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How to Say ‘I'll pause the meter’ in French

Je mets le compteur en pause

zhuh meh Luh kohn-TUR on pohz

[zhuh meh Luh kohn-TUR on pohz]

💬 Usage Tip: French often uses the present tense for something about to happen. Je mets here means 'I'll put'.

Phrase Breakdown

Je mets le compteur

zhuh meh Luh kohn-TUR

I put the meter

'Mets' comes from 'mettre', and its ts is silent ('mè'). The p in 'compteur' is silent: 'kon-teur'.

Example

Je mets le compteur en marche.

I start the meter.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

mets

[meh]

put

Verb from 'mettre', meaning 'put'.

Example

Je le mets dans l'eau chaque matin ?

Do I put it in the water every morning?

[Luh]

The (masculine singular)

Definite article used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Le chat est noir.

The cat is black.

compteur

[kohn-TUR]

meter

The taxi device that calculates the fare.

Example

Le compteur tourne.

The meter is running.

en pause

on pohz

on pause

'En' is a nasal sound, 'an'. Pronounce the s in 'pause' like a z: 'pôz'.

Example

Mets la vidéo en pause.

Pause the video.

Words in this phrase

[on]

A preposition indicating inclusion within a space.

Example

Il est en France.

He is in France.

pause

[pohz]

pause

'En pause' means paused or on hold.

Example

Mettez la vidéo en pause.

Pause the video.

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