enchaîner

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See also: enchainer

French

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Etymology

From en- +‎ chaîne +‎ -er. Possibly also corresponds to Vulgar Latin *incatēnāre, from Latin catēnāre. Compare Italian incatenare; Catalan, Occitan, and Catalan encadenar; and Portuguese encadear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ʃɛ.ne/ ~ /ɑ̃.ʃe.ne/
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Verb

enchaîner

  1. to chain, to shackle
  2. (figurative) to subjugate, to enslave
  3. to put together (in a sequence), to concatenate

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