What does planche in French mean?

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

The word planche in French means plank, board, board, plate, bed, float, the boards, flat as a pancake, board, flooring, floor, floor, study, study for, have a lot on your plate, skateboard, go windsurfing, float on your back, do planks, money machine, chopping board, drawing board, washboard, snowboard, breadboard, flat-chested, ironing board, ironing board, skateboard, sailboard, windsurf board, windsurfing, page of a comic book, comic book page, page of a comic, dashboard, lifeline, surfboard, contact sheet, trip up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word planche

plank, board

nom féminin (morceau de bois plat et long)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sol de cette pièce est recouvert de planches.
The floor of this room is covered with floorboards.

board

nom féminin (tablette de travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre découpe la viande sur une planche.
Pierre cuts the meat on a board.

plate

nom féminin (page d'illustration) (picture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans ce livre, il y a plusieurs planches en couleur.
In this book, there are several color plates.

bed

nom féminin (partie d'un jardin) (gardening)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je sème une planche de salades.
I sow a bed of lettuce.

float

nom féminin (rectangle de natation) (swimming aid)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour apprendre le crawl, l'enfant s'aidait d'une planche.
To learn the crawl, the child used a float.

the boards

nom féminin pluriel (le théâtre, la scène)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Mon rêve est de monter sur les planches.
My dream is to tread the boards.

flat as a pancake

nom féminin (familier (femme sans poitrine) (colloquial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sandrine est une vraie planche !
Sandrine is flat as a pancake.

board

nom féminin (nourriture servie sur une planche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elles ont commandé une planche de charcuterie pour deux.

flooring

nom masculin (séparation horizontale entre deux étages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ouvriers sont au premier étage en train de poser le plancher.
The workers are on the second floor installing the flooring.

floor

nom masculin (sol d'une pièce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La jeune maman tenta de sortir de la chambre de son fils sans faire de bruit mais le plancher craqua et réveilla le bébé.
The young mother tried to leave her son's room quietly, but a floorboard creaked and woke the baby.

floor

adjectif (minimum) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous pouvons appliquer des réductions sur nos produits mais nous avons des prix planchers en dessous desquels il est impossible de descendre.
We can cut prices on our products, but we have lower limits below which it is impossible to descend.

study

verbe intransitif (familier (travailler dur)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il planche dur pour avoir son examen.
He is studying hard to pass his test.

study for

verbe transitif indirect (travailler dur sur)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il planche dur sur son examen.
He is studying hard for his test.

have a lot on your plate

locution verbale (figuré (avoir beaucoup de travail à faire) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
I have a lot on my plate just now, let's meet up some other time.

skateboard

locution verbale (utiliser une planche à roulette)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ils sont partis faire de la planche à roulettes en ville.

go windsurfing

locution verbale (sport nautique : pratiquer la planche)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
L'été, les touristes font de la planche à voile sur le lac.
Tourists go windsurfing on the lake in the summer.

float on your back

locution verbale (flotter en croix sur le dos)

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

do planks

locution verbale (faire un exercice de gainage)

money machine

nom féminin (machine à faire des billets)

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

chopping board

nom féminin (cuisine : plateau de découpe) (kitchen equipment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Attention à la nappe ! Utilise donc la planche à découper.

drawing board

nom féminin (support inclinable pour dessiner)

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

washboard

nom féminin (vieilli (planche pour laver le linge)

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

snowboard

nom féminin (Can (surf pour la neige) (sport)

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

breadboard

nom féminin (plateau de découpe du pain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai sorti la planche à pain sur la table.

flat-chested

nom féminin (familier, figuré, péjoratif (femme à très faible poitrine) (pejorative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Martin n'aime pas les planches à pain des défilés de mode, il préfère les femmes aux formes plus généreuses.

ironing board

nom féminin (support pour repasser le linge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La planche à repasser est glissée sur le côté de l'armoire de la chambre.

ironing board

nom féminin (figuré, péjoratif (femme à très faible poitrine) (figurative, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette actrice est une planche à repasser.

skateboard

nom féminin (planche de jeu sportive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle est allée chez sa copine avec sa planche à roulettes.

sailboard, windsurf board

nom féminin (objet) (equipment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai acheté une planche à voile pour cet été.

windsurfing

nom féminin (activité) (activity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons fait de la planche à voile aujourd'hui.

page of a comic book

nom féminin (feuillet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour chaque planche de bande dessinée il faut choisir les points de vue, les cadrages et l'agencement des vignettes.

comic book page, page of a comic

nom féminin (page de bande dessinée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet auteur présente quelques planches de BD de son nouveau projet.

dashboard

nom féminin (véhicule : tableau de bord)

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

lifeline

nom féminin (dernière ressource avant la catastrophe)

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

surfboard

nom féminin (planche pour surfer) (sports equipment)

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

contact sheet

nom féminin (film : toutes les vues sur une planche)

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

trip up

(figuré (compliquer les choses à [qqn]) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

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