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plate (EN)
nom, verb

nom “plate”

singular plate, plural plates o invariable
  1. plat
    I stacked the dirty plates in the sink after dinner.
  2. plat (de menjar)
    He ate two plates of spaghetti.
  3. plat (principal)
    For dinner, she ordered a seafood plate.
  4. vaixella (de plata o or)
    The royal family displayed their finest silver plate during the grand banquet.
  5. situació (que requereix atenció)
    With so many deadlines, he had a lot on his plate.
  6. placa
    Metal plates were used to reinforce the structure.
  7. làmina
    The book included a beautiful plate of the ancient ruins, printed on glossy paper.
  8. placa (tectònica)
    The movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes.
  9. disc (de pes)
    She added more plates to the barbell for her next set.
  10. placa (informativa)
    The office door had a name plate beside it.
  11. (baseball) el plat; la base que un jugador ha d'assolir per anotar
    He slid into home plate to score the winning run.
  12. placa (dental)
    The dentist gave Sarah a plate to wear at night to help align her teeth.

verb “plate”

infinitiu plate; ell plates; passat plated; part. pass. plated; ger. plating
  1. cobrir un objecte amb una capa fina de metall o d'un altre material
    This necklace is plated with silver.
  2. disposar el menjar de manera atractiva en un plat per servir
    The chef took care to plate each dish beautifully.
  3. (anotació) anotar una carrera
    He plated two runs with his double.