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plain-pied

French, noun/plɛ̃.pje/

plain-pied is a French masculine noun meaning “single-storey building” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espace de même niveau, sans marche”.

What does plain-pied mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesingle-storey building

  2. 2

    masculinesame-level apartment

  3. 3

    masculineone-floor residence

  4. 4

    Switzerlandmasculineground floor

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

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Espace de même niveau, sans marche. 2. Appartement situé sur un seul étage. 3. Rez-de-chaussée. 4. Façon d'aborder quelqu'un directement, sans préambule.

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.

Forms of plain-pied

  • plains-pieds plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce plain-pied?

  • /plɛ̃.pje/
  • \plɛ̃.pje\

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