platform

quai

Espace le long des voies où l’on attend le train et où l’on monte ou descend.

En anglais simple : The area beside railway tracks where people wait for, board, or leave trains.

• Our train leaves from platform two.
• Passengers waited on the crowded platform.
• Which platform does the next train leave from?

Expressions courantes : station platform, platform number three, on the platform

tribune

Occasion ou espace permettant de faire connaître ses idées à un public.

En anglais simple : An opportunity or place to share your ideas with an audience.

• The show gave her a platform.
• He used his platform to call for change.
• Local radio provides a platform for community debate.

Comment l'utiliser : platform for someone/something (The festival provides a platform for young artists.); platform to do something (The interview gave her a platform to explain her views.)

Synonymes : forum, outlet

Expressions courantes : platform for something, give someone platform, public platform

plateforme

Système informatique ou environnement logiciel sur lequel fonctionnent d’autres programmes.

En anglais simple : A computer system or software environment on which other programs run.

• The app works on this platform.
• Developers tested the software on two different platforms.
• Which platform does your database use?

Comment l'utiliser : on a platform (The program runs on several platforms.)

Synonymes : environment, system

Expressions courantes : software platform, computing platform, run on platform

estrade

Surface surélevée où l’on se tient pour parler ou se produire devant un public.

En anglais simple : A raised area where people stand to speak or perform in front of others.

• The singer stood on a platform.
• Workers built a wooden platform for the band.
• She stepped onto the platform to address the crowd.

Synonymes : stage, podium

Expressions courantes : raised platform, stand on platform, platform for speakers