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à pleines mains

French, adverb/a plɛn mɛ̃/

à pleines mains is a French adverb meaning “by the handful, in handfuls, in droves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fermement, avec les deux mains”.

What does à pleines mains mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    by the handful, in handfuls, in droves

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

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Fermement, avec les deux mains. 2. Abondamment, libéralement.

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 pleines mains?

  • /a plɛn mɛ̃/
  • \a plɛn mɛ̃\

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