tectonique des plaques

/tɛk.tɔ.nik de plak/

la noun B2

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.

Meaning

  1. plate tectonics

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

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German

Plattentektonik

Plattentektonik is the German word for the same thing — both mean "plate tectonics."

Practice

1 What does tectonique des plaques mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ des plaques explique la formation des montagnes.

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