Also means
ceiling (informal)
Usage Note
Dalle primarily means a flat stone or concrete paving slab. In very informal French, avoir la dalle means 'to be starving hungry,' and que dalle is familiar slang for 'absolutely nothing.' These informal uses are unrelated to the architectural sense.
Examples
"Les dalles du trottoir sont glissantes."
Natural Translation
The pavement slabs are slippery.

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