Mettre à niveau
Example: Nous devons mettre à niveau le logiciel avant la réunion.
Definition
"Mettre à niveau" means to bring something up to the current standard or improve it to match the latest requirements, often used in contexts such as updating software, equipment, or skills to ensure they are fully functional and up to date.
Etymology
The phrase "mettre à niveau" comes from French, where "mettre" means 'to put' and "à niveau" means 'to level' or 'to standard.' Originally, it referred to adjusting physical levels, like leveling ground, but it evolved to mean upgrading or modernizing something to meet a certain standard.
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"Mettre à niveau" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 4", containing 113 commonly used words.
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