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en cheville

French, adjective/ɑ̃ ʃ(ə).vij/

en cheville is a French adjective meaning “in cahoots” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Secrètement allié à quelqu’un ou à un groupe donné”.

What does en cheville mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    colloquialin cahoots

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Secrètement allié à quelqu’un ou à un groupe donné.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of en cheville

  • en chevilles plural masculine feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce en cheville?

  • /ɑ̃ ʃ(ə).vij/
  • \ɑ̃ ʃə.vij\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.