogyne
adjective
misogynistic, misogynist, misogynic, misogynous
misogyne
noun, masculine/feminine
misogynist
misogynement
adverb
misogynously
misogynie
noun, feminine
misogyny
misologie
noun, feminine
misology
misonéisme
noun, masculine
misoneism
misonéiste
noun, masculine/feminine
misoneist
misoprostol
noun, masculine
misoprostol
mispickel
noun, masculine
mispickel
missel
noun, masculine
missal
missile
noun, masculine
missile; bombshell, hottie
missile à tête chercheuse
noun, masculine
homing missile
mission
noun, feminine
mission (duty that involves fulfilling a request); mission (religious evangelism)
mission accomplie
interjection
mission accomplished
mission civilisatrice
noun, feminine
civilizing mission
mission impossible
noun, feminine
mission impossible (extremely difficult, if not impossible, task)