il a mis

he put

→ il
phrase Common #7,499
he put In the phrase « il a mis … à », it can mean “he took …” when describing how long something took.
FR: Il a mis les clés sur la table.
EN: He put the keys on the table.

Il a mis son pull à l'envers.

He put his sweater on inside out.

Il a mis sa petite amie enceinte et ils ont dû se marier.

He got his girlfriend pregnant and they had to get married.

Il a mis un chapeau.

He put on a hat.

Ensuite, il a mis la seconde.

Then he shifted into second gear.

— Taxi (1998)

Il a mis un pantalon propre.

He put on clean pants.

Il a mis beaucoup d'argent.

He spent a lot of money.

Il a mis le feu au bâtiment de l'école.

He set fire to the school building.

Il a mis du piment !

He added chili!

— Vivre ! (1994)

Il a mis des bâtons dans les roues.

He put a spanner in the works.

Vous ne pouvez pas imaginer dans quel état il a mis ce jardin !

You can't imagine the state he left that garden in!

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Il a mis un costume.

He put on a suit.

Il ne se souvient plus où il a mis sa clé.

He doesn't remember where he put his key.

Il a mis ma famille dans sa poche.

He won my family over.

— Tesis (1996)

Il a mis son portefeuille dans la poche.

He put his wallet in his pocket.

Il a mis la dernière couche de peinture sur le mur.

He put the last coat of paint on the wall.

Il a mis son manteau et a quitté la maison.

He put on his coat and left the house.

Toute sa vie, il a mis maman dans ce genre de situation !

All his life, he put Mom in these kinds of situations!

— PIKU (2015)

Tu as vu dans quel état il a mis la voiture !

Have you seen what state he’s left the car in!

— La Haine (1995)

Il a mis une heure à revenir à lui.

It took him an hour to come to.

Il a mis en place ce jardin.

He set up this garden.

Il a mis l'accident sur le compte de mon inattention.

He blamed the accident on my inattention.

Tom ne se souvient plus où il a mis sa clé.

Tom no longer remembers where he put his key.

Il a mis le pull à l'envers.

He put his sweater on inside out.

Vous avez vu dans quel état il a mis mes lauriers ?

Did you see the state he left my laurels in?

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

Il a mis son plan à exécution.

He put his plan into action.

Il a mis l'accent sur l'importance de l'éducation.

He emphasized the importance of education.

Il a mis le feu à ta fierté.

He set fire to your pride.

— Devdas (2002)

Il a mis sa chambre en ordre.

He tidied his room.

Il a mis toutes ses forces pour ramper hors de la voiture écrasée.

He used all his strength to crawl out of the crushed car.

Il a mis ses chaussures.

He put on his shoes.

Il a mis son bras autour d'elle.

He put his arm around her.

Quel bazar il a mis.

What a mess he made.

— Ponyo sur la falaise (2008)

Il a mis ma télé à la consigne et bouffé le ticket.

He left my TV at the left-luggage office and ate the ticket.

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Sur la fiche d'admission, il a mis célibataire et sans enfant.

On the admission form, he put down that he was single and had no children.

— A Bad Son (1980)

Il a mis toute sa richesse au bénéfice des pauvres.

He put all his wealth to the benefit of the poor.

Il a mis sa petite amie en cloque.

He knocked up his girlfriend.

Il a mis sa copine dans le coma.

He put his girlfriend into a coma.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Il a mis un timbre sur la lettre.

He put a stamp on the letter.

Il a mis en danger votre santé, à tous.

He put all of your health at risk.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Il a mis un temps fou à comprendre.

It took him ages to understand.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Il a mis son armée au service de ma cause.

He put his army at the service of my cause.

— Dune : Deuxième partie (2024)

Il a mis ses livres dans son casier.

He put his books in his locker.

Pourquoi il a mis le corps sur le toit ?

Why did he put the body on the roof?

— Mother (2009)