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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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[pleit]1) (a shallow dish for holding food etc: china plates.) assiette2) (a sheet of metal etc: The ship was built of steel plates.) plaque3) (articles made of, or plated with, usually gold or silver: a collection of gold plate.) argenterie4) (a flat piece of metal inscribed with eg a name, for fixing to a door, or with a design etc, for use in printing.) plaque5) (an illustration in a book, usually on glossy paper: The book has ten full-colour plates.) planche6) ((also dental plate) a piece of plastic that fits in the mouth with false teeth attached to it.) dentier7) (a sheet of glass etc coated with a sensitive film, used in photography.) plaque•- plated- plateful - plating - plate glass
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