French Conversation · Level 39
74 words
French word
mêler
Pronunciation
IPA/mele/
Meaning
- verbmix
Example
Il mêle le sucre au café.
He mixes the sugar with the coffee.
More examples
Elle aime mêler les styles dans sa garde-robe.
She likes to mix styles in her wardrobe.
Core concept
Distinct strands are brought together until they form one combined, sometimes confusing whole.
Common phrases
mêler quelqu'un à
involve someone in
mêler travail et vie privée
mix work and private life
mêler les saveurs
blend flavors
Similar words
mélanger: To mix several ingredients or components together.
se mêler: To intrude into affairs that do not concern oneself.
confondre: To blur the distinction between separate things.
impliquer: To bring a person or thing into a situation or event.
Definition in French
Incorporer ou joindre des personnes, des éléments ou des substances de manière qu'ils deviennent liés ou confondus.
Word origin
French inherited mêler from Old French mesler, itself descended from Latin miscēre, so its physical and figurative uses share the sense of mixing.
Usage tips
- Se mêler de means to involve oneself in or meddle with something, not simply to mix it.