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en fait
adverb
actually; in fact (really)
en fait de
preposition
with respect to, in regard to, in respect of, as regards, regarding, when it comes to
en fanfare
adverb
with great fanfare
en faveur de
preposition
in favor of
en feu
adverb
on fire, ablaze
en feu
adjective
blazing, burning, alight, on fire
en fin de compte
adverb
ultimately, at the end of the day, when all is said and done; on second thought, all things considered
en finir
verb
to put an end to something, usually something unpleasant; to get rid of someone, to kill someone; to commit suicide
en flèche
adjective
sweptwing
en foi de quoi
phrase
in witness whereof (words announcing the concluding clause in deeds)
en fonction de
preposition
as a function of, in terms of; according to, depending on, based on
en force
adverb
in force, in droves, in large numbers
en forme
adjective
in form, on form; in the shape of
en foutre une
verb
to beat the crap out of
en français dans le texte
phrase
in a French translation, a translator's note pointing out that a passage was already in French in the original; textually, word for word, verbatim, in those words
en friche
adjective
without culture; simple-minded, uncultivated
en froid
adjective
on bad terms (with)
en gang
adverb
with a group of friends
en garde
adverb
of a ready defensive position; of a state of heightened attention
en garde
adjective
on guard
en garde
noun, feminine
ellipsis of position en garde; the ready position, ready to attack or defend, in a face-off
en garde
interjection
Part of the sequence En garde! Prêts? Allez!
en garde ! prêts ? allez !
phrase
A three-command start when fencing
en garçon
adverb
like a boy or young man; like a bachelor
en grande pompe
adverb
sumptuously, lavishly, in state, with great fanfare, with great pomp, with pomp and show, with pomp and circumstance
en gros
adverb
in bulk; in a nutshell, in summary, in short
en guise de
preposition
by way of, as
en général
adverb
in general, on the whole
en haut
adverb
above; upstairs; up
en haut de
preposition
at the top of
en herbe
adjective
budding, in the making
en imposer
verb
to be impressive
en instance
adjective
pending, in the process
en jeter
verb
to be impressive; to look great
en jeu
adjective
at stake, on the line
en l'absence de
preposition
while … is absent; in the absence of, for want of
en l'air
adjective
up in the air, up; empty, not backed by action
en l'espace de
preposition
in the space of, in the span of
en l'espèce
adverb
in this instance, in the present case, in the case at hand
en l'hommage de
preposition
in tribute to, in homage to, in honour of
en l'honneur de
preposition
in honour of; on the occasion of
en l'occurrence
adverb
as a matter of fact, as it happens, in this case, in the present case
en l'état
adjective
as is, as it is
en l'état
adverb
as it is, given the current circumstances
en la matière
adverb
in this matter, in this field, in this area
en la personne de
preposition
in the person of
en liberté
adjective
free-roaming, free-ranging; at liberty; at large, on the loose
en lice
adjective
in the game, in the running
en lieu et place de
preposition
in place of, in lieu of
en lieu sûr
adverb
in a secure location, in a safe place, safe
en ligne
adjective
online
en long et en large
adverb
in detail, in minute detail, at length, at great length
en main propre
adverb
personally, in person
en mains propres
adverb
alternative spelling of en main propre
en mal
adverb
negatively, unfavorably
en mal de
adjective
lacking (something), missing (something), in need of (something)
en mal de copie
adjective
short of copy (short of news to report, short of stories to tell)
en manque
adjective
experiencing withdrawal symptoms; in need of something; frustrated, especially sexually
en marge de
preposition
on the fringes of, outside the jurisdiction of
en masse
adverb
en masse; in large amounts, massively; in sufficient amounts