"s'il vous plaît" meaning in French

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Phrase

IPA: /s‿il vu plɛ/, /s‿ju plɛ/ Audio: Fr-s'il vous plaît-2.ogg , Qc-s'il vous plaît.ogg Forms: s’ il vous plaît [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “if it pleases you”. From Middle French s'il vous plaist. Compare Catalan si us plau. Etymology templates: {{m-g|if it pleases you}} “if it pleases you”, {{lit|if it pleases you}} Literally, “if it pleases you”, {{inh|fr|frm|s'il vous plaist}} Middle French s'il vous plaist, {{cog|ca|si us plau}} Catalan si us plau Head templates: {{fr-phrase|s’il vous plaît}} s’il vous plaît
  1. please, if you please
    Sense id: en-s'il_vous_plaît-fr-phrase-pVSbjKLn
  2. (Belgium) here you go, here you are Tags: Belgium Synonyms: voici, tenez
    Sense id: en-s'il_vous_plaît-fr-phrase-cAVIM3cg Categories (other): Belgian French, French entries with incorrect language header, French phrasebook, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of French phrasebook: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: s’il vous plait (english: post-1990 spelling), s’il te plaît (alt: T–V distinction), svp [initialism]
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