What does assiette in French mean?

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

The word assiette in French means plate, plateful, basis, seat, pitch attitude, dessert plate, side plate, cold cuts, bowl, cold cuts, remuneration base, paper plate, tax base, assorted cold meats, dinner plate, plate up, be under the weather, feel under the weather, scrounger, freeloader. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word assiette

plate

nom féminin (plat pour manger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sors une assiette supplémentaire : tonton Gérard vient manger avec nous ce soir.
Get out an extra plate; Uncle Gerard's coming for dinner this evening.

plateful

nom féminin (contenu du plat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai fini mon assiette !
I've finished my whole plateful!

basis

nom féminin (base de calcul)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le revenu salarié est l'assiette principale du calcul de l'impôt.
Salaried income is the main basis for calculating taxes.

seat

nom féminin (stabilité) (horseriding)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce cavalier a une bonne assiette.
That rider has a good seat.

pitch attitude

nom féminin (Aviation : angle par rapport à l'horizon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Corrige l'assiette de l'avion ou nous allons plonger sur la mer !
Sort out the plane's pitch attitude or we're going to take a dive into the sea!

dessert plate

nom féminin (petite assiette)

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

side plate

nom féminin (petite assiette) (crockery)

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

cold cuts

nom féminin (assiette de charcuterie)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

bowl

nom féminin (assiette à soupe)

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

cold cuts

nom féminin (assortiment de charcuteries)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

remuneration base

nom féminin (comptabilité : part prise en compte)

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

paper plate

nom féminin (vaisselle jetable)

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

tax base

nom féminin (montant de base)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'assiette fiscale permet de calculer l'impôt des citoyens.

assorted cold meats

nom féminin (plat culinaire)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

dinner plate

nom féminin (assiette classique)

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

plate up

locution verbale (présenter un plat)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Ma sœur cuisine très bien mais elle a toujours du mal à dresser ses assiettes.

be under the weather, feel under the weather

locution verbale (familier (être indisposé) (informal)

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

scrounger, freeloader

nom masculin et féminin (familier (profiteur) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Méfie-toi de lui, c'est un pique-assiette !

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