entrée en matière
French, noun/ɑ̃.tʁe ɑ̃ ma.tjɛʁ/
entrée en matière is spelled E-N-T-R-É-E-E-N-M-A-T-I-È-R-E (15 letters). Entrée en matière is a French feminine noun meaning “an introduction, a way in, a lead-in” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Début, introduction”.
What does entrée en matière mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean introduction, a way in, a lead-in
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Début, introduction.
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 entrée en matière
- entrées en matière plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce entrée en matière?
- /ɑ̃.tʁe ɑ̃ ma.tjɛʁ/
- \ɑ̃.tʁe ɑ̃ ma.tjɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.