em- -en Alternative form of en- -en used prebilabially, that is, when the word to which it is applied begins with ‘b’, ‘p’, or ‘m’. See en- -en. -neme...
brochette en clair en effet en famille en femme en garçon en garde en masse en pantoufles en passant en règle en retard en retraite en revanche en route en secondes...
and the Germanic forms are from Proto-Indo-European *en (“in, into”). Intensive use of Old French en-, an- is due to confluence with Frankish *an- (intensive...
general modern use: aurochs + -en → aurochsen brother + -en → brethren (religious sense) child + -en → children (cf. childer) ox + -en → oxen Archaic...
IPA(key): /ɑ̃.n‿y.zaʒ/ en usage (invariable) used, in use Not to be confused with d’usage....
an em dash. en dash (plural en dashes) (typography) The punctuation mark –, which is used, for instance, to indicate a range. em dash en space hyphen...
hyper-use ill-use in-use in use it's no use land-use make use meanwhile use misuse mixed-use neither use nor ornament non-use no use out of use overuse...
IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁ‿ɑ̃.n‿œvʁ/ mettre en œuvre (transitive) to carry out, to set in motion, to do; to make use of mise en œuvre...
clés en main clef en main clefs en main Literally, “[with] the key in the hand”. IPA(key): /kle ɑ̃ mɛ̃/ clé en main ready for use, ready to use, turnkey...
nɔ̃bʁ/ en nombre in force, in droves, in large numbers Synonym: en force venir en nombre ― to come in large numbers Can be used with grand: en grand nombre...