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No. 348 in French

pleine

"Full" or "filled."

In a sentence

  • La salle est pleine de monde.

    The room is full of people.

    Here, 'pleine' is used as an adjective agreeing in gender and number with 'salle' (feminine singular), meaning 'full'.

  • Elle a marché sous une lune pleine.

    She walked under a full moon.

    In this sentence, 'pleine' acts as an adjective describing 'lune' (feminine singular), denoting its state as 'full' or 'entire'.

  • Il est pleine d'énergie ce matin.

    He is full of energy this morning.

    'Pleine' here is used metaphorically in a phrase to describe an abundance of energy; it does not describe the subject directly but an aspect of their state.

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