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
- emplâtre sur jambe de bois
- emplâtre sur une jambe de bois
Derived terms
- emplâtrer (“to plaster”)
Further reading
- “emplâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.