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platou
platter (serving dish) /plaˈtou/
noun#4687 most common
Also: plateau (geographical), film set
Example sentences
Pe masă este un platou cu fructe.
There is a platter of fruit on the table.
Am comandat un platou de brânzeturi la restaurant.
We ordered a cheese platter at the restaurant.
Ospătarul a adus un platou mare cu fructe de mare.
The waiter brought a large seafood platter.
Actorii se pregătesc pe platoul de filmare înainte de scena finală.
The actors get ready on the film set before the final scene.
Platoul Transilvaniei este cunoscut pentru dealurile sale line.
The Transylvanian Plateau is known for its gentle hills.
Regizorul a cerut liniște totală pe platou în timp ce se filma scena decisivă.
The director demanded total silence on set while the decisive scene was being filmed.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | platoul | platourile |
| Genitive | platoului | platourilor |
| Accusative | platoul | platourile |
| Vocative | platoule | platourilor |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "platou" from French "plateau" in the modern period, along with many other words tied to dining and later cinema. French "plateau" itself comes from Old French "platel", a diminutive of "plat" (flat), which goes back to Latin and ultimately Greek "platys" (broad, flat). The word kept both the French senses: a flat serving dish and a flat stretch of high land, and Romanian later added the film-set sense from French studio jargon.
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