en civil

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ si.vil/
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Adjective

en civil (invariable)

  1. undercover, plainclothes (wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection)
    Synonym: en bourgeois