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en tant que tel: in essence, essentially, by nature, independent of circumstance; as such; per se
en tapinois: stealthily
en temps de: in times of
en temps et en heure: in good time, in due time, in due course
en temps et lieu: in time and place
en temps normal: usually, normally, in normal circumstances
en temps utile: in good time, in due time, in due course
en temps voulu: in good time, in due time, in due course
en tenue: dressed (in a specified way); in uniform
en termes de: in terms of
en théorie: in principle, in theory, theoretically
en titre: current
en tort: at fault, in the wrong
en tous genres: alternative spelling of en tout genre
en tout: in total, in all, all told
en tout bien tout honneur: with the most honorable of intentions, with the best of intentions, with no ulterior motive, in good faith, disinterestedly, above board
en tout cas: anyway, anyhow, at any rate
en tout et pour tout: altogether, in all, all told
en tout genre: of all kinds, of every stripe, of all sorts
en tout point: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see en, tout, point. at any point; everywhere; in every respect, perfectly, totally, entirely
en tout état de cause: at any rate, in any case, anyway
en toute franchise: in all honesty, to tell the truth, to be frank, to be perfectly honest
en toute honnêteté: in all honesty, to tell the truth, to be completely honest, to be perfectly honest
en toute modestie: in all modesty, if I do say so myself
en train de: in the middle of, in the process of (doing something)
en travaux: under construction; under repair
en travers: across (it)
en trombe: like a whirlwind, quickly and violently; brusquely
en trompe-l'œil: deceptive, disingenuous
en un clin d'œil: in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in no time, in two shakes, in a flash, in a jiffy
en un mot: in a word, in short, in a nutshell
en un mot comme en cent: in short, in other words, to make it abundantly clear, to put it another way
en un rien de temps: in no time, in two shakes, in a flash, in a jiffy
en un sens: in a way, kind of, sort of
en un tournemain: in a flash, in a jiffy, in the twinkling of an eye
en un éclair: in a flash
en urgence: in a hurry, hurriedly
en usage: used, in use
en vadrouille: wandering about; moving about
en vain: in vain
en valdrague: ruined, abandoned; in disorder or confusion
en vase clos: in isolation
en veille: on stand-by
en venir au fait: to get to the point, to cut to the chase
en venir aux mains: to come to blows
en venir à: To come to the point of; to end up (doing something).
en vertu de: by virtue of, by right of, due to
en veux-tu en voilà: in plenty, aplenty, galore, abundantly, in abundance
en vie: living, alive
en vif: real(ly) quick, quickly
en vigueur: in force (of law, rule); current (regime, conditions, etc.)
en ville: downtown; in town
en vitesse: quickly, rapidly, fast
en vogue: in fashion, fashionable
en voie de: in the process of
en voir de toutes les couleurs: to go through hell, to be put through the mill
en vouloir: to be angry; to be a go-getter, to have a go-getter attitude
en vouloir pour exemple: to invoke something as an example of what has just been said
en vouloir pour preuve: to invoke something as evidence of what has just been said
en vrac: loose, in bulk, unpackaged; higgledy-piggledy, in disorder; in rough