plein
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
plein n (plural pleinen, diminutive pleintje n)
- square, plaza
- Het plein van ons dorp werd onlangs heraangelegd met nieuwe bloemenperken.
- The square in our village was recently redone with new flowerbeds.
- Het plein van ons dorp werd onlangs heraangelegd met nieuwe bloemenperken.
Derived terms[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare Catalan ple, Esperanto plena, Ido plena, Italian pieno, Portuguese cheio, Romanian plin, Sardinian prenu, Spanish lleno.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
plein m (feminine singular pleine, masculine plural pleins, feminine plural pleines)
- full, full up
- La voiture est pleine. ― The car is full.
- C'est plein de légendes. ― It's full of stories
- plenty
- Il y a plein de choses à faire. ― There are plenty of things to do.
- solid
- (of a moon) full
- (preceded by en) mid-; middle
- en plein match ― (right) in the middle of a match
- en plein concert ― mid-concert
- en plein essor ― on the rise
- en pleine attaque ― mid-attack
- (of an animal) pregnant
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from plein
Preposition[edit]
plein
- (somewhat colloquial) in; all over
- Elle m'a sucé et j'ai joui. Elle avait du sperme plein la bouche.
- She sucked me off and I came. She had sperm all over her mouth.
- Elle m'a sucé et j'ai joui. Elle avait du sperme plein la bouche.
Anagrams[edit]
External links[edit]
- “plein” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
plein m (oblique and nominative feminine singular pleine)
- full (at capacity with respect to space)
Descendants[edit]
Romansch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
plein m (feminine singular pleina, masculine plural pleins, feminine plural pleinas)
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