French Expressions with En

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The French word en is both a preposition, meaning "on" or "in," and an adverbial pronoun. Both words are found in a variety of French expressions - learn how to say backward, live broadcast, in any case, and more with this list of expressions with en.

avoir confiance en
to have confidence in

c'est son père en plus jeune
he's a younger version of his father

croire en
to believe in

en arrière
backward

en avant
forward

en avoir ras le bol
to have had enough, to be fed up

En avril, ne te découvre pas d'un fil
Warm weather in April isn't to be trusted

en bas
downstairs

en danger
in danger

En deux temps, trois mouvements
in double time, very quickly

en différé
recorded (broadcast)

en direct
live (broadcast)

en effet
indeed, that's right

en face
opposite

en faire tout un fromage
to make a big stink / fuss about it

en fait
in fact

en garde
on guard

en haut
upstairs

en l'absence de
in the absence of

en l'honneur de
in honor of

en mon nom
in my name

en moyenne
on the average

en plein (hiver, ville)
in the middle of (winter, town)

en pleine forme
in good shape

en retard
late

en sa faveur
in his favor

en souffrance
pending, awaiting delivery

en tant que (cadeau, copain)
as/in the capacity of (a gift, boyfriend)

en tournée
on tour

en tout cas
in any case

en train de (faire quelque chose)
in the process of (doing something)

en vacances
on vacation

en vouloir à (informal)
to be mad at (someone)

en voyage
on a trip

et j'en passe !
and that's not all!


Heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour
lucky at cards, unlucky in love

J'en ai ras le bol !
I've had it!

J'en peux plus
I can't take (it) any more

Je n'en reviens pas
I can't believe it

Ne m'en veux pas (informal)
Don't be mad, Don't hold it against me.

se mettre en colère
to get mad

se mettre en route
to set out

monter quelque chose en épingle
to blow something all out of proportion

Lessons:French preposition en | French adverbial pronoun en
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