| Principales traductions |
| plate n | (shallow food dish) (vaisselle) | assiette nf |
| | He put four plates on the table. |
| | Il posa quatre assiettes sur la table. |
| plate n | (food selection, dish) (menu) | plat nm |
| | Did you choose the chicken plate? |
| | Est-ce que tu as choisi le plat avec du poulet ? |
| plate n | (printed image) (illustration, livre) | gravure nf |
| | (typographie) | planche nf |
| | The old book contained many coloured plates. |
| | Ce vieux bouquin contenait beaucoup de gravures en couleurs. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Les premières presses de Gutenberg comportaient des planches et des composteurs. |
| plate n | (metal plate) (en métal) | plaque nf |
| | The council put a plate over the hole in the street. |
| | Le conseil a posé une plaque sur le trou dans la rue. |
| plate n | (metal coating) | plaqué nm |
| | | plaqué adj |
| | Her jewellery was plate, not solid gold. |
| | Son bijou, c'est du plaqué, pas de l'or massif. |
| | Son bijou est en or plaqué, pas en or massif. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| plate n | (serving, person being served) | plat nm |
| | | personne, tête nf |
| | The luncheon will cost fifty dollars a plate. |
| | Le déjeuner va coûter cinquante dollars le plat. |
| | Le déjeuner va coûter cinquante dollars par personne (or; par tête). |
plate,
home plate,
home base n | (baseball) (Base-ball) | marbre nm |
| | The runner slid into the plate to score the winning run. |
| | Le coureur a plongé sur le marbre pour marquer le point de la victoire. |
| plate n | (plated metallic dish) (métallique) | plateau nm |
| | Put that dish of stew on the hot plate. |
| | Pose cette assiette de ragoût sur le plateau chaud. |
| plate n | (photography: coated glass) (Photographie) | plaque nf |
| | The photographer replaced the plate. |
| | Le photographe a changé de plaque. |
| plate n | (type of horseshoe) | fer à cheval nm |
| | Horses are shod with aluminium plates for racing. |
| plate n | (zoology: hard tissue structure) (Zoologie) | plaque nf |
| | An armadillo's armour is made up of plates. |
| plate n | (rigid section of earth's crust) (tectonique) | plaque nf |
| | Most earthquakes are caused by sudden movement of the Earth's plates. |
| | La plupart des séismes sont causés par le mouvement soudain des plaques tectoniques. |
| plate [sth]⇒ vtr | (coat with metal) (or) | dorer⇒ vtr |
| | (argent) | argenter⇒ vtr |
| | | plaquer⇒ vtr |
| | The ornament was plated in gold. |
| | La décoration était dorée. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. La décoration était argentée. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. On peut plaquer certains métaux sur d'autres. |
| plate [sth] vtr | (armour: forge) (armure, épée) | forger⇒ vtr |
| | The knight's armour was plated by the best craftsmen. |
| | L'armure du chevalier a été forgée par les meilleurs artisans. |
| plate [sth] vtr | (make a printing plate) (Typographie) | composer⇒ vtr |
| | The printer carefully plated the text. |
| | Le typographe a composé le texte avec soin. |
| plate [sth] vtr | (food: dish up, serve) (de la nourriture) | servir⇒ vtr |
| | (un plat, une assiette) | dresser⇒ vtr |
| | Isabelle plated some turkey and placed it in the middle of the table. |
| | Isabelle a servi de la dinde et l'a placée au milieu de la table. |
| plate [sth] vtr | often passive (biology: introduce to culture plate) (Biologie) | cultiver⇒ vtr |
Formes composées
plate | car plate | license plate | tectonic plate |
armor plate (US),
armour plate (UK) n | (metal protection) | blindage nm |
armor-plate [sth] (US),
armour-plate [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (protect by coating with metal) | blinder⇒ vtr |
base plate,
baseplate n | (metal sheet supporting [sth]) (Industrie) | plaque de base nf |
| | | embase nf |
| | | socle nm |
| | The base plate is attached to the machine with four screws. |
| blue plate n | (plate with sections for food) | assiette à compartiments nf |
blue plate,
blue plate special n | (inexpensive meal at restaurant) | plat pas cher, plat bon marché nm |
bookplate,
book plate,
ex libris n | (name label affixed inside a book) | ex-libris nm inv |
| crustal plate | (geology) (Géologie) | plaque, plaque lithosphérique nf |
| deck plate n | (carpentry) | plaque nm |
| | | plaque de finition nm |
| dental plate n | (dental prosthesis) | dentier nm |
| dessert plate n | (serving plate for dessert) | plateau de desserts nm |
| | These dessert plates are antique porcelain, you know. |
| dinner plate n | (large plate for main course) | grande assiette nf |
| | Salad is served on a salad plate and the main course on a dinner plate. |
| end plate n | (mining: shorter member of set) (d'une mine) | plaque de bout nf |
| end plate n | (cell biology) (Biologie) | plaque motrice nf |
| fashion plate n | ([sb] who wears latest styles) (personne) | gravure de mode nf |
| fashion plate n | (fashion illustration) (image) | gravure de mode nf |
flitch,
flitch plate n | (strengthening plate) | feuille métallique nf |
| floor plate n | (metal plate for machinery on a floor) (métal) | plaque de fond nf |
| floor plate n | (wooden plate supporting wall studs) | plaque de sol en bois nf |
| | | dalle de plancher nf |
| floor plate n | (part of a gun) (pistolet) | plaquette nf |
gold-plate [sth],
gold plate [sth]⇒ vtr | (gild) | dorer⇒, couvrir d'or vtr |
| | The brooch is made of sterling silver that has been gold-plated. |
| | La broche est en argent fin qui a été dorée (or: couverte d'or). |
| gold plate n | (tableware made of gold, collectively) | vaisselle en or nf |
| gold plate n | (coating of gold) | dorure nf |
gold-plate [sth],
gold plate [sth] vtr | figurative (add unnecessary costly refinements) | trop peaufiner, trop fignoler loc v |
| ground plate n | (electric: metal plate) | plaque de sol nf |
| | (électricité) | plaque de mise à la terre nf |
have a lot on your plate,
have too much on your plate v expr | figurative, informal (be overburdened) | avoir beaucoup à faire loc v |
| | | être débordé loc adj |
home base,
home plate n | (baseball: home plate) (Base-ball : base) | marbre nm |
| | A pitcher must throw the ball over home base for it to be declared a 'strike'. |
| home plate n | (baseball: batter's station) (Base-ball : base) | marbre nm |
| | A pitcher must throw the ball over home plate for it to be declared a "strike.". |
hot plate,
hotplate,
UK: hob n | (portable burner, cooking ring) | plaque chauffante nf |
| | Hilda left the soup to simmer on the hotplate. |
| hot plate n | (small stove) | réchaud nm |
| | Before microwaves, every college student had a hot plate in their room. |
| kick plate | (door: metal plate) | plaque de protection de bas de porte nf |
| L-plate n | UK (sign on car: learner driver) (Belgique) | L nm inv |
| | (France, équivalent) | disque « conduite accompagnée » nm |
| nickel plate n | (thin coating of nickel) | nickelage nm |
| | Le nickelage électrolytique est le plus utilisé pour l'outillage. |
| nickel-plate [sth]⇒ vtr | (apply a coating of nickel to) | nickeler⇒ vtr |
| | The door knockers are cast in brass and then nickel-plated. |
| P-plate n | UK (sign on car: inexperienced driver) (France, équivalent) | disque jeune conducteur, disque A nm |
| | (France, équivalent) | A nm inv |
| Note: En France, il est obligatoire pour les nouveaux détenteurs du permis de conduire d'apposer le disque jeune conducteur à l'arrière de leur voiture car des limitations de vitesse différentes s'appliquent. |
| pie plate n | (dish for cooking pie) | moule à tarte, plat à tarte nm |
plate armor,
armor plate,
armor plating (US),
plate armour (UK) n | (reinforced steel covering) (pour un véhicule,...) | blindage nm |
| | (pour une personne) | armure nf |
| | The knight's legs and arms were protected by plate armour. |
| | Les bras et les jambes du chevalier étaient protégés par une armure. |
| plate glass n | (strong, flat glass) | verre (pour vitres) nm |
| | The shop window was made of plate glass. |
| plate-glass n as adj | (window: having flat glass) | plate-glass window : vitrine nf |
| | Daniel was seriously injured when he ran into a plate-glass window. |
| plate tectonics n | uncountable (geology: movement of earth's crust) | tectonique des plaques nf |
| | The earthquake was caused by plate tectonics. |
| printing plate n | (surface used to transfer print) | plaque d'imprimerie, plaque d'impression nf |
| salad plate n | (small plate for salad) | assiette à salade nf |
| salad plate n | (selection of cold salad) | salade nf |
| | | plat de salade nm |
| silver plate n | (thin coat of silver) | plaqué argent nm |
| | Obviously the solid silver cutlery was more expensive than the silver plate. |
| silver-plate [sth]⇒ vtr | (coat thinly with silver) | argenté adj |
| soup plate n | (shallow dish for soup) | assiette à soupe, assiette creuse nf |
| spot plate n | (chemistry) (Chimie) | plaque à godets nf |
| steel plate n | (sheet of steel used for engraving) | plaque d'acier, tôle d'acier nf |
| | The decks of the ship are made of steel plate. |
surface plate,
planometer n | (mechanical engineering) (Mécanique) | marbre nm |
| swash plate n | (machinery) (mécanique) | plateau cyclique nm |
| switch plate n | (cover for switches) | plaque d'interrupteur nf |
terne,
terne plate n | (steel sheet with alloy coat) | tôle plombée nf |
| | | fer terme nm |
| tin plate n | (steel, etc.: tin-coated) | fer blanc nm |
| | Tin plate is used for food cans because it does not react to the acids present in food. |
| wall plate n | (construction) | sablière nf |
| | The builder fixed the wall plate to the top of the wall. |
| wall plate n | (cover for electrical outlet) | plaque murale nf |
| | These wall plates provide an easy connection for telephones. |