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FRENCH | ENGLISH |
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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. |