plaster

ˈplɑːstə
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Translation of plaster from English into Dutch,

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Noun

1.

health

UK
small adhesive bandage for minor wounds
UK
  • He put a plaster on his cut finger.Hij deed een pleister op zijn gewonde vinger.
2.

wall coating

UK
mixture for coating walls and ceilings
UK
pleister stucwerk ngips n
  • The walls were covered in fresh plaster.De muren waren bedekt met verse pleister.
3.

medical

UK
hard cast made from gypsum-based material
UK
  • Her arm was in a plaster after the fracture.Haar arm zat in een gips na de breuk.
4.

healing paste

DatedUK
paste for healing or cosmetic purposes
DatedUK
  • She applied plaster to soothe her skin.Ze bracht pleister aan om haar huid te verzachten.

Verb

tr.
1.

construction

UK
cover a surface with a smooth gypsum coating
UK
pleisteren bepleisteren stucen
  • They plaster the walls before painting.Ze pleisteren de muren voordat ze gaan schilderen.
2.

posters

UK
affix something conspicuously
UK
plakken beplakken volplakken
  • They plastered the city with election posters.Ze plakten de stad vol met verkiezingsposters.
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Expressions with plaster: examples in English and translations in Dutch

verdoezelen
She tried to plaster over the issues in their relationship.
in het gips
Her arm was in plaster after the accident.
schijnheilige
huichelaar
Don't be such a plaster saint.
een nepglimlach opzetten
geforceerd glimlachen
She plastered on a smile even though she was upset.
de scheuren verbergen
problemen bedekken
They tried to plaster the cracks in their relationship with a vacation.
lapmiddel
tijdelijke oplossing
The new law is just a sticking plaster approach.

Images of plaster

  • plaster: hard cast made from gypsum-based material
    (medical) gips
  • plaster: paste for healing or cosmetic purposes
    (healing paste) pleister

Synonyms and analogies of plaster in English

Examples of plaster in a sentence

  • Put a plaster over the small blister.
  • He applied plaster to the damaged wall.
  • The plaster needs time to dry.
  • The doctor applied a plaster to her broken leg.
  • He wore a plaster for six weeks after the accident.
  • The doctor recommended a plaster for the burn.

Translations of "plaster" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
gipsnn.

My brother had a leg in plaster after the car accident.

Mijn broer had zijn been in het gips na het auto-ongeluk.

pleisternf.

Chipping fragments of the wall plaster were slowly coming off.

Loslatende stukjes pleister van de muur kwamen langzaam naar beneden.

pleisterwerkn.

Wire mesh is often used in construction to support plaster and drywall.

Gaas wordt in de bouw vaak gebruikt als drager voor pleisterwerk en gipsplaten.

stucwerknn.

There was a crack in the plaster that revealed the bricks underneath.

In het stucwerk zat een scheur waardoor de bakstenen eronder zichtbaar werden.

gipsverbandnn.

Dip the plaster cloth in water and apply.

Doop het gipsverband in water en breng het aan.

Verb
pleisterenv.

There's enough heroin in here to plaster a whole wall.

Er is hier genoeg heroïne om een muur te pleisteren.

plakkenv.

He tried to plaster on a smile now and then but underneath he seemed really sad.

Hij probeerde nog een glimlach op te plakken af en toe maar daaronder leek hij erg bedroefd.

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plaster: Examples and translations in context

The child has a leg in plaster and must stay home.

Het kind heeft een been in het gips en moet thuisblijven.

Due to rapid hardening, the plaster set much faster than expected.

Door de snelle uitharding trok het gips veel sneller aan dan verwacht.

He had a leg in plaster, which made walking difficult.

Hij had zijn been in het gips, waardoor lopen moeilijk was.

Even with a leg in plaster, she attended the meeting.

Zelfs met haar been in het gips woonde ze de vergadering bij.

After the fall, she had a leg in plaster for six weeks.

Na de val had ze haar been zes weken in het gips.

I had a leg in plaster last winter after skiing.

Ik had afgelopen winter mijn been in het gips na het skiën.

Having a leg in plaster doesn't stop him from reading books.

Een been in het gips hebben houdt hem niet tegen om boeken te lezen.

He had leg in plaster following a severe fracture from skiing.

Hij had zijn been in het gips na een zware breuk tijdens het skiën.

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