plate

plate
plate [pleɪt]
1. noun
   a. (for food) assiette f ; ( = platter) plat m
• a plate of sandwiches une assiette de sandwichs
• to give sth to sb on a plate (inf) apporter qch à qn sur un plateau
• to have enough on one's plate (inf) (things to do) avoir déjà beaucoup à faire ; (problems) avoir déjà beaucoup de problèmes
   b. ( = gold dishes) orfèvrerie f ; ( = silver dishes) argenterie f
   c. (on wall, door) plaque f ; ( = number plate) plaque f d'immatriculation
2. transitive verb
(with metal) plaquer ; (with silver) argenter
3. compounds
► plate glass noun verre m à vitre
► plate-glass window noun baie f vitrée
► plate rack noun (for drying) égouttoir m ; (for storing) range-assiettes m inv
► plate tectonics noun tectonique f des plaques
* * *
[pleɪt] 1.
noun
1) (dish) (for eating) assiette f; (for serving) plat m

to 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 f
3) (sheet of metal) plaque f, tôle f
4) (name plaque) plaque f
5) (registration plaque) plaque f minéralogique
6) [U] (silverware) gen argenterie f; Religion trésor m
7) (metal coating) plaqué m
8) (illustration) planche f
9) Photography plaque f
10) (in dentistry) dentier m
11) Geography, Zoology plaque f
12) Sport (trophy) plaque f; (competition) coupe f
13) Medicine plaque f
2.
transitive verb plaquer [bracelet, candlestick] (with avec, de)
3.
-plated combining form

gold/silver-plated — plaqué or/argent

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to have a lot on one's plate — avoir beaucoup à faire


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