/ply/

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Translation

more; no more (in negation ne...plus)

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Word origin

From Latin plus ('more'), the comparative of multus ('much'). The English 'plus' and 'plural' share this root.

Origin
Latin
Root
plus
English cognates
plus, plural

Examples

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Do you want more coffee or are you fine?

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I haven't eaten meat for about three years now.

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The more the merrier.

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This car costs more than mine.

Lyon, Nice.

I no longer live in Lyon, I've moved to Nice.

Plus a deux prononciations et deux sens principaux. En comparatif (plus grand), l'adverbe d'intensité (plus souvent) et l'addition, le s final est prononcé devant une voyelle (/plyz avɑ̃/) et muet devant une consonne (/ply viːt/). Dans la négation ne...plus (je n'en veux plus), le s est toujours muet (/ply/).

La confusion phonétique entre plus positif et plus négatif piège les apprenants à l'écoute. En contexte, le sens est toujours clair : la présence ou l'absence de ne (même sous-entendu à l'oral) et la logique de la phrase guidaient l'interprétation. La locution de plus en plus (more and more) mérite d'être apprise comme bloc.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 5: plus, non, avec and 11 more words.