What does plupart in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word plupart in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use plupart in French.

The word plupart in French means most, most, in most cases, most people, the majority of people, most of the time, mostly, mainly, for most , for most of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word plupart

most

nom féminin (la plus grande partie de)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La plupart des Français aiment le fromage. La plupart des employés de cette entreprise viennent en train. La plupart de mes amis aiment le sport.
Most of my friends like sport.

most

(le plus grand nombre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je dois appeler plusieurs clients mais la plupart ne répondent pas.
I have to call a lot of clients, but most of them don't answer.

in most cases

locution adverbiale (le plus souvent)

most people, the majority of people

(la majorité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La plupart des gens possèdent le permis de conduire.

most of the time

locution adverbiale (généralement)

La plupart du temps, je pars travailler à pied.

mostly, mainly

locution adverbiale (en majorité)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

for most , for most of

(la majorité des)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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