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en ciboire: a lot
en civil: undercover, plainclothes (wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection)
en clair: simply put, in brief
en cloque: knocked up, up the duff
en coin: from the corner, from the side (such as from that of a smirk) (of a smile or look)
en coller une: to hang one on, to belt (someone) one, to hit
en colère: angry
en commun: in common; together; communally
en commun: common, communal
en compagnie de: in the company of, accompanied by, with
en conclusion: in conclusion; in summary
en connaissance de cause: knowingly, knowing all the facts, with full knowledge of the facts, with one's eyes open
en connaître un rayon: to know a fair bit about something, to know a thing or two about something, to know one's stuff, to know one's onions
en conséquence: consequently, as a result, hence, therefore, thus; accordingly
en conséquence de: as a consequence of, due to
en contrepartie: in return, in exchange
en coup de vent: briefly, quickly, hurriedly
en cours: in progress, underway, ongoing
en cours de: in the process of; during, in the course of
en cours de route: in midstream, along the way, halfway through, partway through
en crabe: moving sideways
en crabe: crablike (in the sense "moving sideways")
en creux: counter-relief, hollow, in intaglio, en creux; by contrast, implicitly
en câlisse: a lot
en câlisse: pissed; extremely angry; disgruntled
en d'autres termes: in other words, to put it another way
en danger: in danger, endangered
en dehors: played "out in front of" the ensemble by projecting the volume so as to be heard
en dehors de: outside of; apart from, aside from
en dents de scie: jagged, serrated; uneven, chequered, inconsistent
en dernière analyse: in the last analysis, in the final analysis
en dernière extrémité: as a last resort, in extremis
en dessous de: below
en dessous de la ceinture: salacious, dirty; below the belt, unfair, dirty
en dessous de tout: lousy, shit, shitty, crappy (completely worthless)
en deuspi: fast
en deux coups de cuiller à pot: alternative spelling of en deux coups de cuillère à pot
en deux coups de cuillère à pot: in two shakes, in a flash, in a jiffy
en deux temps trois mouvements: in two shakes, in a flash, in a jiffy, in nothing flat
en devenir: in the making, budding, up-and-coming
en deçà: on this side; below
en diable: utmostly
en diagonale: cursorily, superficially
en difficulté: beleaguered, in difficulty, in distress, in trouble
en dire long: to speak volumes, to say it all, to be very telling
en direct: directly; live (in real time)
en douce: on the sly, secretly
en douceur: gently, smoothly, softly, slowly
en dur: hard
en définitive: ultimately, in the end, eventually; at the end of the day, when all is said and done
en délicatesse: on chilly terms, on the verge of having a falling out
en dépit de: despite, in spite of; against
en désespoir de cause: in desperation, out of desperation, as a last resort
en détail: in detail
en effet: indeed
en face: opposite, in front of
en face de: opposite, across
en faire des caisses: to overdo it, to go over the top, to go overboard, to blow things out of proportion
en faire des tonnes: to overdo it, to go over the top, to go overboard, to blow things out of proportion
en faire à sa guise: to never listen to anyone else, to be pig-headed, to do as one pleases