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1 copper-plate engraving
taille-douce; chalcographie [procédés de gravure sur métal utilisés par les faussaires] [Interpol]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > copper-plate engraving
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2 plate
plate [pleɪt]1 noun∎ he ate a huge plate of spaghetti il a mangé une énorme assiette de spaghettis;∎ figurative to hand sth to sb on a plate donner ou apporter qch à qn sur un plateau (d'argent);∎ she was handed the job on a plate on lui a offert cet emploi sans qu'elle ait à lever le petit doigt;∎ figurative to have a lot on one's plate avoir du pain sur la planche;∎ I've already got far too much on my plate j'ai déjà beaucoup trop à faire;∎ he has a metal plate in his thigh il a une plaque en métal dans la cuisse(c) (with inscription) plaque f;∎ a car with foreign plates une voiture avec une plaque d'immatriculation étrangère ou immatriculée à l'étranger(d) (on cooker) plaque f (de cuisson)∎ the burglars took all the (silver) plate les cambrioleurs ont pris toute l'argenterie∎ the knives are silver plate les couteaux sont en plaqué argent(g) Typography (for printing) cliché m; (for engraving) planche f; (illustration) planche f, hors-texte m inv;∎ offset plate plaque f offset(h) Photography plaque f (sensible)(i) (for church collection) plateau m (de quête)(k) (denture) dentier m, appareil m ou prothèse f dentaire; (for straightening teeth) appareil m (orthodontique)(l) (in earth's crust) plaque f(m) (trophy, race) trophée m(o) (in baseball → home plate) bâton m, = plaque qui marque le début et la fin du parcours que doit effectuer le batteur pour marquer un point(a) (coat with metal → gen) plaquer; (→ in gold) dorer; (→ in silver) argenter; (→ in nickel) nickeler; (→ in copper) cuivrer(c) Typography clicher∎ the River Plate le Rio de la Plata►► plate armour armure f (en plaques de fer);plate glass verre m (à vitres);plate rack égouttoir m;plate tectonics (UNCOUNT) tectonique f des plaques(in restaurant kitchen) disposer les aliments sur les plats -
3 brass
1) (an alloy of copper and zinc: This plate is made of brass; ( also adjective) a brass door-knocker.) (de) laiton2) (wind musical instruments which are made of brass or other metal.) cuivres•- brassy- brass band - brass neck - get down to brass tacks
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