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/

• Audio:

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Noun

emplâtre m (plural emplâtres)

1. plaster (glue-like substance)
2. (informal) a useless individual, a good-for-nothing
3. (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.