PLS

See also: pls, PLs, and P&Ls

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ɛ.lɛs/ ~ /pe.e.lɛs/

Noun

PLS f (plural PLS)

1. (medicine, first aid) Initialism of position latérale de sécurité: recovery position

   mettre en PLS ― to place in recovery position

   être en PLS ― to be in recovery position

2. (colloquial, figurative) (2010’s) state of exhaustion
3. (colloquial, figurative) (2010’s) state of being ashamed, in moral distress or of losing self-confidence; state of being publicly humiliated

   Si l’un des deux brésiliens se blesse 3 mois, on est en PLS.Planete Real Madrid.fr, 31 mai 2016 ― If one of the two Brazilians get hurt during the next three month, we are in big trouble!

4. (colloquial, figurative) (2010’s) State of a machine or network service that is working slow or is out of order

   C’est moi ou Twitter est en PLS ?

   20 juillet 2016, Master Snakou, Twitter

   ― Is it me or Twitter is completly down ?

   Au secours, mon ordi est en PLS!

   ― Help, my computer is completly broken!

Synonyms

Medicine, first aid

• décubitus latéral