"en quatre" meaning in Français

See en quatre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: \ɑ̃ katʁ\
  1. Fortement, plié, voûté.
    Sense id: fr-en_quatre-fr-adv-n3E4tLZM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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