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"Placa" is a form of "placa", a noun which is often translated as "plate". "Cerramiento" is a noun which is often translated as "enclosing". Learn more about the difference between "cerramiento" and "placa" below.
el cerramiento(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. enclosing
Contrataron a un experto en reformas para que hiciera el cerramiento y acristalamiento del balcón.They hired an expert on alterations to do the enclosing and glazing of the balcony.
b. enclosure
Se ha procedido al cerramiento de todos los prados y pastizales.Enclosure of all meadows and pastures has been carried out.
a. closure
Se hizo un pedido al ayuntamiento de cerramiento de calles para los festejos de carnaval.A request was made to the city council for the closure of roads ahead of the Carnival festivities.
a. casing
¿De qué son los cerramientos de las ventanas? - Son de aluminio blanco.What are the window casings made of? - They're white aluminum.
b. framing material
Están construyendo un bloque de apartamentos con cerramientos de primera calidad.They're building an apartment complex with first-rate framing materials.
la placa(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (thin layer)
2. (geology)
a. plate
El movimiento de las placas tectónicas provocó un terremoto.The shifting of the tectonic plates caused an earthquake.
a. plate
El doctor examinó la placa de su radiografía para buscar el hueso roto.The doctor examined the plate from his X-rays to find the broken bone.
5. (automobile)
a. license plate (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Los ladrones huyeron, pero conseguimos apuntar la placa de su carro.The thieves fled, but we managed to write down the license plate of their car.
b. number plate (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Señor, no se permite conducir sin la placa puesta.Sir, you're not allowed to drive without a license plate.
a. badge
El policía llegó a la escena del crimen y mostró su placa.The policeman arrived at the scene of the crime and showed his badge.
7. (medicine)
8. (dentistry)
a. plate
Colocó la placa dentro de la cámara y la enfocó a su sujeto.He placed the plate inside the camera and focused it at his subject.
