Plato [ˈpleɪtəʊ]
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el plato. 'el plato'. This masculine noun means 'plate, dish'. For example, 'te daban un plato lleno de papas fritas' / 'They gave you a full plate of french fries'. El plato.
plato
masculine noun
1. plate, dish (recipiente)
- lavar los platos -> to wash the dishes, to do the washing-up (British)
- pagar los platos rotos (figurative) -> to carry the can
- parece que no ha roto un plato en su vida (figurative) -> he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
- plato hondo o sopero -> soup dish o plate
- plato llano -> plate
- plato de postre -> dessert plate
2. course (parte de una comida)
- primer plato -> first course, starter
- de primer plato -> for starters
- segundo plato -> second course, main course
- plato fuerte -> main course; (en una comida) main part (figurative)
- su actuación es el plato fuerte de la noche -> her performance is the night's main event
- plato principal -> main course
3. dish (comida)
- plato combinado -> = single-course meal which usually consists of meat or fish accompanied by chips and vegetables
- plato del día -> dish of the day
- plato precocinado -> pre-cooked meal
- plato preparado -> ready-made meal
- plato típico -> typical dish
4. turntable (de tocadiscos, microondas)
5. chain wheel (de bicicleta)
6. clay pigeon (sport)
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plato [plah’-to]
noun
1. Dish, plate (utensilio), a vessel to eat on. (m)
2. Dish, mess, food served in a dish. (m)
3. Daily fare. (m)
4. Ornament in the frieze of Doric, architecture. (m)
5. Chuck in which are made the teeth of wheels for watches. (m)
- Platos lisos -> llanos or trincheros, dining-plates
- Plato de segunda mesa -> makeshift, person or thing which has belonged to another, and whose possession is not flattering
- Plato frutero -> fruit dish
- Pagar los platos rotos -> to pay for the damage
- Un plato de arroz -> a dish of rice
- Plato fuerte -> main course
plato
1 (recipiente) (para comer) plate; (de balanza) pan
fregar los platos to wash o do the dishes; wash up
pagar los platos rotos to carry the can (familiar)
estar en el plato y en la tajada
estar al plato y a las tajadas
to have one's cake and eat itdel plato a la boca se pierde la sopa there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip
plato de postre dessert plate
plato frutero fruit dish
plato hondo soup dish; soup plate
plato llano dinner plate
plato sopero soup dish; soup plate
2 (contenido del plato) plate; plateful
un plato de arroz a plate o plateful of rice
vender algo por un plato de lentejas to sell sth for a mess of pottage
3 (Culin) (en menú) course; (guiso) dish
un menú de tres platos a three-course meal; es un plato típico español it's a typical Spanish dish; es mi plato favorito it's my favourite dish
no es plato de mi gusto it's not my cup of tea
comen del mismo plato they're great pals
ser plato de segunda mesa [+cosa] to be second-best; [+persona] play second fiddle
plato de fondo main course
plato dulce sweet course
plato fuerte (comida principal) main course; (abundante) big meal; (tema principal) main topic; central theme; (punto fuerte) strong point
plato precocinado pre-cooked meal
plato preparado ready-to-serve meal
plato principal main course
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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