Plans (en. Plans)

/plɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A project or a scheme to accomplish something.

I have plans for my summer vacation.

J'ai des plans pour mes vacances d'été.

An image or a drawing representing a space or a building.

The house plans are ready.

Les plans de la maison sont prêts.

verb

To establish a project, to define an intention.

They are planning a trip to Europe.

Ils planifient un voyage en Europe.

From Latin 'planus', meaning 'level, flat'.

to have plans

To have intentions or an idea of what needs to be done.

avoir des plans

to change plans

To modify one's intentions or projects.

changer de plans

to make plans

To develop projects or intentions.

faire des plans

project

An idea or a plan put in place to achieve a goal.

projet

strategy

An action plan designed to achieve a specific aim.

stratégie

A date or an outing.

Are we making plans for this weekend?

On se fait des plans ce weekend ?

A project that can be improvised.

We made plans at the last minute.

On a fait des plans à la dernière minute.