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soumettre

to submit, subject

verb soo-MET-ruh Less Common
Communication Language

Also means

to put forward (a proposal)

Usage Note

Soumettre follows the conjugation of mettre and covers both 'to submit' a document or application and 'to subject' someone to something (soumettre à un test). The reflexive se soumettre means 'to submit oneself' or 'to comply'. The noun form is soumission ('submission, compliance').

Examples

"Il faut soumettre le dossier avant lundi."

Natural Translation

The file must be submitted before Monday.

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