pleno

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

pleno f

  1. vocative singular of plena

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pleno, from Latin plēnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpleno/
  • Rhymes: -no
  • Hyphenation: ple‧no

Adjective

pleno

  1. plenary: fully attended
    Synonyms: lengkap, paripurna

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Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpleː.noː/,

Adjective

plēnō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of plēnus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin plēnus, whence also cheio, an inherited doublet. For cognates, see plēnus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ple‧no

Adjective

pleno (feminine plena, masculine plural plenos, feminine plural plenas, not comparable)

  1. full, entire
    Vivi uma vida plena.
    I've lived a full life.
  2. (emphatic) broad, open
    Em plena Rua da Bainharia.
    In the middle of Rua da Bainharia.
    Tudo se passou em pleno dia.
    It all happened in broad daylight.

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plēnus, whence also Spanish lleno, which is an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpleno/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eno
  • Syllabification: ple‧no

Noun

pleno m (plural plenos)

  1. plenary or joint session
    Synonym: sesión plenaria
    • 2015 July 28, “Castilla-La Mancha maniobra para frenar el cementerio nuclear”, in El País:
      Pese a estas dudas, y a que la caracterización de los terrenos no está completa, el pleno del Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear decidió el lunes conceder al proyecto la autorización previa []
      In spite of these doubts, and the fact the characterization of that land is not complete, on Monday the plenary session of the Nuclear Safety Council decided to grant the project the previous authorization

Adjective

pleno (feminine plena, masculine plural plenos, feminine plural plenas, superlative plenísimo)

  1. full (containing the maximum amount possible)
    Synonyms: lleno, completo, repleto
    Antonyms: vacío, vacante
  2. plenary
  3. fulfilling
  4. (emphatic, before the noun) in the middle of (a time or space); at the height of; in broad
    en plena callein the middle of the street
    a plena luz del díain broad daylight
    • 2019 September 2, “Estados Unidos: la increíble historia de los billetes de 10.000 y 100.000 dólares”, in Clarín:
      El billete de 100.000 dólares, en cualquier caso, no fue un billete al uso. Creado en plena Gran Depresión en 1934, fue emitido como un certificado por su valor en oro respaldado por el Tesoro de EE.UU.
      The 100,000 dollar bill, in any case, was not a typical bill. Created at the height of the Great Depression in 1934, it was issued as a certificate for its value in gold backed by the US Treasury.

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