"engrenage" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɑ̃.ɡʁə.naʒ/ Forms: engrenages [plural]
Etymology: From engrener + -age. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|engrener|-age}} engrener + -age Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} engrenage m (plural engrenages)
  1. gear (a wheel with grooves) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-engrenage-fr-noun-pPsafo83
  2. (figuratively) inescapable sequence of events; slippery slope Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-engrenage-fr-noun-NvjqbcBv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -age Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -age: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mettre le doigt dans l’engrenage

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for engrenage meaning in French (1.5kB)

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        "inescapable sequence of events; slippery slope"
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  ],
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    "French nouns",
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    "French terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      ],
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