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pleur

tear

noun PLUHR Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Usage Note

Pleur is nearly always used in the plural: des pleurs ('tears, weeping'). The singular is literary or archaic. The more common expression is en pleurs ('in tears') or the verb pleurer ('to cry'). Fondre en pleurs means 'to burst into tears', a vivid colloquial phrase.

Examples

"Elle était en pleurs dans le couloir."

Natural Translation

She was in tears in the corridor.

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