home plate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for home plate in the English»French Dictionary

home plate N SPORTS

home plate

marbre m

Translations for home plate in the English»French Dictionary

I.plate [Brit pleɪt, Am pleɪt] N

1. plate (dish):

plate (for eating)

assiette f

plate (for serving)

plat m

china/paper plate

assiette f en porcelaine/papier

to hand or present sth to sb on a plate lit, Brit fig

apporter or présenter qc à qn sur un plateau

2. plate (dishful):

plate

assiette f

a plate of spinach

une assiette d'épinards

3. plate (sheet of metal):

plate

plaque f

plate

tôle f

a metal plate

une plaque de métal, une tôle

4. plate (name plaque):

plate

plaque f

5. plate (registration plaque):

plate

plaque f minéralogique

foreign plates

plaques fpl minéralogiques étrangères

6. plate U (silverware) (gen):

plate

argenterie f

plate REL

trésor m

the church plate was stolen

on a volé le trésor de l'église

7. plate (metal coating):

plate

plaqué m

8. plate (illustration):

plate

planche f

plate

hors-texte m inv

9. plate TYPO:

plate

planche f

printer's plate

planche f d'imprimerie

10. plate PHOTO:

plate

plaque f

11. plate DENT:

plate

dentier m

12. plate GEOL:

plate

plaque f

13. plate ZOOL:

plate

plaque f

14. plate SPORTS:

plate (trophy)

plaque f

plate (competition)

coupe f

15. plate MED:

plate

plaque f

II.plate [Brit pleɪt, Am pleɪt] VB trans

plate bracelet, candlestick:

plate

plaquer (with avec, de)

III.-plated COMP

gold-/silver-plated

plaqué or/argent

IV.plate [Brit pleɪt, Am pleɪt]

to have a lot on one's plate

avoir beaucoup à faire

I.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

1. home (dwelling):

home (gen)

logement m

home (house)

maison f

new homes for sale

logements neufs à vendre

he doesn't have a home

il n'a pas de logement

you have a beautiful home

vous avez une belle maison/un bel appartement

to be far from/near home

être loin de/près de chez soi

a home of one's own

un chez-soi

to work from home

travailler à domicile

to set up home in France/in Madrid

s'installer en France/à Madrid

I've made my home in France now

je suis installé or je vis en France maintenant

it's home to me now

je m'y sens chez moi

birds make their home in…

les oiseaux font leur nid dans…

his home has been a tent for the last two weeks

il habite dans une tente depuis deux semaines

the island is home to 3, 000 people

l'île abrite 3 000 personnes

2. home (for residential care):

home

maison f

retirement/nursing home

maison de retraite/de santé

to put sb in a home

mettre qn dans un établissement spécialisé

3. home (family base):

home

foyer m

to make a home for

créer un foyer pour

‘good home wanted’

‘cherche foyer accueillant’

to leave home

quitter la maison

to leave home attr life

de famille

to leave home surroundings, background

familial

to leave home comforts

du foyer

4. home (country):

home

pays m

to consider France (as) home

considérer la France comme son pays

5. home (source):

home of country, area: speciality

pays m de

home of jungle, region: species

habitat m de

6. home (place):

home fig, inf

place f

to find a home for book, object

trouver une place pour

II.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

1. home (national):

home market, affairs

intérieur

home news

national

2. home SPORTS (local):

home match, win

à domicile

home team

qui reçoit

III.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home come, go, arrive:

home (to house)

à la maison, chez soi

home (to country)

dans son pays

on the journey home (to house)

en rentrant à la maison

on the journey home (to apartment, room)

en rentrant chez moi/nous etc

on the journey home (by boat, plane)

pendant le voyage de retour

to see sb home

raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (accompany)

raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (to meet family)

amener qn à la maison

is she home?

est-ce qu'elle est à la maison?

is she home yet?

elle est déjà rentrée?

2. home (to required position, effect):

to hammer or drive sth home lit nail

enfoncer complètement

to hammer or drive sth home fig message

bien faire passer

to press or push one's point home

enfoncer le clou fig

to bring sth home to fig

faire voir qc à

to strike home fig

toucher juste

IV.at home ADV

1. at home (in house):

at home be, work, stay

à la maison

to live at home

habiter chez ses parents

at home and abroad

dans notre pays et à l'étranger

Madam is not at home dated

Madame ne reçoit personne

2. at home SPORTS (on own ground):

at home play

à domicile

they're at home on Saturday

ils jouent à domicile samedi

X are playing Y at home

X reçoit Y

3. at home (comfortable) fig:

at home be, feel

à l'aise (with avec)

make yourself at home

mets-toi à l'aise, fais comme chez toi

V.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] VB intr

home pigeon, animal:

home

savoir retourner chez soi

VI.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm]

it's/he's nothing to write home about

ça/il n'a rien d'extraordinaire

it's home from home Brit , it's home away from home Am

c'est un second chez-soi

home sweet home , there's no place like home prov

on n'est nulle part si bien que chez soi

to be a bit too close to home

être blessant

he found it a bit close to home

ça l'a touché au vif

let's talk about something nearer home

parlons de ce qui nous concerne plus particulièrement

to be home and dry

être sauvé

home plate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for home plate in the English»French Dictionary

home plate N Am SPORTS

home plate

coup m

Translations for home plate in the English»French Dictionary

I.plate [pleɪt] N

1. plate (dish, dinner plate):

plate

assiette f

a plate of pasta

une assiette de pâtes

2. plate (panel, sheet):

plate

plaque f

3. plate on earth's crust:

plate

plaque f

4. plate (sign) a. AUTO, TYPO:

plate

plaque f

brass plate

plaque en laiton

5. plate TYPO (picture in book):

plate

planche f

6. plate (cutlery):

(silver) plate

argenterie f

Phrases:

to have a lot on one's plate Brit

en avoir par-dessus la tête

to give sth to sb on a plate inf

servir qc à qn sur un plateau doré

II.plate [pleɪt] VB trans

plate with gold, silver:

plate

plaquer

silver-plated

plaqué(e) argent

I.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

home

maison f

at home no pl

à la maison

to leave home no pl

quitter la maison

to make oneself at home no pl

se mettre à l'aise

II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home (at or to one's place):

home

à la maison

2. home (one's country):

home

au pays

3. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

faire comprendre qc à qn

Phrases:

until the cows come home

jusqu'à la saint-glinglin

sth is nothing to write home about

qc n'est rien d'important

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ a. SPORTS

home

local(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1975, the baseball field's outfield fences were moved ten feet (3 m) closer to home plate, in an attempt to boost home run numbers.

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The 18 difference is also greater than the width of home plate.

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The backstop is listed in media sources as 60.5 feet (18.4 m) behind home plate.

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Baseball etiquette states that the home plate umpire should make the final call on tag-up plays.

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If the runner on third had meanwhile run home and touched home plate, his run would count.

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Running through the gravel are drainage tiles that run from home plate to center field.

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Initially, the home plate umpire must determine if a swing was checked or not checked.

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In contrast, the deepest part of center field was nearly 500ft m. from home plate.

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The wall might also reduce the number of cheap home runs due to the barrier's relatively close distance from home plate.

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Its dimensions, especially right field, were very cozy, perhaps less than 200 feet from home plate.

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