Dog trainers might know this French word, but so will exhausted parents with packed calendars. Because this French word might come up when you are tired of things piling up, one after the other. Enchaîner - roughly pronounced ah-shen-ay - is a French ER-verb that might come in handy if you need to complain about your busy schedule. To discuss your own packed work day, you might say J'ai enchaîné les réunions toute la journée (I had back-to-back meetings all day). AdvertisementOne common use of enchaîner, albeit colloquial, is to simply say ça enchaîne or ça s’enchaine.