plage, n.f., beach, strand, shore, seashore. — de sable; sandy beach. Vaisseau jeté sur la —; ship stranded on the beach.
plagiaire, n.m., plagiarist.
plagiat, n.m., plagiarism.
☉plaid, n.m., plea, pleading, hearing. Être sage au retour des —s; to be wise after the event. Chefs —s; chief-pleas (court of).
plaid (plè), n.m., plaid, traveling rug.
plaidable, adj., pleadable.
plaidant, adj., pleading, litigant. Avocat —; barrister, pleader.
plaider, v.a., to plead, to argue, to allege; to intercede (for); to be at law, to litigate. — quelqu’un; to sue any one at law. — le faux pour savoir le vrai; to allege what is false to get at the truth. Plaidez ma cause; intercede for me.
plaider, v.n., to plead; to be at law, to go to law. Se —, v.r., to be pleaded or argued. La cause se plaide aujourd’hui; the case comes on for hearing to-day.
plaideu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., litigant, suitor.