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How to Say ‘The venue was no longer available’ in French

La salle n'était plus libre

lah sahl n ay-TAY ploo LEE-bruh

[lah sahl n ay-TAY ploo LEE-bruh]

💬 Usage Tip: ne ... plus wraps the verb to mean "no longer" or "not anymore": Il ne fume plus "He doesn't smoke anymore".

Phrase Breakdown

La salle

lah sahl

The hall / the room

'Salle' sounds like 'sal'. Here it means a rented venue.

Example

La salle est très grande.

The hall is very big.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

salle

[sahl]

hall / venue

Here: a room or hall rented for events.

Example

Nous avons loué une salle des fêtes.

We rented a function hall.

n'était plus libre

n ay-TAY ploo LEE-bruh

was no longer available

'Ne... plus' means 'no longer'. 'N'était' sounds like 'né-tè'. 'Plus' has a silent s here.

Example

La table n'était plus libre.

The table was no longer free.

Words in this phrase

[n]

not

Shortened form of 'ne' used in negation before a vowel.

Example

Il n'y a plus rien ici.

There is nothing left here anymore.

était

[ay-TAY]

was

Imperfect form of 'être' meaning 'was' or 'used to be.'

Example

C'était un moment agréable pour parler de nos projets.

It was a pleasant moment to talk about our projects.

plus

[ploo]

no more / no longer

Used in negation to say something is no longer available or happening.

Example

Il n'y a plus d'eau chaude maintenant.

There is no more hot water now.

libre

[LEE-bruh]

free / available

Means available (time-wise). Used to plan: “être libre” = to be free/available.

Example

Je suis libre ce soir pour regarder un épisode.

I’m free tonight to watch an episode.

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