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# plage

«plage» in Mova's school dictionary: **the French word for «beach»: «la plage» means «the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (French: une plage, des plages); also English science word (a plage, plages — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (French) «Plage» is the French word for «beach»: «la plage» means «the beach»; it sounds like «plahzh» to an English ear and is not an everyday English word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#m1)

2) (science, rare) In astronomy a plage is a bright patch in the Sun's atmosphere near a sunspot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#m2)

3) In English it may appear in names of seaside places, like Paris-Plages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In French lessons pupils learn holiday words: «Je vais à la plage» (I am going to the beach), «la mer» (the sea), «le sable» (the sand). In France and Belgium road signs say «Plage» pointing to the beach. In science it is a rare word for bright areas on the Sun. Phrases: à la plage (to/at the beach), la plage (the beach).

### examples

- «Plage» means «beach» in French. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#x1)
- (French) Nous allons à la plage. — We are going to the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#x2)
- The sign in France said «Plage 500 m». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#x3)
- (French) La plage est très belle. — The beach is very beautiful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#x4)
- We sang a French song about a day at the plage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#x5)
- In English you say beach, but in French you say plage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#x6)
- Scientists photographed a bright plage near a sunspot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#x7)
- (French) Il y a du sable sur la plage. — There is sand on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/#x8)

### note

In French «plage» is a feminine noun: «la plage», «une plage», plural «les plages». Pronounced «plahzh», with the «g» soft like the «s» in «treasure». Not an English word in everyday life; English speakers say «beach». Do not confuse with «page» or «plague».

### In the corpora

- [Most -age words are masculine, but la plage, la page, la cage and l'image are feminine exceptions.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/38-olympiad-gender-pattern-puzzles/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «plage» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plage/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.