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The meaning of the French word "plainte" and how you use it

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plainte
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) complaint
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Sami

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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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On va déposer une plainte .
We are going to lodge a complaint.
C' est une plainte sérieuse .
It's a serious complaint.
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Police Profilers Watching Over Lille's Transport Network
À partir d' une plainte , ils recherchent toutes les images des caméras de surveillance .
Starting from a complaint, they collect all of the surveillance cameras' images.
Police Profilers Watching Over Lille's Transport Network
qui vont rechercher au vu de la plainte , dans tel métro euh , telle heure , et cetera ,
who are going to look in light of the complaint, in this subway um, at that time, etc.,
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a...porté...plainte
(expression) (Passé composé) (il/elle / on) brought charges; pressed charges
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Charlotte is a FR-EN translator and live subtitler based in the U.K. She holds a BA in French and Japanese and an MA in audiovisual translation. She has worked as an English tutor in the past and considers herself a life-long language student.
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Ma mère a porté plainte .
My mother pressed charges.
Il a porté plainte contre nous .
He pressed charges against us.
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The Case Against UberPop in Paris
qui a porté plainte contre UberPop .
who brought a complaint against UberPop.
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porte...plainte
(expression) (Present) (je / il/elle / on) press[es] charges
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Je porte plainte .
I press charges.
Il porte plainte contre nous .
He presses charges against us.
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dépôts de plainte
(n.) (masc.) (pl.) filing complaints; lodged complaints
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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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Le commissariat reçoit les dépôts de plainte .
The police station receives lodged complaints.
L' affaire va faire l' objet de plusieurs dépôts de plainte .
The case was the subject of several lodged complaints.
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Pickpocketing: Heightened Security in Paris
Objectif – faciliter les dépôts de plainte .
The aim – facilitating filing complaints.
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