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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 -
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plate [pleɪt]1. noun• to have enough on one's plate (inf) (things to do) avoir déjà beaucoup à faire ; (problems) avoir déjà beaucoup de problèmes3. compounds* * *[pleɪt] 1.1) ( dish) ( for eating) assiette f; ( for serving) plat mto hand ou present something to somebody on a plate — lit, GB fig apporter or présenter quelque chose à quelqu'un sur un plateau
2) ( dishful) assiette f3) ( sheet of metal) plaque f, tôle f4) ( name plaque) plaque f5) ( registration plaque) plaque f minéralogique6) [U] ( silverware) gen argenterie f; Religion trésor m7) ( metal coating) plaqué m8) ( illustration) planche f9) Photography plaque f10) ( in dentistry) dentier m11) Geography, Zoology plaque f13) Medicine plaque f2.transitive verb plaquer [bracelet, candlestick] ( with avec, de)3.- plated combining formgold/silver-plated — plaqué or/argent
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plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… … Universalium
plate tectonics — plate tectonics, n. (Geol.) A geological theory which holds that the crust of the earth (the lithosphere) is divided into a small number of large separate plates which float and move slowly around on the more plastic asthenosphere, breaking apart … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plate tectonics — Tectonics Tec*ton ics, n. 1. The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plate tectonics — n. Geol. the theory that the earth s surface consists of plates, or large crustal slabs, whose constant motion explains continental drift, mountain building, etc … English World dictionary
Plate tectonics — The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century … Wikipedia
plate tectonics — noun the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth s crust • Syn: ↑tectonics, ↑plate tectonic theory • Members of this Topic: ↑Pangaea, ↑Pangea • Hypernyms: ↑morphology, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
plate tectonics — /pleɪt tɛkˈtɒnɪks/ (say playt tek toniks) noun a theory concerning the movements of the earth s lithosphere that explains how tectonic plates ride on the moving asthenosphere; supporting the theory of continental drift and sea floor spreading.… …
plate tectonics — N UNCOUNT Plate tectonics is the way that large pieces of the earth s surface move slowly around. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
plate tectonics — plate′ tecton′ics n. gel a geologic theory that describes the earth s crust as divided into a number of rigid plates, movement of which accounts for such phenomena as continental drift and the distribution of earthquakes • Etymology: 1965–70… … From formal English to slang
plate tectonics — plate tec tonics n [U] technical the study of the forming and movement of the large sheets of rock that form the surface of the Earth … Dictionary of contemporary English
plate tectonics — plate tec tonics noun uncount SCIENCE the study of the large layers of rock under the surface of the Earth, and how they were formed and move … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English