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masculine

/pla.kaʁ/

#2089 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

cupboard, wardrobe, cabinet

Word origin

From plaquer ('to lay flat against'), a verb French took from Middle Dutch placken. A placard was first anything fixed flat to a wall, whether a notice or a set of shelves.

Origin
Middle Dutch
Root
placken
English cognates
placard, plaque

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralplacards

Examples

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Put the glasses away in the cupboard.

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The kitchen cupboards are empty.

au .

She hid the box at the back of the cupboard.

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These cupboards do not shut properly.

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There is a cupboard behind the door.

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This word is part of lesson 42.