Ce pli ne part pas, même quand Marie accroche son chemisier dans la salle de bains.

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Breakdown of Ce pli ne part pas, même quand Marie accroche son chemisier dans la salle de bains.

• ne ... pas: not
• dans: in
• ce: this

Questions & Answers about Ce pli ne part pas, même quand Marie accroche son chemisier dans la salle de bains.

Why is it ce pli and not cette pli?

Because pli is a masculine singular noun in French.

• ce = this/that for a masculine singular noun
• cette = this/that for a feminine singular noun

So:

• ce pli = this crease / this wrinkle

If the noun were feminine, you would use cette instead.

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What does pli mean here exactly?

Here, pli means a crease, wrinkle, or fold mark in fabric.

In clothing contexts, it often refers to a line in the material that stays visible and does not smooth out easily.

So ce pli ne part pas means something like:

• This crease won’t come out
• This wrinkle doesn’t go away

It is not necessarily a literal folded shape; it is usually the mark left in the fabric.

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