plaquer
Meanings
Verb
1. to plate (to cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material)
2. to tackle (rugby)
3. to grapple (martial arts)
4. to leave someone, to break up with someone; to ditch, to dump, to jilt someone (colloquial)
Examples18
Elle a plaqué son copain.
She left her boyfriend.
Tom va plaquer Mary.
Tom is going to dump Mary.
Tom vient de se faire plaquer.
Tom just got dumped.
J'ai tout plaqué pour elle.
I gave everything up for her.
Il a eu envie de tout plaquer.
He thought about giving it all up.
Elle l'a plaqué.
She dumped him.