plenty

beaucoup, plein

Grande quantité de quelque chose, qui suffit aux besoins et les dépasse souvent.

En anglais simple : A large amount of something, enough for what you need and often more.

• We have plenty of food.
• There was plenty of time to finish.
• You will find plenty to do in this town.

Comment l'utiliser : plenty of something (We have plenty of room for everyone.); plenty to do/eat/etc. (There is plenty to see here.)

Synonymes : a lot, more than enough

Expressions courantes : plenty of time, plenty of food, plenty to eat

abondance

Situation où l’on dispose de plus de nourriture, d’argent et de biens utiles que nécessaire.

En anglais simple : A state in which people have more food, money, and other useful things than they need.

• They dreamed of peace and plenty.
• The good harvest brought a year of plenty.
• Even in times of plenty, some families went hungry.

Synonymes : abundance, prosperity

Contraires : scarcity

Expressions courantes : peace and plenty, a land of plenty, years of plenty

beaucoup, assez

Quantité qui suffit aux besoins, avec souvent un reste.

En anglais simple : An amount that is enough, often with some left over.

• Take some bread; there is plenty.
• We brought plenty for everyone.
• Do you have enough money? I have plenty.

Comment l'utiliser : plenty of something (There is plenty of soup left.); plenty for someone (There is plenty for all of us.)

Synonymes : enough, a lot

Expressions courantes : have plenty, plenty for everyone, plenty left

largement, bien assez

Indique qu’une qualité ou une quantité dépasse largement ce qui est nécessaire.

En anglais simple : To a degree that is easily enough for what is needed.

• This room is plenty big enough.
• Your coat is plenty warm enough for today.
• The old engine was plenty powerful enough to pull the boat.

Comment l'utiliser : plenty + adjective + enough (This bag is plenty large enough for the trip.)

Synonymes : more than sufficiently, quite

Expressions courantes : plenty big enough, plenty good enough, plenty strong enough

très, bien

Sert à renforcer une description en indiquant un degré élevé.

En anglais simple : Very; used to make a description stronger.

• He was plenty mad at me.
• The climb was plenty tough.
• You will be plenty tired after that walk.

Comment l'utiliser : plenty + adjective (She was plenty angry when she heard the news.)

Synonymes : very, really

Expressions courantes : plenty mad, plenty tough, plenty busy