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plaquette

tablet, small plate, booklet

noun plah-KET Rare

Origin: French 'plaque' + diminutive '-ette'

Also means

brake pad

Usage Note

Plaquette has several distinct senses: a thin commemorative or informational booklet, a small slab (e.g. a plaquette de beurre = a pat of butter), or a brake pad (plaquette de frein). In medicine, plaquettes are blood platelets. Context disambiguates readily.

Examples

"Il a changé les plaquettes de frein de sa voiture."

Natural Translation

He changed the brake pads on his car.

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