Entrer - French Expressions
The French verb entrer literally means to enter. It is also used in a number of idiomatic expressions, noun clauses, and prepositional phrases.
| entrer | to enter | |
| to come in | ||
| to fit into | ||
| to go in | ||
| to import, smuggle in | ||
| entrer à pied | to walk in | |
| entrer à l'université | to go to college | |
| entrer chez qqun en passant | to drop in on someone | |
| entrer dans | to join, become a member of | |
| to crash into | ||
| to fall under, come into (a category) | ||
| to go into, make up (a mixture) | ||
| entrer dans les affaires | to go into business | |
| entrer dans le brouillard | to hit fog | |
| entrer dans des considérations | to raise some considerations, points | |
| entrer dans la danse | to get involved, join in | |
| entrer dans les détails | to go into details | |
| entrer dans une discussion | to take part in a discussion | |
| entrer dans l'histoire | to go down in history | |
| entrer dans la légende | to go down in legend | |
| entrer dans un livre | to get into a book | |
| entrer dans la quarantaine, cinquantaine | to turn forty, fifty | |
| entrer dans l'usage | to come into common/current use | |
| entrer dans le vif du sujet | to get to the heart of the matter | |
| entrer discrètement | to slip in | |
| entrer en boitant | to limp in | |
| entrer en contact | to come into contact, get in touch | |
| entrer en courant | to run in | |
| entrer en fonction | to take up one's post, come into office | |
| entrer en guerre | to go to war | |
| entrer en jeu | to come into play | |
| entrer en ligne de compte | to be taken into consideration | |
| entrer en relation(s) avec qqun | to get in touch with someone | |
| entrer en réligion | to become a monk or nun | |
| entrer en scène | to come on stage, to arrive on the scene | |
| entrer en vigueur | to come into effect | |
| entrer par | to come in by/through | |
| entrer sans frapper | to walk right in (without knocking) | |
| entrer sans payer | to get in without paying | |
| laisser entrer | to let, allow in | |
| faire entrer | to show (a guest) in | |
| to bring, call in | ||
| to fit in | ||
| to put in | ||
| to smuggle in | ||
| faire entrer en ligne de compte | to take into consideration | |
| faire entrer en vigueur | to implement | |
| À force d'explications ça finira par entrer. | Explain it for long enough and it will sink in | |
| Ça entre ? |
informal |
You get it? Are you getting the hang of it? |
| Ça n'entre pas dans mes fonctions. | That's not my job. | |
| C'est entré comme dans du beurre. | It's like a knife through butter. | |
| une entrée | entrance, entry; first course (UK), main course (US) | |
| Entrez ! | Come in! | |
| Entre donc ! | Come on in! | |
| Entrons voir. | Let's go in and see. | |
| Je ne fais qu'entrer et sortir. | I can't stop. | |
| en entrant | as you go in | |
| Le train entre en gare. | The train is coming in(to the station) | |
| Qu'il entre ! | Show him in, Tell him to come in. | |
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