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à pleins poumons

French, adverb/a plɛ̃ pu.mɔ̃/

à pleins poumons is a French adverb meaning “drawing in as much air as possible, so as to fill one's lungs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En emplissant entièrement ses poumons”.

What does à pleins poumons mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    drawing in as much air as possible, so as to fill one's lungs

  2. 2

    at the top of one's lungs, at the top of one's voice

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

How French dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. En emplissant entièrement ses poumons. 2. Comme si l'on vidait ses poumons, parlant d’un cri, d’une parole, d’un chant.

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 pleins poumons?

  • /a plɛ̃ pu.mɔ̃/
  • \a plɛ̃ py.mɔ̃\

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