Word
Paul mise encore, quitte à finir tard.
Meaning
Paul bets again, even if it means finishing late.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Paul mise encore, quitte à finir tard.
What does mise mean here?
Here, mise is the 3rd person singular present of the verb miser.
So:
- je mise = I bet
- tu mises = you bet
- il/elle/on mise = he/she/one bets
Since the subject is Paul, we use mise.
Depending on context, miser can mean:
- to bet in a literal gambling sense
- to stake
- more figuratively, to count on or to bank on
In this sentence, it most naturally sounds like Paul is betting again/still betting.
Why is it mise and not miser?
Because Paul is the subject, and the verb has to be conjugated.
- miser = the infinitive, to bet
- mise = he bets / Paul bets
So:
- Paul miser ❌
- Paul mise ✅
This is the same idea as:
- to finish vs he finishes
- to speak vs he speaks
What does encore mean in this sentence?