French Conversation · Level 141
30 words
French word
enchaîné
Pronunciation
IPA/ɑ̃ʃene/
Meaning
- adjectivechained
Example
Le prisonnier est enchaîné.
The prisoner is in chains.
More examples
Le chien est enchaîné devant la maison.
The dog is chained in front of the house.
Core concept
A person or object held to another by a chain, with freedom of movement reduced.
Common phrases
être enchaîné
be chained
les mains enchaînées
chained hands
un chien enchaîné
a chained dog
Similar words
attaché: Attached to a person or object by a rope or device and unable to leave.
lié: Bound by a connection or promise and unable to break away.
prisonnier: Deprived of freedom and unable to leave.
enfermé: Locked inside and unable to get out.
Definition in French
Relié ou fixé par une chaîne, au sens propre ou au sens figuré ; adjectif formé du participe passé du verbe enchaîner.
Word origin
The adjective is the past participle of enchaîner, formed with en- and chaîne, which came through Old French from Latin catena, meaning chain.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, enchaîné agrees with its noun: enchaînée, enchaînés, and enchaînées are the feminine singular, masculine plural, and feminine plural forms.