plastic

plastic
plastic [{{t}}'plæstɪk]
1 noun
(a) (material) plastique m, matière f plastique;
the plastics industry l'industrie f du plastique
(b) (UNCOUNT) {{}}familiar{{}} (credit cards) cartes fpl de crédit ;
she pays for everything with plastic elle règle tous ses achats avec des cartes de crédit;
to put sth on the plastic payer qch avec une carte de crédit;
do they take plastic? est-ce qu'ils acceptent ou prennent les cartes de crédit?
2 adjective
(a) (made of plastic) en ou de plastique
(b) (malleable) plastique, malléable; (adaptable) influençable
(c) {{}}Art{{}} plastique
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} (artificial) synthétique ;
the plastic rubbish they call bread cette espèce de caoutchouc qu'ils appellent du pain
►► {{}}Art{{}} the plastic arts les arts mpl plastiques;
plastic bomb charge f de plastique, bombe f au plastique;
plastic bullet balle f en plastique;
plastic cup gobelet m en plastique;
plastic explosive plastic m;
the laboratory was blown up with plastic explosives le laboratoire a été plastiqué;
{{}}familiar{{}} plastic money (UNCOUNT) cartes fpl de crédit ;
plastic surgeon (cosmetic) chirurgien(enne) m,f esthétique; (therapeutic) plasticien(enne) m,f;
plastic surgery (cosmetic) chirurgie f esthétique; (therapeutic) chirurgie f plastique ou réparatrice;
she had plastic surgery on her nose elle s'est fait refaire le nez;
plastic wrap film m alimentaire

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