emplâtre

See also: emplâtré

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French emplastre, borrowed from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron, “daub; salve”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.platʁ/, /ɑ̃.plɑtʁ/
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Noun

emplâtre m (plural emplâtres)

plaster (glue-like substance)
(informal) a useless individual, a good-for-nothing
(slang) a blow received during a fight

Derived terms

Derived terms

emplâtrer (“to plaster”)

Further reading

“emplâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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