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enchaîner

to chain together

verb ahn-sheh-NEH Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to move on to the next (thing)

Usage Note

Enchaîner literally means to put in chains, but in practice it most often means to follow on seamlessly — enchaîner les scènes ('to run the scenes back-to-back') or enchaîner sur un sujet ('to move straight on to a topic'). The noun enchaînement refers to a sequence or flow.

Examples

"Ils ont enchaîné les répétitions toute la journée."

Natural Translation

They ran rehearsals back-to-back all day.

Literal Translation

They chained the rehearsals all day.

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