emplâtre
See also: emplâtré
French
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French emplastre < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin emplastrum < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron, “daub; salve”).
Pronunciation
Noun
emplâtre m (plural emplâtres)
- plaster (glue-like substance)
- (informal) a useless individual, a good-for-nothing
- (slang) a blow received during a fight
Derived terms
- emplâtrer (“to plaster”)
Further reading
- “emplâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.