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en état de

French, prepositional phrase/ɑ̃.n‿e.ta də/

en état de is a French prepositional phrase meaning “in a state of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does en état de mean in English?

prepositional phrase

  1. 1

    in a state of

    en état de choc

  2. 2

    in a condition to (do something), in a fit state to (do something)

    Near-synonym: en mesure de

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

How do you pronounce en état de?

  • /ɑ̃.n‿e.ta də/

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