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Usages of mettre
Marie choisit un vernis simple pour ses ongles, mais elle ne met presque jamais de parfum au travail.
Marie chooses a simple nail polish for her nails, but she almost never wears perfume at work.
Avant de partir, je mets mon permis dans mon sac.
Before leaving, I put my driver’s license in my bag.
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