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PLS.

initialism of position latérale de sécurité: recovery position

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

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noun/pe.ɛ.lɛs//pe.e.lɛs/
  1. initialism of position latérale de sécurité: recovery position

    abbreviation · alt-of · feminine · initialism · invariable
    mettre en PLS
    être en PLS
  2. state of exhaustion

    colloquial · feminine · figuratively · invariable
  3. state of being ashamed, in moral distress or of losing self-confidence; state of being publicly humiliated

    colloquial · feminine · figuratively · invariable
    Si l’un des deux brésiliens se blesse 3 mois, on est en PLS.
  4. state of a machine or network service that is slow or out of order

    colloquial · feminine · figuratively · invariable
    C’est moi ou Twitter est en PLS ?
    Au secours, mon ordi est en PLS!
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.