plateau

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈplætəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/plæˈtoʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pla tō′ or, esp. Brit., plat′ō)


Inflections of 'plateau' (n):
plateaus
npl
plateaux
npl
Inflections of 'plateau' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
plateaus
v 3rd person singular
plateauing
v pres p
plateaued
v past
plateaued
v past p
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plateau n (geography)altiplano nm
  meseta nf
  altiplanicie nf
 My house is on a plateau among the mountains, so it's a lot flatter here than in the surrounding areas.
 Mi casa está en un altiplano entre las montañas así que es mucho más plano aquí que en las áreas de alrededor.
plateau n figurative (fixed level)estancamiento nm
 Bridget felt she'd reached a plateau in her career.
 Bridget sentía que había llegado a un estancamiento en su carrera.
plateau⇒ vi figurative (line: stay at level)estabilizarse⇒ v prnl
  estancarse⇒ v prnl
 The company's profits have plateaued over the last three years.
 Las ganancias de la compañía se han estabilizado en los últimos tres años.
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'plateau' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Mato Grosso - mesa - puna - table - tableland
Spanish:
alcarria - mesa - altiplanicie - altiplano - meseta

Collocations: in a plateau region, on (top of) the plateau, the plateau in the [west], more...

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