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pl.

AbbreviationOfficialA1

Meaning

place

The abbreviation of place (square) in an address: 2 pl. de la Mairie. Same rule as av.: a dot, because the word is cut.

How it is said

place

Gender and article

la pl. · feminine

Where you meet it

An envelope, a map, a market poster.

Example

Marché tous les dimanches matin, pl. de la Mairie.

Market every Sunday morning, pl. de la Mairie.

In the DELF

reading A1

Watch out

Not to be confused with « pl. » for plural in a dictionary: in an address, it is always the square.

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