Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (according to context; in isolation) /də ply.z‿ɑ̃ plys/, (before an adjective) /də ply.z‿ɑ̃ ply/Category:French terms with IPA pronunciation#DE%20PLUS%20EN%20PLUS

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Adverb

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1. more and more (used to express a progressive increase)

   Antonym: de moins en moins

   Les matériaux deviennent de plus en plus chers.

   Materials are getting more and more expensive.

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   Ils deviennent de plus en plus bons.

   They're getting better and better.

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   • 1995, Jean-Pierre Dumont et al., Psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, volume 1, pages 52–3:

     Entre 1 et 2 ans, l'enfant […] comprend de mieux en mieux le langage, il est de plus en plus à même de comprendre ce qui se passe autour de lui […]

     Between the ages of one and two, the child […] increasingly expands his grasp of language, while he also understands more and more about what occurs around him […]

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   • 2023 August 6, “Qui sont ces 627.000 étudiants-travailleurs, et pourquoi sacrifient-ils leur été?”, in Le Soir:

     Il n’y a jamais eu autant de jobistes en Belgique. La conséquence d’un assouplissement de la législation ces dix dernières années face à la pénurie dans certains secteurs. Mais qui sont ces étudiants-travailleurs et pourquoi sacrifient-ils leur été, et de plus en plus l’année entière, à bosser ?

     There have never been so many working students in Belgium. The consequence of a relaxation of legislation over the last ten years in the face of shortages in certain sectors. But who are these student workers and why do they sacrifice their summer, and more and more the entire year, to work?

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See also

• de mieux en mieux
• de pire en pire