porcelana

porcelain

piece of porcelain

la porcelana(pohr-seh-lah-nah)

feminine noun

1. (material)

a. porcelain

El juego de desayuno es caro porque es porcelana, no plástico.

The breakfast set is expensive because it's porcelain, not plastic.

b. china

Prefiero usar platos de papel para la fiesta; la porcelana es muy frágil.

I'd rather user paper plates for the party; china is very fragile.

2. (article)

a. piece of porcelain

Se rompió una porcelana cuando Matt ponía la mesa.

A piece of porcelain broke while Matt was setting the table.

b. piece of china

No tengo paciencia para pegar las partes de la porcelana rota.

I don't have the patience to glue back together the broken piece of china.

c. porcelain

Su abuela le regaló una preciosa porcelana por su matrimonio.

Her grandmother gave her a beautiful porcelain as a wedding gift.

3. (collection)

a. porcelain

Nos regalaron mucha porcelana cuando nos casamos.

We were given a lot of porcelain when we got married.

b. chinaware

No tengo vitrina en casa, así que guardo la porcelana en la alacena.

I don't have a display case at home, so I store my chinaware in the cupboard.