pleno

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplɛno]

Noun

pleno f

1. vocative singular of plena

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpleː.noː/, [ˈpɫ̪eːnoː]

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈple.no/, [ˈplɛːno]

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplẽ.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈplẽ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈple.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈple.nu/

• 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

• plenamente

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleno/ [ˈple.no]

• Audio (Colombia)

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• 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^[1]:

     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 calle ― in the middle of the street

   a plena luz del día ― in broad daylight

   • 2019 September 2, “Estados Unidos: la increíble historia de los billetes de 10.000 y 100.000 dólares”, in Clarín‎^[2]:

     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.

Derived terms

• a plena luz del día
• a pleno pulmón
• de pleno
• de pleno derecho
• dedicación plena:
• en pleno
• plenamente
• pleno invierno (“midwinter, middle of winter”)
• pleno verano (“midsummer, middle of summer”)

 

Related terms

• lleno

 

Further reading

• “pleno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014