Bedeutung
To float motionless on the surface of the water, face up.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The phrase is a staple of 'les vacances d'été'. It evokes the image of the 'juilletistes' and 'aoûtiens' (July and August vacationers) crowding the beaches. Writers like Camus and Proust often use water imagery. Floating represents a suspension of time and social obligations. France is a world leader in 'Thalassothérapie'. Floating in mineral-rich water is seen as a legitimate medical treatment for stress. In the movie 'Le Grand Bain', the act of floating together is a powerful image of male bonding and vulnerability.
Master the Nasal
Ensure the 'an' in 'planche' is fully nasalized. Don't pronounce the 'n' as a consonant.
Context is King
Always specify if you are at the gym or the beach to avoid confusion, especially with fitness-obsessed friends!
Bedeutung
To float motionless on the surface of the water, face up.
Master the Nasal
Ensure the 'an' in 'planche' is fully nasalized. Don't pronounce the 'n' as a consonant.
Context is King
Always specify if you are at the gym or the beach to avoid confusion, especially with fitness-obsessed friends!
The 'Lâcher-Prise'
Use this phrase when discussing mindfulness or mental health in French; it's a very common analogy.
Teste dich selbst
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the phrase.
Hier, à la plage, j'ai _____ pendant une heure pour me relaxer.
The sentence requires the passé composé. 'Faire' becomes 'fait'.
Which situation best describes 'faire la planche'?
Marc est à la piscine. Que fait-il s'il 'fait la planche' ?
The phrase specifically means floating motionless on one's back.
Fill in the missing line in this gym context.
Coach: 'On va travailler les abdos.' Athlète: 'D'accord, on va _____ ?'
In a fitness context, 'faire la planche' refers to the plank exercise.
Match the metaphorical use to its meaning.
Dans cette crise, le ministre a décidé de faire la planche.
Metaphorically, it means to stay afloat without taking active steps.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenHier, à la plage, j'ai _____ pendant une heure pour me relaxer.
The sentence requires the passé composé. 'Faire' becomes 'fait'.
Marc est à la piscine. Que fait-il s'il 'fait la planche' ?
The phrase specifically means floating motionless on one's back.
Coach: 'On va travailler les abdos.' Athlète: 'D'accord, on va _____ ?'
In a fitness context, 'faire la planche' refers to the plank exercise.
Dans cette crise, le ministre a décidé de faire la planche.
Metaphorically, it means to stay afloat without taking active steps.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, a boat simply 'flotte'. 'Faire la planche' is only for people adopting a specific posture.
It is always 'la planche' because the noun is feminine.
'Faire le mort' is more informal and can be used outside of water to mean 'playing dead' or 'hiding'.
Yes, it is universally understood across the Francophonie.
Yes, if you want to emphasize that you are doing it right at this very moment.
Only if used metaphorically to describe someone being lazy or passive when they should be acting.
You can say 'faire la planche' or 'faire du gainage'.
Yes, as a basic drill for buoyancy and breath control.
Because a wooden board (planche) is the universal symbol of something that floats flat and still.
Yes, if a dog is floating on its back, you could say it 'fait la planche' humorously.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Faire le mort
synonymTo play dead (in water or life)
Faire l'étoile de mer
similarTo float with arms and legs spread
Faire la planche à voile
confusingTo windsurf
Le gainage
specialized formCore training
