What does plancher in French mean?

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

The word plancher in French means flooring, floor, floor, study, study for, clear off, buzz off, put one's foot down, too-short trousers, minimum sentence, ocean floor, on solid ground. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word plancher

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.

clear off, buzz off

locution verbale (familier (partir, quitter un lieu) (colloquial)

(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.")
They were told to clear off.

put one's foot down

locution verbale (accélérer à fond)

too-short trousers

nom masculin (familier (pantalon trop court) (UK)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Son pantalon feu de plancher laissait apparaître ses chaussettes orange.
His too-short trousers showed his orange socks.

minimum sentence

nom féminin (peine minimale)

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

ocean floor

nom masculin (fond de océans)

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

on solid ground

locution adverbiale (familier (sur la terre ferme)

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

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