What does plateau in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word plateau in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use plateau in French.

The word plateau in French means tray, plateau, set, board, pan, chain wheel, chain ring, plateau, hand to on a platter, hand to on a plate, flatbed lorry, floor manager, board game, cheeseboard, continental shelf, cheese platter, cheese plate, cheese platter, platter of seafood, TV set, film set, TV dinner, call centre, television studio set, lazy Susan, meal tray, food tray, meal tray, food tray, hand on a plate. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word plateau

tray

nom masculin (planche de service)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le serveur apporte les cafés sur un plateau. À la cantine ce midi, j'ai fait tomber mon plateau et j'en ai mis partout.
The waiter carries the coffee on a tray. In the dining hall today, I dropped my tray and made a mess.

plateau

nom masculin (Géographie : étendue plate) (Geography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le plateau du Larzac est dans le Massif Central.
The Larzac plateau is in the Massif Central.

set

nom masculin (espace scénique) (TV, cinema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a de nombreux invités sur ce plateau de télévision. Silence sur le plateau ! Ça tourne, action !
There are a number of guests on this television set. Silence on the set! We're filming - action!

board

nom masculin (support pour jeu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour jouer au jeu de l'oie il faut un plateau avec des cases numérotées.

pan

nom masculin (partie de balance) (scales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une balance se compose de deux plateaux à équilibrer.
A scale is made up of two pans which can be balanced.

chain wheel, chain ring

nom masculin (Cyclisme : pignon de pédalier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce vélo est à double plateau.
This bicycle has a double chain wheel.

plateau

nom masculin (figuré (stagnation, plafonnement) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La production automobile connaît un plateau.
Automobile production has reached a plateau.

hand to on a platter, hand to on a plate

locution verbale (figuré (mâcher un travail à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

flatbed lorry

nom masculin (camion à socle amovible) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

floor manager

nom masculin (responsable de scène télé) (TV)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chef de plateau indiqua aux invités leur place autour de la table.

board game

nom masculin (jeux de société avec plateau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le jeu de l'oie est un célèbre jeu de plateau.

cheeseboard

nom masculin (plat pour fromages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le serveur apporte le plateau à fromages avec la salade.

continental shelf

nom masculin (fond marin côtier) (oceanography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cheese platter

nom masculin (assortiment de fromages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cheese plate, cheese platter

nom masculin (assortiment de fromages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le serveur apporte le plateau de fromages commandé.

platter of seafood

nom masculin (assortiment de fruits de mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au restaurant, ils commandent toujours un plateau de fruits de mer.

TV set

nom masculin (TV : lieu de tournage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

film set

nom masculin (lieu pour filmer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

TV dinner

nom masculin (familier (repas devant la télé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce soir, je préférerais me faire un plateau télé plutôt qu'un restau.

call centre

nom masculin (pièce de gestion de appels entrants) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

television studio set

nom masculin (scène télévisuelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait du beau monde sur le plateau télévisé de cette émission hier soir.

lazy Susan

nom masculin (plateau de table pouvant tourner)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

meal tray, food tray

nom masculin (plateau à compartiments)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au self-service, nous utilisons des plateaux-repas pour nous servir.

meal tray, food tray

nom masculin (repas sur un plateau-repas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour pouvoir continuer à travailler pendant l'heure du déjeuner, j'ai commandé des plateaux-repas. La nourriture de ce plateau-repas est bien équilibrée.

hand on a plate

locution verbale (figuré (mâcher un travail à [qqn]) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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