What does plage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word plage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use plage in French.

The word plage in French means beach, track, range, span, shift, at the beach, on the beach, beach ball, beach hut, beach cabana, beach shack, parcel shelf, pebble beach, shingle beach, fine sandy beach, time slot, beach towel, beachwear. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word plage

beach

nom féminin (bord de l'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'était une plage de sable noir.
It was a black sand beach.

track

nom féminin (morceau enregistré) (recorded music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce CD a douze plages.
This CD has twelve tracks.

range, span

nom féminin (intervalle, étendue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une plage de prix allant de 5 à 50 euros.
A price range going from 5 to 50 euros.

shift

nom féminin (période de temps) (period of work)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour votre intervention, nous avons prévu une plage de 40 minutes. Virginie est infirmière sur la plage du matin alors que Béatrice travaille sur la plage du soir cette semaine.
We've scheduled a 40-minute time slot to do your job.

at the beach, on the beach

locution adverbiale (sur une plage)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
À cette heure-ci, Julien doit être à la plage.

beach ball

nom masculin (ballon léger en plastique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

beach hut, beach cabana, beach shack

nom féminin (petite cabane)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

parcel shelf

nom féminin (plateau couvrant le coffre de voiture) (UK, car)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pebble beach, shingle beach

nom féminin (plage faite de galets)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fine sandy beach

nom féminin (plage faite de sable fin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

time slot

nom féminin (intervalle de temps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Trois maîtres-nageurs sont de garde sur la plage horaire de l’après-midi.

beach towel

nom féminin (grande serviette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma sœur prend toujours une serviette de plage rouge quand elle va se baigner.

beachwear

nom féminin (vêtements très légers) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of plage in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.