plate armour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plate armour in the English»French Dictionary

plate armour N Brit HISTORY

plate armour

armure f de plates

armour plate, armour plating N

armour plate (on tank)

blindage m

armour plate (on ship)

cuirassage m

Translations for plate armour in the French»English Dictionary

plate

piece of plate armour Brit

blindage (revêtement)

armour plate Brit

Translations for plate armour in the English»French Dictionary

armour Brit, armor Am [Brit ˈɑːmə, Am ˈɑrmər] N

1. armour HISTORY (clothing):

a suit of armour

une armure f (complète)

2. armour (protective covering):

armour (on tank, ship etc)

armure f

armour ZOOL

armure f

armour ELEC (on wire, cable)

gaine f

armour (against criticism) fig

cuirasse f

3. armour (tanks):

armour + vb sing ou pl

blindés mpl

armor Am

armor → armour

See also armour

armour Brit, armor Am [Brit ˈɑːmə, Am ˈɑrmər] N

1. armour HISTORY (clothing):

a suit of armour

une armure f (complète)

2. armour (protective covering):

armour (on tank, ship etc)

armure f

armour ZOOL

armure f

armour ELEC (on wire, cable)

gaine f

armour (against criticism) fig

cuirasse f

3. armour (tanks):

armour + vb sing ou pl

blindés mpl

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

plate armour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plate armour in the English»French Dictionary

armor N Am, Aus, armour [ˈɑ:məʳ, Am ˈɑ:rmɚ] N no pl

1. armor ZOOL:

armor

cuirasse f

2. armor MIL:

armor

armure f

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It was well suited to penetrate plate armour and chain mail.

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While plate armour is used in the films, it is unmentioned in any of the author's writings (except for vambraces), where scale and especially mail predominate.

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