plage
part of speech
noun (French: une plage, des plages); also English science word (a plage, plages — rare)
meaning for a pupil
1) (French) «Plage» is the French word for «beach»: «la plage» means «the beach»; it sounds like «plahzh» to an English ear and is not an everyday English word. tree →
2) (science, rare) In astronomy a plage is a bright patch in the Sun's atmosphere near a sunspot. tree →
3) In English it may appear in names of seaside places, like Paris-Plages. tree →
sense in the lessons
In French lessons pupils learn holiday words: «Je vais à la plage» (I am going to the beach), «la mer» (the sea), «le sable» (the sand). In France and Belgium road signs say «Plage» pointing to the beach. In science it is a rare word for bright areas on the Sun. Phrases: à la plage (to/at the beach), la plage (the beach).
examples
- «Plage» means «beach» in French. tree →
- (French) Nous allons à la plage. — We are going to the beach. tree →
- The sign in France said «Plage 500 m». tree →
- (French) La plage est très belle. — The beach is very beautiful. tree →
- We sang a French song about a day at the plage. tree →
- In English you say beach, but in French you say plage. tree →
- Scientists photographed a bright plage near a sunspot. tree →
- (French) Il y a du sable sur la plage. — There is sand on the beach. tree →
note
In French «plage» is a feminine noun: «la plage», «une plage», plural «les plages». Pronounced «plahzh», with the «g» soft like the «s» in «treasure». Not an English word in everyday life; English speakers say «beach». Do not confuse with «page» or «plague».
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «plage» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.