trop-plein

French

Etymology

From trop (“too”) +‎ plein (“full”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁo.plɛ̃/

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Noun

trop-plein m (plural trop-pleins)

1. overflow, surplus
   • 2016, Gaël Faye, Petit Pays [Small Country]:

     ça nous apaisait de notre trop-plein de bonheur.

     That appeased our surplus of happiness.

Further reading

• “trop-plein”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.