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en avoir marre: to be fed up (with), to have had it, to be sick and tired (of)
en avoir par-dessus la tête: to be fed up, to have had it
en avoir plein le cul: to be sick to death of, to be fed up to the back teeth with
en avoir plein le dos: to be extenuated by or after a hard manual work; to be sick to death of, to be fed up to the back teeth with
en avoir plein les bottes: to be sick and tired (of), to be fed up to the back teeth (with); to be tired, after a long walk
en avoir plein les couilles: to be fed up
en avoir plus qu'assez: to be sick and tired (of), to be fed up to the back teeth (with)
en avoir pour son argent: to get one's money's worth, to get good value for money
en avoir ras la casquette: to be sick and tired (of), to be fed up to the back teeth (with)
en avoir ras le bol: to be sick and tired (of), to be fed up to the back teeth (with)
en avoir ras le cul: to be sick and tired (of), to be fed up to the back teeth (with)
en avoir sa claque: to be fed up, have had it
en avoir sa dose: to be fed up (with), have had enough (of), have had it (with)
en avoir soupé: synonym of en avoir marre
en avoir sous la pédale: to have some gas left in the tank, to have power in reserve, to have more to give
en avoir sous le capot: to have plenty of power under the bonnet; to be a beast; to have plenty of energy in store, to be very energetic
en avoir vu d'autres: to have seen it all before, to have survived worse
en avril ne te découvre pas d'un fil, en mai fais ce qu'il te plaît: ne'er cast a clout till May be out
en banc: en banc
en bandoulière: strung across the shoulder; on one's sleeve
en bas: below, down below, downstairs
en bas: down, downhill, downstairs, in a downwards direction
en bas de: at the bottom of
en bas âge: very young
en baver: to go through hell, to suffer, to have a hard time, to have a rough time of it; to go through the mill (with a purpose)
en baver des ronds de chapeau: to go through hell, to suffer, to have a hard time, to have a rough time of it; to go through the mill (with a purpose)
en beauté: brilliantly, with a flourish
en berne: at half-mast (lowered position of a flag)
en bien: positively, favorably
en bon père de famille: in a prudent, mature and reasonable manner; responsibly; as a reasonable person would
en bonne part: favorably; in a good sense; in a good way
en boucher un coin: to astonish, to knock for a loop
en bref: in short, in brief, in a nutshell
en buste: half-length
en béton: watertight, rock solid
en cachette: on the sly, secretly
en carafe: broken, broken-down, out of order; high and dry, stranded; speechless
en carton: of poor quality; lacking sustenance; pathetic; bogus
en cas de: in case of, in the event of
en cas que: in case
en catastrophe: hurriedly, hastily, in a hurry
en catimini: secretly, on the sly
en cavale: on the run, on the lam
en ce cas: in that case, if that's the case
en ce compris: including (being part of the group or topic just mentioned)
en ce moment: at the moment; right now
en ce qui concerne: concerning, as to, as far as ... is concerned
en ce sens que: in the sense that, in that, inasmuch as
en ce temps-là: at the time, back then, in those days
en chaleur: on heat, in estrus
en chantier: under construction; in the works, underway
en charge de: in charge of
en charpie: damaged, in pieces
en chef: in chief, general
en cheveux: bareheaded
en cheville: in cahoots
en chien: on the prowl, eager for sex, sexually frustrated
en chien de fusil: curled up; in the fetal position
en chier: to go through hell, to suffer, to have a hard time (doing something), to have a job (doing something), to have a rough time of it; to go through the mill (with a purpose)
en chœur: in chorus