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plein

"plein" means "full, full up" in French. It is number 476 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

full, full up; plenty; solid

IPA

/plɛ̃/

Forms in this course

pleine

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Le plein.
  Fill it up.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / CK
• Il est plein.
  He's tanked.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / \N
• Ils en ont plein.
  They have plenty.
  Tatoeba: lbdx / CK

Learned together

In the course, "plein" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• dur hard, tough
• important important
• exactement exactly, quite
• fort strong
• presque almost
• fou mad, crazy
• génial great, brilliant
• bientôt soon
• parfait perfect

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