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s'il vous plaît

American  
[seel voo ple] / sil vu ˈplɛ /

interjection

French.
  1. if you please; please.


s'il vous plaît British  
/ sil vu plɛ /
  1. if you please; please

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Example Sentences

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Jim, if you’re out there, levez-vous, s’il vous plaît.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017

R.V.S.V.P.—Répondez vite s'il vous plaît meaning, Please reply at once.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2014

By Posted Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at 1:26 PM ET Where, s’il vous plaît, is the Brigitte Bardot of today?

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2013

And I spent the first few days of that course actually saying, "répétez s'il vous plaît, répétez s'il vous plaît," asking the instructors to please repeat what they were saying.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2012

"Petite monnaie, s'il vous plaît," he heard her say, stretching out the note.

From Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo by Grefé, Will