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à plein nez

French, adverb/a plɛ̃ ne/

à plein nez is a French adverb meaning “a lot, clearly, strongly, all over” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En parlant d’une odeur : très fort”.

What does à plein nez mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    a lot, clearly, strongly, all over

    sentir à plein nez

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. En parlant d’une odeur : très fort.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce à plein nez?

  • /a plɛ̃ ne/
  • \a plɛ̃ ne\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.