Definition: cupboard, cabinet; poster, notice; galley proof

J'ai mis les verres dans le placard - I put the glasses in the cabinet

Il faut faire des placards pour la manifestation - We need to make some posters for the demonstration

Expressions:: écrire un grand placard sur qqch - to write a great tome about something; mettre qqun au placard (fam) - to put someone away in jail, to fire someone, to push someone aside; mettre qqch au placard - to shelve something

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Pronunciation: [pla kar]