Formes composées
plate | | | |
| Anglais | Français |
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. |
