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Pronunciation / Transliteration: planalto
"O planalto central é conhecido pelo seu clima seco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area of fairly level high ground.
"The hotel is situated on a high plateau surrounded by mountains." - 2
A state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress.
"Sales have reached a plateau and are unlikely to grow further this year."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French plateau, from plat ('flat') + -eau (diminutive suffix).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "plateau" is said worldwide
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plateau
Transliteration: plateau
"Nous avons atteint un plateau dans nos ventes."
Hochebene
Transliteration: Hochebene
"Das Camp liegt auf einer weiten Hochebene."
altopiano
Transliteration: altopiano
"La strada attraversa un vasto altopiano."
meseta
Transliteration: meseta
"El tren cruzó la meseta central."
planalto
Transliteration: planalto
"O planalto central é conhecido pelo seu clima seco."
पठार
Transliteration: pathar
"दक्कन का पठार भारत के दक्षिण में स्थित है।"
高原
Transliteration: gāoyuán
"青藏高原被称为世界屋脊。"
고원
Transliteration: gowon
"우리의 실력이 한동안 정체기에 접어들었다."
高原
Transliteration: kōgen
"売上が高原状態に達した。"
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