noun🔗ShareAssietteA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten."I filled my plate from the bountiful table."J'ai rempli mon assiette à la table abondante.utensilfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'assiette, la vaisselleSuch dishes collectively."The restaurant's plate of appetizers was very tempting. "L'assiette d'entrées du restaurant était très tentante.utensilfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe contenu d'une assietteThe contents of such a dish."I ate a plate of beans."J'ai mangé une assiette de haricots.foodutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn platA course at a meal."The meat plate was particularly tasty."Le plat de viande était particulièrement savoureux.foodutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrdre du jour, programmeAn agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities"With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate."Avec des revenus en baisse et des transferts en hausse, la législature a un programme chargé.planbusinessjobworkorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaqueA flat metallic object of uniform thickness."A clutch usually has two plates."Un embrayage a généralement deux plaques.materialitemutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaque d'immatriculationA vehicle license plate."He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could."Il a volé une voiture et a changé les plaques d'immatriculation dès que possible.vehicleitemsignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaque de taxi, permis de taxiA taxi permit, especially of a metal disc."The taxi driver showed the metal plate to the police officer. "Le chauffeur de taxi a montré la plaque de taxi à l'agent de police.vehiclegovernmenttrafficessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCouche, revêtementA layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating"The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull."Les balles ont simplement rebondi sur la couche d'acier de sa coque.materialtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaqueA material covered with such a layer."The workshop table was a metal plate covered with a smooth, dark gray paint. "La table de l'atelier était une plaque de métal recouverte d'une peinture lisse et gris foncé.materialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlateau, assietteA decorative or food service item coated with silver or gold."The tea was served in the plate."Le thé a été servi dans l'assiette.materialutensilitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisque de poidsA weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine."The weightlifter carefully placed the heavy plate on the barbell. "L'haltérophile a soigneusement placé le disque de poids lourd sur la barre.sportmachineitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaque, clichéAn engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper."We finished making the plates this morning."Nous avons fini de faire les plaques ce matin.arttechnologywritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareImage, clichéAn image or copy."The artist made a plate of the famous city skyline. "L'artiste a fait une image de la célèbre ligne d'horizon de la ville.artmediaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIllustration, plancheAn illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages."The textbook had a beautiful plate of the human heart, allowing students to easily visualize its structure. "Le manuel contenait une belle illustration du cœur humain, permettant aux étudiants de visualiser facilement sa structure.artliteraturewritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaque dentaire, dentierA shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate."The dentist fitted my grandmother with a new plate to replace her missing teeth. "Le dentiste a équipé ma grand-mère d'un nouveau dentier pour remplacer ses dents manquantes.medicinebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSablière, lisse basseA horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs."The new bookcase's top plate is made of sturdy wood to support the heavy books. "La sablière supérieure de la nouvelle bibliothèque est faite de bois robuste pour supporter les livres lourds.architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne portionA foot, from "plates of meat"."Sit down and give your plates a rest."Asseyez-vous et laissez reposer vos portions.bodypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe marbreHome plate."There was a close play at the plate."Il y a eu un jeu serré au marbre.sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaque tectoniqueA tectonic plate."The geologist explained that the movement of the Pacific plate is causing earthquakes in the region. "Le géologue a expliqué que le mouvement de la plaque pacifique provoque des tremblements de terre dans la région.geologyworldgeographynatureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArmure de plaquesPlate armour."He was confronted by two knights in full plate."Il a été confronté à deux chevaliers en armure de plaques complète.militaryweaponwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcaille, plaqueAny of various larger scales found in some reptiles."The lizard's skin had large, overlapping plates. "La peau du lézard avait de grandes écailles qui se chevauchaient.animalbodybiologypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaque, électrodeA flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank."The car battery's lead plates were corroded, needing replacement. "Les plaques de plomb de la batterie de la voiture étaient corrodées et devaient être remplacées.technologyelectronicsdeviceelementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaqueThe anode of a vacuum tube."Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying."La régulation de la tension de plaque de l'oscillateur améliore grandement la manipulation.electronicsdeviceparttechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArgent, or, monnaie, vaisselleSilver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes (from Spanish plata ("silver"))."The antique shop owner displayed a beautiful plate, a small silver coin from the 18th century. "Le propriétaire de la boutique d'antiquités a exposé une belle assiette, une petite pièce d'argent du XVIIIe siècle.materialutensilvalueitemassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRond d'argentA roundel of silver or tinctured argent."The heraldry professor showed a plate of argent, a round, silver emblem on the shield. "Le professeur d'héraldique a montré un rond d'argent, un emblème rond et argenté sur le bouclier.heraldrycoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrix, récompenseA prize given to the winner in a contest."The student won the science fair and received a gold medal plate. "L'étudiant a remporté la foire scientifique et a reçu un prix de médaille d'or.achievementsportentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaqueAny flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic."The teacher used a large, flat plastic plate to demonstrate the different shapes of the geometric figures. "Le professeur a utilisé une grande plaque de plastique plate pour démontrer les différentes formes des figures géométriques.materialitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaque(travel industry) A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code."The airline agent used the metal plate to stamp the boarding pass with the airline's logo. "L'agent de bord a utilisé la plaque métallique pour tamponner le logo de la compagnie aérienne sur la carte d'embarquement.industrybusinessserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa capacité d'une agence de voyages à émettre des billets au nom d'une compagnie aérienne particulière(travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline."The travel agent's plate allows her to book flights for American Airlines customers. "La capacité de l'agent de voyages lui permet de réserver des vols pour les clients d'American Airlines.industrybusinessjobserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaque d'identification, plaque VINA VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture."The car's VIN plate shows it was manufactured in 2018. "La plaque VIN de la voiture indique qu'elle a été fabriquée en 2018.vehicleitemsignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFlanchetOne of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal."The butcher carefully separated the plate from the rest of the brisket. "Le boucher a soigneusement séparé le flanchet du reste de la poitrine.foodanimalpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFer à cheval légerA very light steel horseshoe for racehorses."The jockey carefully fitted the light plate to the racehorse's hoof before the race. "Le jockey a soigneusement ajusté le fer à cheval léger au sabot du cheval de course avant la course.sportanimalutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePeaux pour doublures de fourrure(furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted."The furrier carefully arranged the plates of rabbit skin, ready to be sewn into a coat lining. "Le fourreur a soigneusement disposé les peaux de lapin, prêtes à être cousues dans une doublure de manteau.materialwearindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe fin poil (comme celui du castor, du rat musqué, etc.) sur un chapeau dont le corps est fait d'une matière inférieure(hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material."The hat's luxurious beaver plate added a touch of elegance to the otherwise simple felt body. "Le fin poil de castor luxueux du chapeau ajoutait une touche d'élégance au corps en feutre, par ailleurs simple.wearmaterialindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisque, vinyleA record, usually vinyl."My grandfather has a large collection of jazz music on vinyl plates. "Mon grand-père possède une grande collection de musique jazz sur disques vinyles.musicsoundmediaentertainmenttechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlaquer, recouvrirTo cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal."This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold."Cette bague est plaquée d'une fine couche d'or.materialtechnologyindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisposer dans une assietteTo place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving."After preparation, the chef will plate the dish."Après la préparation, le chef va disposer le plat dans une assiette.foodutensilserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarquer un pointTo score a run."The single plated the runner from second base."Le simple a permis au coureur de marquer un point depuis le deuxième but.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCuirasser, plaquerTo arm or defend with metal plates."The knights plated their horses with steel to protect them in battle. "Les chevaliers ont cuirassé leurs chevaux d'acier pour les protéger au combat.militarymaterialactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre en plaquesTo beat into thin plates."The blacksmith expertly plated the sheet of metal, shaping it into a beautiful, thin plate for the new trophy. "Le forgeron a mis en plaques la tôle avec expertise, la façonnant en une belle et fine plaque pour le nouveau trophée.materialprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAttribuer, spécifier(travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of."The travel agent plated the flight ticket for Delta Airlines. "L'agent de voyage a attribué le billet d'avion à Delta Airlines.industrybusinessserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlacer, classer par plancheTo categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet."The stamp collector carefully plated the stamps, arranging them according to their position on the original sheet to complete the set. "Le collectionneur de timbres a soigneusement placé les timbres, les arrangeant selon leur position sur la feuille d'origine pour compléter la série.stationeryhistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIdentifier la plaque d'impression utilisée(particularly with early British stamps) to identify the printing plate used."The philatelist carefully plated the stamp to determine which printing plate produced it. "Le philatéliste a soigneusement identifié le timbre pour déterminer quelle plaque d'impression l'avait produit.historytechnicalwritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMétal précieux, en particulier l'argentPrecious metal, especially silver."My grandmother's antique tea set includes a beautiful silver plate. "Le service à thé antique de ma grand-mère comprend une belle plaque d'argent.materialvalueutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading