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I.plus1 [ply, plys, plyz] PREP A note on pronunciation:
plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used.
plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].

II.plus1 [ply, plys, plyz] ADV comp

1. plus (modifiant un verbe):

plus (comparatif)
more
(superlatif) le plus
the most
il mange/travaille plus (que moi)
he eats/works more (than I do ou than me)
tu devrais demander plus
you should ask for more
je ne peux pas faire plus
I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that
elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet
she knows more about the subject than he does
c'est plus que je ne peux supporter
it's more than I can bear
elle l'aime plus que tout
she loves him/her more than anything
il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose
he's more to be pitied than anything else
c'est plus que bien
it's more than just good
elle est plus que jolie
she's more than just pretty
il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé
he did more than just hire him, he also trained him
j'en ai plus qu'assez
I've had more than enough
elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui
she eats twice/three times as much as he does
plus je gagne, plus je dépense
the more I earn, the more I spend
plus j'y pense, moins je comprends
the more I think about it, the less I understand
plus ça va
as time goes on
qui plus est
furthermore, what's more
c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris
he's the one who taught me the most
quel pays aimes-tu le plus?
which country do you like best?
de plus en plus
more and more
il fume de plus en plus
he smokes more and more

2. plus (modifiant un adjectif):

plus (comparatif)
more
plus (superlatif)
most
deux fois plus vieux/cher
twice as old/expensive (que as)
trois/quatre fois plus cher
three/four times as expensive (que as)
il n'est pas plus riche que moi
he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me
c'est le même modèle en plus petit
it's the same model, only smaller
il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable
he's as nice/unpleasant as can be
il est plus ou moins fou
he's more or less insane
il est plus ou moins artiste
he's an artist of sorts
la cuisine était plus ou moins propre
the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion
il a été plus ou moins poli
he wasn't particularly polite
ils étaient plus ou moins ivres
they were a bit drunk
le plus heureux des hommes
the happiest of men
la plus belle de toutes
the most beautiful of all
mon vœu le plus cher
my dearest wish
l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu
the biggest tree I've ever seen
son livre le plus court
his shortest book
c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde
it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world
un livre des plus intéressants
a most interesting book
un individu des plus méprisables
a most despicable individual
de plus en plus difficile
more and more difficult
de plus en plus chaud
hotter and hotter

3. plus (modifiant un adverbe):

plus (comparatif)
more
plus (superlatif)
most
trois heures plus tôt/tard
three hours earlier/later
deux fois plus longtemps
twice as long (que as)
trois/quatre fois plus longtemps
three/four times as long (que as)
ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous
they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us
il l'a fait plus ou moins bien
he didn't do it very well
de plus en plus loin
further and further
plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever
the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up
plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué
the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be
c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent
I go there the most often
ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde
it happened quite simply/naturally

III.plus1 [ply, plys, plyz] ADV neg

elle ne fume plus
she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking
il n'habite plus ici
he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer
le grand homme n'est plus
the great man is no more
elle ne veut plus le voir
she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him
il a décidé de ne plus y aller
he decided to stop going there
je ne veux plus en entendre parler
I don't want to hear any more about it
il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné
he never went back there (again)
plus jamais ça!
never again!
nous ne faisons plus ce modèle
we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer
il n'a plus vingt ans (il n'est plus très jeune)
he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty
nous n'avons plus d'espoir
we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping
plus besoin de se presser inf
there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more
il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs
there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left
je ne veux plus de vin
I don't want any more wine
il n'y a plus rien
there's nothing left
plus rien ne m'intéresse
nothing interests me any more
je ne voyais plus rien
I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more
il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce
there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room
il n'y a plus aucun crayon
there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils
il n'y a plus aucun problème
there's no longer any problem
ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie
it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness
j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture inf!
I went into the garage, the car was gone! inf
ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours
it's only a matter of days now
il n'y a plus qu'une solution
there's only one solution left
il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles
there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles
il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider
only he can help us now
plus que trois jours avant les vacances!
only three days left ou to go until the vacation!
nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison
all we can do now is go home
il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier
it only remains for me to thank you

IV.plus de DET indef

V.au plus ADV

VI.de plus ADV

plus2 [plys] N m

plus-produit [plyspʀɔdɥi] N m

plus-value <pl plus-values> [plyvaly] N f

plus-que-parfait <pl plus-que-parfait> [plyskəpaʀfɛ] N m

nec plus ultra <pl nec plus ultra> [nɛkplyzyltʀa] N m

demi-pause <pl demi-pauses> [d(ə)mipoz] N f

pause [poz] N f

pause-repas <pl pauses-repas> [pozʀəpɑ] N f

pause-café <pl pauses-café> [pozkafe] N f

paus in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for paus in the French»English Dictionary

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plus1 [ply] ADV

I.plus2 [ply(s)] ADV

II.plus2 [ply(s)] ADV emploi superl

plus3 [plys, ply] ADV

Phrases:

plus il réfléchit, (et) moins il a d'idées
the more he thinks, the fewer ideas he has
moins il l'aimait, (et) plus il lui disait qu'il l'aimait
the less he loved her, the more he told her that he loved her
de plus
furthermore
un jour/une assiette de plus
another day/plate
une fois de plus
once more
boire de plus en plus
to drink more and more
de plus en plus beau
more and more beautiful
de plus en plus vite
faster and faster
en plus
as well
il est moche, et il est bête en plus
he is ugly, and he is stupid too
être en plus (en supplément)
to be extra
être en plus (de trop)
to be surplus
en plus de qc
as well as sth
sans plus
and no more

I.plus4 [plys] CONJ

II.plus4 [plys] N m

plus5 [ply] VB

plus passé simple de plaire

See also plaire

I.plaire [plɛʀ] irreg VB intr

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II.plaire [plɛʀ] irreg VB intr impers

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III.plaire [plɛʀ] irreg VB refl

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plus-que-parfait <plus-que-parfaits> [plyskəpaʀfɛ] N m

nec plus ultra [nɛkplysyltʀa] N m inv

pause [poz] N f

pause-café <pauses-café> [pozkafe] N f inf

paume [pom] N f

paus Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

paus Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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