Usage examples of "plat" in French with translation to English

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Translations: all65 dish34 flat17 plate1 other translations13
La batterie est à plat The battery is dead
La pizza est mon plat préféré. Pizza is my favorite food.
Le plat du jour est du poisson. Today's dinner is fish.
Je considère le crabe comme un plat exceptionnel. I regard crab as a great delicacy.
Je veux manger un plat de cuisine française. I want to eat French cuisine.
Nous buvons généralement du thé après un plat. We generally drink tea after a meal.
Les piles de ma calculatrice sont à plat. The batteries in my calculator are dead.
La batterie de la voiture est à plat. The car battery is dead.
Permettez-moi de vous expliquer le plat du jour. Let me tell you about our special.
Elle était couchée à plat ventre sur le lit. She was lying face down on the bed.
Elle était étendue à plat ventre sur le lit. She was lying face down on the bed.
Ce plat est assaisonné de manière à évoquer l'atmosphère parisienne. This cuisine is seasoned to evoke the esprit of Paris.
La voiture ne veut pas démarrer car la batterie est à plat. The car won't start because the battery has run down.
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