plate [pleɪt]
noun
plate(
plehiht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (tableware)
2. (food)
3. (piece of metal)
a. la placa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The council is changing the plates with the street names.El ayuntamiento está cambiando las placas con los nombres de las calles.
c. la plancha (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The plate on the roof is to be replaced.Hay que cambiar una plancha del tejado.
4. (drawing)
b. la ilustración (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The artist drew beautiful plates.El artista dibujaba bonitas ilustraciones.
5. (religious)
a. el platillo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There were more coins than ever in the plate.Había más monedas que nunca en el platillo.
6. (dishes)
a. la vajilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Where is the plate for occasions?¿Dónde está la vajilla para ocasiones especiales?
7. (geology)
8. (coating)
a. el enchapado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The plate of the window is made of aluminium.El enchapado de la ventana es de aluminio.
9. (automobile)
a. la placa (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The girl bought a custom plate for her car.La chica compró una placa personalizada para su coche.
b. la matrícula (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
The numbers on his plate were barely legible.Los números de su matrícula apenas se podían leer.
10. (on a cooker)
b. el quemador (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Put the frying pan on the plate.Pon la sartén en el quemador.
11. (baseball)
12. (denture)
a. la dentadura postiza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The man was too young to wear a plate.El hombre era demasiado joven para llevar dentadura postiza.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
14. (to coat)
15. (to encase)
a. blindar
The machine was plated in an undestructible material.La máquina estaba blindada con un material indestructible.
plateNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for food)
a. el plato(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
2. (for church offering)
a. el platillo(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
3. (fam fig)
a.
she's got a lot on her platetiene un montón de cosas entre manos
4. (fam fig)
a.
to hand something to somebody on a plateponer algo en bandeja a alguien
plate rackescurreplatos m inv
5. (sheet of metal, glass, plastic)
a. la placa(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
gold/silver plateoro m/plata chapado(a)
plate glassvidrio para cristaleras
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
6. (with gold)
a. dorar
7. (with silver)
a. platear
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