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(fitted) carpet

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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plain [plɛ̃] N m dated NAUT

plain
high tide

I. plain-pied <de plain-pied> [dəplɛ̃pje] ADJ

1. plain-pied (à un étage):

un bâtiment de plain-pied
a single-storey Brit ou single-story Am building
une maison de plain-pied
a single-storey Brit ou single-story Am house
une maison de plain-pied
a bungalow Brit
l'école est de plain-pied
the school only has one storey Brit ou story Am
la cuisine est de plain-pied avec le jardin
the kitchen is at the same level as the garden Brit ou yard Am ou is on a level with the garden Brit ou yard Am

2. plain-pied (à égalité):

être de plain-pied avec qn
to be on an equal footing with sb

II. plain-pied <de plain-pied> [dəplɛ̃pje] ADV

entrer de plain-pied dans le monde politique
to have an easy passage into the world of politics
passer de plain-pied de la philosophie à la finance
to be equally at home discussing philosophy or finance

plain-chant <pl plains-chants> [plɛ̃ʃɑ̃] N m

plain-chant
plainchant uncountable
plain-chant
plainsong uncountable
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plainchant
plain-chant m
plainsong
plain-chant m
limepit
plain m
single-storey
de plain-pied
walk-in
de plain-pied sur la rue
single-storey building
bâtiment m de plain-pied

in the PONS Dictionary

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plain(e) [plɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ

tapis plain Belg (moquette)
(fitted) carpet

plain-pied [plɛ̃pje] N m sans pl

être de plain-pied
to be on the same level
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walk-in apartment Am, Aus
de plain-pied
carpet
tapis m plain Belg
in the PONS Dictionary
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plain(e) [plɛ͂, ɛn] ADJ

tapis plain Belg (moquette)
(fitted) carpet

plain-pied [plɛ͂pje] N m sans pl

être de plain-pied
to be on the same level
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English
French
French
walk-in apartment
de plain-pied
carpet
tapis m plain Belg

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tapis plain Belg (moquette)
(fitted) carpet
être de plain-pied
to be on the same level

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Le château est de forme rectangulaire, orienté est-ouest de plain-pied, la partie orientale présentant une excroissance d'un étage.
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Compte tenu du fort dénivelé, le vestibule est en rez-de-cour et le sous-sol est de plain-pied avec la terrasse dominant le parc.
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Le cantus firmus — c'est-à-dire le fragment syllabique de plain-chant — est souvent placé à la basse ou à la voix intermédiaire de l'édifice.
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L'une de ces structures est accessible après franchissement du fossé, tandis que les autres se présentent de plain-pied.
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Toutes ses habitations sont groupées par deux et construites de plain-pied.
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