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masculine

/pla.to/

#2319 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

tray; plateau; film set

Word origin

From plat ('flat'), with the ending -eau. The word names anything flat: a serving tray, a level stretch of high ground, or the flat floor of a studio.

Origin: French
Root: plat
English cognates: plateau, plate

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralplateauxirregular

Examples

She put the tray down on the table.

The breakfast tray is waiting in the corridor.

The village sits on a plateau.

L' .

The actor turned up late on set.

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Put your glass on the tray, it is going to fall.

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This word is part of lesson 47.