plein

Meaning

Adj

1. full, full up
2. plenty
3. solid
4. full
5. mid-; middle
6. pregnant

Adv

1. due
2. (colloquial) a lot, lots of, many

Noun

1. (masculine) full tank (of gas)
2. (masculine) downstroke (of a letter)

Prep

in; all over; filling

Concepts

full

be full

solid

very full

filled

total

fill up

complete

whole

entire

replete

robust

lively

stuffed

full-bodied

thorough

fully

hopeful

loaded

merry

open

perigon

plain

plump

reliant

sanguine

satisfied

😆

sold out

stout

swollen

tankful

totally

to the full

trustful

trusting

undivided

vivacious

voluptuous

wax

wide

become full

no vacancy

standing room only

good

👍

wide-cut

absolutely

awake

brimming

broad

cheerful

confident

corpulent

credent

crowded

dead centre

due

foal

full house

full to the brim

full up

Synonyms

entier

complet

rempli

bondé

total

pleine

bien en chair

très plein

se remplir

étoffé

ample

intégral

comble

bourré

fort

large

luxuriant

meilleur

naïf

occupé

parfait

plain

pur

rassasié

réservoir

somptueux

totalement

vif

chargé

comblé

en entier

plein jusqu’au bord

rembourré

volutptueux

d´entrain

bon

👍

champé

abondant

absolu

absolument

achevé

augmenter

cire

complètement

confiant

consommé

corpulent

croître

entièrement

être plein

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plɛ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French plein, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Compare Catalan ple; Italian pieno; Portuguese cheio; Romanian plin; Sardinian prenu; Spanish lleno; English plene.

Sentences

Le chat noir se promène sur le balcon en plein soleil .

The black cat walks on the balcony in full sun.

Le golfe du Morbihan est une région en plein essor , tant démographique qu’économique.

The Gulf of Morbihan is a booming region, both demographic and economic.