French Conversation · Level 117
58 words
French word
blindé
Pronunciation
IPA/blɛ̃de/
Meaning
- adjectivepacked
Example
Le tram était blindé à midi.
The tram was packed at noon.
More examples
Le marché était blindé ce week-end.
The market was packed this weekend.
Core concept
A tram or room packed so tightly that movement is difficult, with the same excess suggesting someone loaded with money.
Common phrases
métro blindé
packed subway
train blindé
packed train
blindé de monde
packed with people
Similar words
bondé: Filled with people or objects, leaving almost no passageway.
plein: Containing as much as it can, with no room left.
complet: Having all seats or spaces filled and unable to accept more.
Definition in French
Très chargé ou rempli, surtout par des personnes au point de gêner le mouvement; familièrement, peut désigner quelqu'un de fortuné.
Word origin
Blindé is the past participle of blinder, originally meaning to armor or protect heavily, and this idea of heavy covering supports its later colloquial senses of crowded and rich.
Usage tips
- The crowd sense often takes de, as in blindé de monde, while a place can simply be described as blindé.