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mettergli

to put (something) on him/them

→ mettere
metter put, place + gli 3rd-person singular indirect-object clitic
verb Rare #24,578
to put (something) on him/them Includes the pronoun “gli” (= to him / to them).
IT: Devo mettergli il cappotto perché fa freddo.
EN: I have to put his coat on him because it’s cold.
Conjugation of mettere
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First metto mettiamo
Second metti mettete
Third mette mettono
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — mettiamo
Second metti mettete
Third metta mettano
metterti
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First metta mettiamo
Second metta —
Third metta mettano
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First misi —
Third mise misero
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First metterò metteremo
Second metterai metterete
Third metterà metteranno
Present
mettendo
Imperative present
SingularPlural
First — mettiamoci
Second — mettili
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third metteva —
Conditional
SingularPlural
First metterei —
Third metterebbe —

Il morto migliore che ho di aiutarlo, e mettergli paura.

The best way I have to help him is to scare him.

— Storia di fantasmi cinesi (1987)

Vieni a mettergli gli occhi.

Come and set your eyes on him.

— Lo spirito dell'alveare (1973)

Anch'io sarei stata capace di mettergli i cerotti.

I could have put the bandages on him too.

— Mommy (2014)

Devi mettergli il grasso.

You need to grease it.

— Va' e vedi (1985)

Dovrebbero mettergli una camicia di forza.

They should put him in a straitjacket.

— Control (2007)

Perchè mettergli pressione?

Why put pressure on him?

— Il profeta (2009)

Non mettergli strane idee in testa.

Don't put strange ideas in his head.

— Fa' la cosa giusta (1989)

Io dovevo mettergli addosso una microspia per registrare il colloquio.

I had to put a bug on him to record the conversation.

— Blow Out (1981)

Se è come dici tu, sarò il primo a mettergli le manette.

If it's as you say, I'll be the first to put the handcuffs on him.

— Mystic River (2003)

Troverò qualcosa da mettergli.

I'll find something to put on him.

— Tre uomini in fuga (1966)