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en pure perte: to no avail, fruitlessly, unsuccessfully, pointlessly, in vain, for nothing
en pétard: angry; in disorder, like blown up
en qualité de: as, in one's capacity as
en quatrième vitesse: at full tilt, full throttle, full bore
en quel honneur: what for, on what occasion
en quelque sorte: in a way, kind of, sort of, somewhat, so to speak; of sorts
en question: in question, under discussion, under consideration
en rade: broken down
en raison de: due to; because of; by reason of; on account of; with regard to; in consideration of; considering; taking into account
en rajouter: to put on an act, melodramatize; synonym of en rajouter une couche
en rajouter une couche: to go one step further; to overdo it, to lay it on thick; to add insult to injury, to make things even worse
en rang: in a row (consecutively)
en regard de: in front of, in comparison with, compared to
en remettre une couche: to bring something up once more; to go one step further; to overdo it, to lay it on thick; to add insult to injury, to make things even worse
en rester là: to call it quits, to leave it at that, to stop
en retard: late, overdue; backward, unsophisticated
en retour: in return, in exchange, in turn, back
en retrait: quiet, reserved, withdrawn, in the background; indented
en retraite: retired; in retirement
en revanche: however; on the other hand
en revenir: to believe; to be able to believe (something incredible); to get over something
en rien: not at all
en rogne: angry, mad
en route: let's go
en route mauvaise troupe: off we go! let's go!
en route, mauvaise troupe: alternative spelling of en route mauvaise troupe
en rupture de ban: at odds with society; separated from society
en rut: rutting
en règle: valid, in order (in compliance with the law or the rules)
en règle générale: as a rule, in general
en réalité: in reality, in practice, in truth, actually, as a matter of fact
en résumé: in a nutshell
en sacrament: a lot
en sacrament: pissed; extremely angry; disgruntled
en sah: For real?; For real!
en sautoir: saltirewise; crosswise, crossed diagonally; (of jewelry etc.) tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other
en second lieu: secondly, second
en secret: on the sly, secretly
en signe de: as a sign of, as a mark of, as a gesture of, out of
en silence: in silence, silently
en situation de handicap: disabled; handicapped
en soi: per se, in and of itself, as such
en somme: in summary; after all
en son temps: in one's own time; in good time
en son âme et conscience: in all conscience, in good conscience
en souffrance: pending, outstanding, held up; undelivered; unclaimed
en sous-main: in a hole-and-corner manner, on the sly
en stand-by: on stand-by
en substance: in substance, in essence, essentially, basically
en suffisance: enough, sufficiently, in sufficient quantities
en surface: on the surface, on the face of it
en sus: in addition
en sus de: in addition to, over and above
en suspens: dangling, in mid-air; pending, outstanding, on hold, in abeyance (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation, not settled or finished)
en série: in series; serially
en tabarnak: a lot; very, as fuck
en tabarnak: pissed; extremely angry; unhappy; frustrated
en tailleur: cross-legged
en tant que: in that, inasmuch as, insofar as
en tant que: as (a)