Many years ago I learned it's a hilarious mistake to say "je suis plein" when you are so full you cannot eat another thing. I was told to say "je suis repus". In researching this phrase lately I cannot seem to find it as a way of saying "I am full". Is it still acceptable way of saying "I am full" in French? Is there a more common phrase? Would a female say "je suis repuse"?
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In Canada however you'll never hear a pregnant woman say she's "pleine" (it even sounds pretty inappropriate to me), and "repus" would sound a bit posh. We do say "Je suis plein(e) !".
In France, être plein = être saoulIn Canada however you'll never hear a pregnant woman say she's "pleine" Nor in France afaik! We use it about female animals. "La jument est pleine".(it even sounds pretty inappropriate to me), and "repus" would sound a bit posh. We do say "Je suis plein(e) !".
.Je suis repu(e) means you have eaten too much, but it is not commonly heard.
C'est ce que j'ai cru lire sur ce forum il y a quelques jours, mais pourtant je l'ai déjà entendu et shibuya confirme plus haut.Nor in France afaik!
Je ne veux offenser personne mais je persiste à affirmer que jamais je n'ai entendu ou lu "elle est pleine" pour dire d'une femme qu'elle est enceinte, et que j'espère ne jamais l'entendre car cela constituerait un véritable affront, insinuant que la personne dont on parle ne jouit pas à nos yeux d'un statut d'être humain.
Et je ne pourrais être plus en accord avec vous
"Elle est pleine" would be suitable for a cow... I've heard it say in the countryside. Would be rather insulting for a woman lol...
As for being full, there's a very funny expression that's already been discussed on the forums here.
Be careful though, it's very informal. Do not use it after a business luncheon if you're trying to make a good impression on your boss
As for being full, there's a very funny expression that's already been discussed on the forums here.
Be careful though, it's very informal. Do not use it after a business luncheon if you're trying to make a good impression on your boss
It is said!!! I know I'm late, but it is said , however rarely, and it is even used to describe something filled with food, as in an animal, in "le deuxième sexe ". I love the phrase. I think it sounds quite beautiful.