English-French translations for podium

• podium
  Le PPE n’était pas sur le podium. The PPE was not on the podium.
  Président en exercice du Conseil. - J'ai bien compris que ma grande faute, Monsieur Watson, était d'avoir parlé de ce podium. President-in-Office of the Council. - (FR) I understand that my big mistake, Mr Watson, was to have spoken from this podium.
  Quels sont les trois pays qui s'en sortent le mieux, quels sont les trois pays sur le podium ? Which are the three countries that come out best, the three countries on the podium?
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Definition of podium

• A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit
• A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize
• A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall
• A foot or footstalk
• To finish in the top three at an event or competition

Examples

• The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics

Related words

• pseudopodium
• parapodium
• acropodium
• filopodium
• metapodium
• sympodium
• neuropodium
• notopodium
• acanthopodium