plaque

plaque, plaque commémorative

Plaque portant une inscription, fixée à un mur ou à un monument pour rappeler une personne ou un événement.

En anglais simple : A flat plate with words on it, fixed to a wall or monument to remember someone or something.

• A plaque marks her birthplace.
• They unveiled a bronze plaque outside the library.
• The plaques list the names of local soldiers.

Synonymes : memorial plate, tablet

Expressions courantes : memorial plaque, bronze plaque, unveil a plaque, plaque on something

plaque dentaire

Couche collante de bactéries qui se forme sur les dents et peut les abîmer.

En anglais simple : A sticky layer of bacteria that forms on teeth and can damage them.

• Brushing removes plaque from your teeth.
• The dentist found plaque near my gums.
• Plaque builds up if you do not clean your teeth well.

Synonymes : dental biofilm

Expressions courantes : dental plaque, remove plaque, plaque buildup, plaque on teeth

plaque

Accumulation nocive de matière dans ou sur un organe, souvent associée à une maladie.

En anglais simple : An unhealthy buildup of material in or on a body organ, often linked to disease.

• Plaque narrowed the artery.
• Researchers found amyloid plaques in the brain tissue.
• A piece of plaque broke away from the artery wall.

Synonymes : deposit

Expressions courantes : amyloid plaque, arterial plaque, plaque buildup, plaque in arteries

plaque cutanée, plaque

Zone étendue de tissu du corps dont l’aspect ou le toucher diffère du tissu sain autour.

En anglais simple : A broad patch of body tissue that looks or feels different from the healthy tissue around it.

• A red plaque appeared on his elbow.
• The doctor examined the scaly plaques on her knees.
• The cream reduced the thickness of each plaque.

Expressions courantes : skin plaque, scaly plaque, raised plaque, psoriasis plaque

plaque musicale

Instrument de musique plat et mince, classé dans une catégorie selon sa forme.

En anglais simple : A flat, thin musical instrument, grouped by its shape in a system for classifying instruments.

• This flat instrument is classified as a plaque.
• The plaque vibrates when struck.
• The collection contains both blown plaques and struck plaques.

Expressions courantes : blown plaque, struck plaque, musical plaque