plaque tectonique

/plak tɛk.tɔ.nik/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les plaques tectoniques

Meaning

  1. tectonic plate

    • Le séisme se produit à la limite de deux plaques tectoniques.

      The earthquake occurs at the boundary of two tectonic plates.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does plaque tectonique mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le séisme se produit à la limite de deux plaques ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches plaque tectonique?

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