plank

planche, madrier

Long morceau de bois large, épais et plat, utilisé pour construire.

En anglais simple : A long, wide, thick, flat piece of wood used for building things.

• We need a long plank.
• Two planks were missing from the bridge.
• He nailed a wooden plank across the broken window.

Synonymes : board

Expressions courantes : wooden plank, plank of wood, loose plank, floor plank

planche, gainage

Exercice où l’on garde le corps droit au-dessus du sol, en appui sur les bras et les pointes des pieds.

En anglais simple : An exercise where you hold your body straight above the floor, resting on your toes and arms.

• Hold a plank for thirty seconds.
• She does planks every morning.
• Can you keep your back straight during a side plank?

Expressions courantes : do a plank, hold a plank, side plank, plank position

point du programme, axe politique

Une des idées ou mesures principales défendues par un parti politique.

En anglais simple : One of the main policies or ideas that a political party supports.

• Education is a central plank of their policy.
• The party added a new environmental plank to its platform.
• Which planks of the manifesto attracted younger voters?

Comment l'utiliser : a plank of/in something (Tax reform is a key plank in the party's platform.)

Synonymes : policy, policy position

Expressions courantes : central plank, key plank, plank of policy, plank in something

planche de cuisson

Planche de bois sur laquelle on cuit du poisson pour lui donner le parfum du bois.

En anglais simple : A flat wooden board used to cook fish, adding flavor from the wood.

• Soak the plank before cooking.
• We grilled salmon on a cedar plank.
• The wooden plank gave the fish a smoky flavor.

Synonymes : cooking board

Expressions courantes : cedar plank, grilling plank, salmon on a plank

soutien, appui

Ce qui soutient quelque chose ou l’aide à se maintenir.

En anglais simple : Something that provides support or helps to keep something going.

• Trust was the last plank supporting their friendship.
• Her savings became a plank of support during the crisis.
• Each small success added another plank to his fragile confidence.

Synonymes : support, prop, mainstay

Expressions courantes : plank of support, last plank, supporting plank

tranche épaisse

Morceau épais et compact d’un aliment, avec une face plate, cuit et servi entier.

En anglais simple : A thick, solid piece of food with a flat side, cooked and served as one piece.

• The tofu was cut into planks.
• A grilled plank of cauliflower filled the plate.
• She served the vegetable planks with a lemon sauce.

Comment l'utiliser : a plank of something (The chef served a thick plank of roasted cauliflower.)

Synonymes : slab, thick slice

Expressions courantes : plank of cauliflower, plank of tofu, roasted vegetable plank

planchéier, border

Couvrir une surface de longues planches de bois plates.

En anglais simple : To cover a surface with long, flat pieces of wood.

• They planked the floor.
• Workers are planking the ship's hull.
• We plan to plank the deck with local timber.

Comment l'utiliser : plank something with something (They planked the deck with oak.)

Synonymes : board, board over

Expressions courantes : plank a floor, plank a deck, plank a ship

allonger, poser

Poser quelque chose fermement, notamment de l’argent pour payer ou parier.

En anglais simple : To put something down firmly, especially money that you pay or risk in a bet.

• He planked his money on the table.
• She planked down five pounds and joined the game.
• They refused to plank down any more cash.

Comment l'utiliser : plank something down (He planked fifty dollars down on the table.)

Synonymes : put down, lay down, stake

Expressions courantes : plank down money, plank down cash, plank something down