Today we’ll explore the French adjective rassasié, which means full, satisfied or to have eaten one’s fill. Rassasié is the past participle of the verb rassasier (to satisfy, fill, satiate), which comes from the Latin verb satiare (to satisfy, nourish). We’ll also look at two more ways to say I’m full: Je n’ai plus faim and je cale.
rassasié
full, satisfied, to have eaten one’s fill
Pronunciation [ʀasazje]
Rassasié – Full, satisfied
Example sentences
This first sentence uses était (was), which is être (to be) in the imperfect tense. The imperfect is used for describing past actions. Maman can translate to both mom or mommy.
Merci, maman. C’était délicieux. Je suis vraiment rassasié.
Thank you, mom. It was delicious. I’m really full.
Je n’ai plus faim, literally “I’m no longer hungry” is another common way of saying I’m full in French. The negation ne…plus means any more or no longer.
Tu veux encore des pâtes, ma chérie ? Non merci, je n’ai plus faim.
Do you want some more pasta, dear? No thank you, I’m full.
A slang verb used for describing being full is caler, which literally means to wedge something into place. Bouffer is slang for manger (to eat).
Oh là là, je cale ! J’ai bouffé toute la pizza !
Oh, I’m full. I ate the entire pizza!
Je suis plein
Note that je suis plein translates literally to “I am full” but is not an acceptable way to express no longer being able to eat in France. While je suis plein could work for I’m full in French-speaking Canada, in France it can mean drunk.
Related lessons
- Bon appétit – enjoy your meal
- Avoir faim – to be hungry
- Le repas – meal
- Dîner – to have dinner, to eat out
References
Word of the Day archive | Lessons by David Issokson
