pleno

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpleː.noː/, [ˈpɫ̪eːnoː]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈple.no/, [ˈplɛːno]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) plēnō

1. dative masculine singular of plēnus
2. dative neuter singular of plēnus
3. ablative masculine singular of plēnus
4. ablative neuter singular of plēnus

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plēnus, whence also cheio, an inherited doublet. For cognates: see Latin plenus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈple.nu/

Adjective

1. full, entire

   Vivi uma vida plena.

   I've lived a full life.

2. (emphatic) broad, open

   Em plena Rua da Bainharia.

   In the middle of Rua da Bainharia.

   Tudo se passou em pleno dia.

   It all happened in broad daylight.

Derived terms

• plenamente

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plēnus, whence also Spanish lleno, which is an inherited doublet. Cognates: see Latin plenus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleno/ [ˈple.no]

Noun

pleno m (plural plenos)

1. plenary or joint session

Adjective

pleno (feminine plena, masculine plural plenos, feminine plural plenas) (superlative plenísimo)

1. full (containing the maximum amount possible)

   Synonyms: lleno, completo

   Antonyms: vacío, vacante

2. plenary
3. fulfilling
4. (emphatic, before the noun) in the middle of (a time or space); at the height of; in broad

   en plena calle ― in the middle of the street

   a plena luz del día ― in broad daylight

   • 2019 September 2, “Estados Unidos: la increíble historia de los billetes de 10.000 y 100.000 dólares”, in Clarín‎^[1]:

     El billete de 100.000 dólares, en cualquier caso, no fue un billete al uso. Creado en plena Gran Depresión en 1934, fue emitido como un certificado por su valor en oro respaldado por el Tesoro de EE.UU.

     The 100,000 dollar bill, in any case, was not a typical bill. Created at the height of the Great Depression in 1934, it was issued as a certificate for its value in gold backed by the US Treasury.

Derived terms

• plenamente
• a plena luz del día
• pleno invierno (“midwinter, middle of winter”)
• pleno verano (“midsummer, middle of summer”)

Related terms

• lleno

Further reading

• “pleno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014