What does plaie in French mean?

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

The word plaie in French means wound, plague, touch on a sore spot, it's only money, What a pain!, twist the knife. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word plaie

wound

nom féminin (blessure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a une plaie de 10 cm sur le bras gauche.
She has a 10 cm. long wound on her left arm.

plague

nom féminin (figuré (calamité) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les invasions de pucerons sont une vraie plaie.
Aphid infestations are a real plague.

touch on a sore spot

locution verbale (rare (indiquer un problème) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quand tu lui parles de sa relation avec son père, tu mets le doigt sur la plaie.

it's only money

(une perte d'argent n'est jamais grave)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

What a pain!

interjection (Quelle manque de chance !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

twist the knife

locution verbale (figuré (insister sur [qch] de désagréable) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Arrête de remuer le couteau dans la plaie, Tania s'en veut déjà assez comme ça !

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