en chien de fusil
French, adverb/ɑ̃ ʃjɛ̃ d(ə) fy.zi/
en chien de fusil is spelled E-N-C-H-I-E-N-D-E-F-U-S-I-L (14 letters). En chien de fusil is a French adverb meaning “curled up; in the fetal position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Allongé sur le coté, les jambes repliées, le corps formant un S”.
What does en chien de fusil mean in English?
adverb
- 1
curled up; in the fetal position
dormir en chien de fusil
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Allongé sur le coté, les jambes repliées, le corps formant un S.
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.
How do you pronounce en chien de fusil?
- /ɑ̃ ʃjɛ̃ d(ə) fy.zi/
- \ɑ̃ ʃjɛ̃ də fy.zi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.