wearing plate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wearing plate in the English»French Dictionary

wearing plate N

wearing plate

plaque f d'usure

Translations for wearing plate in the English»French Dictionary

wearing [Brit ˈwɛərɪŋ, Am ˈwɛrɪŋ] ADJ

1. wearing (exhausting):

wearing day, job, journey

fatigant

it can be wearing doing

c'est parfois fatigant de faire

2. wearing (irritating):

wearing behaviour, person

pénible

I.wear [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] N U

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vêtements mpl

children's/beach wear

vêtements pour enfants/de plage

in beach/sports wear

en tenue f de plage/de sport

2. wear (use):

for everyday wear

de tous les jours

for summer wear

pour l'été

to stretch with wear shoes:

s'assouplir à l'usage

I've had three years' wear out of these boots

ces bottes m'ont duré trois ans

there's some wear left in these tyres

ces pneus ne sont pas encore usés

there's still a few months' wear in this shirt

cette chemise peut encore servir quelques mois

3. wear (damage):

wear

usure f (on de)

wear and tear

usure f

fair or normal wear and tear

usure normale

to stand up to wear

résister à l'usure

to get hard or heavy wear

servir beaucoup

there are signs of wear on the brake linings

les garnitures de freins sont un peu usées

to show signs of wear

commencer à être usé

to look the worse for wear (damaged)

être abîmé

to be somewhat the worse for wear (drunk)

être ivre

to be somewhat the worse for wear (tired)

être épuisé

II.wear <pret wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB trans

1. wear (be dressed in):

wear garment, jewellery, earphones etc

porter

to wear blue

s'habiller en bleu

to wear one's hair long/short

avoir les cheveux longs/courts

to wear one's hair in a bun

porter un chignon

to wear a ribbon in one's hair

avoir un ruban dans les cheveux

to wear one's skirts long

s'habiller long

to wear one's clothes loose

aimer les vêtements lâches

2. wear (put on):

wear garment, jewellery etc

mettre

what are you wearing tonight?

qu'est-ce que tu vas mettre ce soir?

what should I wear?

qu'est-ce que je devrais mettre?

I haven't got a thing to wear

je n'ai rien à me mettre

3. wear (use):

wear perfume, sun-cream

mettre

to wear make-up

se maquiller

she's wearing make-up

elle est maquillée

4. wear (display):

he or his face wore a puzzled frown

il fronçait les sourcils d'un air perplexe

her face wore a smug expression

elle avait un air plein de suffisance

5. wear (damage by use):

wear carpet, clothes, clutch, component

user

to be worn to a thread

être usé jusqu'à la corde

to wear a hole in garment, sheet

trouer

to wear a track/a groove in

creuser un sentier/une rigole dans

6. wear (accept) inf:

wear behaviour, attitude

tolérer

wear excuse

accepter

III.wear <pret wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB intr

1. wear (become damaged):

wear carpet, garment, shoes:

s'user

my patience is wearing thin

je commence à être à bout de patience

2. wear (withstand use):

a carpet/fabric that will wear well

un tapis/tissu solide

he's worn very well fig

il est encore bien pour son âge

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

wearing plate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wearing plate in the English»French Dictionary

wearing [ˈweərɪŋ, Am ˈwer-] ADJ

wearing

fatigant(e)

I.wear <wore, worn> [weəʳ, Am wer] N

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vêtements mpl

men's wear

vêtements pour hommes

2. wear (amount of use):

wear

usure f

there's some wear left in sth

on peut encore utiliser qc

to show signs of wear

commencer à s'user

wear and tear

usure f

to have had a lot of wear and tear

être très usé

to be the worse for wear

être ivre

II.wear <wore, worn> [weəʳ, Am wer] VB trans

1. wear (have on body):

wear a. fig

porter

2. wear (make a hole):

wear

user

to wear holes in sth

trouer qc

Phrases:

to wear your heart on your sleeve

laisser transparaître ses sentiments

to wear the trousers, to wear the pants Am

porter la culotte

III.wear <wore, worn> [weəʳ, Am wer] VB intr

wear

s'user

to wear into holes

se trouer

to wear thin

être usé

to wear thin fig

être à bout

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

A large bull wearing plate armor on its head and parts of its body.

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