Adverbs

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FRENCH ENGLISH
encore / plus more
encore more / another (being added to)
Encore un. one more.
Encore une chaussette. /ʃosɛt/ One more sock.
Encore une seconde. One more second.
Encore une question. One more question.
Encore 5 semaines. Another 5 weeks.
Encore 15 jours, minimum. /minimɔm/ Another 15 days, minimum.
J'espère travailler pendant encore dix ans. I hope to work ten more years.
plus more of something/greater than
In spoken French, the French drop "ne". In the following sentences, when "s" is not pronounced in "plus", the meaning is negative. When "s" is pronounced, the meaning is positive.
Il y en a plus. (Il n'y en a plus.) There is more. ("s" pronounced) / There is no more. ("s" is silent)
J'ai plus. (Je n’en ai plus.) I have more. ("s" pronounced) / I have no more. ("s" is silent)
J'ai plus d'argent. (Je n’ai plus d’argent.) I have more money. ("s" pronounced) / I have no more money. ("s" is silent)
J'ai plus de pain. (Je n’ai plus de pain.) I have more bread. ("s" pronounced) / I have no more bread. ("s" is silent)
Bien plus. Much more.
Elle m'écoute plus. She listens to me more.
Il est plus beau. It's more beautiful.
Tu veux plus ? Do you want more?
T'en as plus ? Do you have more?
Juste un peu plus. Just a little bit more.
Tu m'aimes plus ? Do you love me more?
Que demander de plus ? What more could you ask for?
On veut une chambre de plus. We want one more room.
Ça dépend plus de moi. It's more up to me.
Plus de deux ans. More than two years.
Il n'y a plus de pain. There is no more bread.
Tu veux plus de frites ? Do you want more fries?
Tu es plus importante que ça. You are more important than that.
Ce sera bien plus pratique. It will be much more convenient.
Plus que tu ne le crois. More than you think.
C'est bien plus que ça. It's much more than that.
Plus que sympa. More than nice.
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