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plate (EN)
Substantiv, Verb

Substantiv “plate”

Sg. plate, Pl. plates od. unz.
  1. Teller
    I stacked the dirty plates in the sink after dinner.
  2. Portion
    He ate two plates of spaghetti.
  3. Gericht
    For dinner, she ordered a seafood plate.
  4. Tafelgeschirr
    The royal family displayed their finest silver plate during the grand banquet.
  5. Aufgabe (die Aufmerksamkeit erfordert)
    With so many deadlines, he had a lot on his plate.
  6. Platte
    Metal plates were used to reinforce the structure.
  7. Bildtafel
    The book included a beautiful plate of the ancient ruins, printed on glossy paper.
  8. Platte (in der Geologie)
    The movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes.
  9. Hantelscheibe
    She added more plates to the barbell for her next set.
  10. Schild
    The office door had a name plate beside it.
  11. (baseball) Homeplate; die Base, die ein Spieler erreichen muss, um zu punkten.
    He slid into home plate to score the winning run.
  12. Zahnspange
    The dentist gave Sarah a plate to wear at night to help align her teeth.

Verb “plate”

Infinitiv plate; er plates; Prät. plated; Part. plated; Ger. plating
  1. ein Objekt mit einer dünnen Schicht aus Metall oder anderem Material überziehen
    This necklace is plated with silver.
  2. Essen ansprechend auf einem Teller zum Servieren anrichten.
    The chef took care to plate each dish beautifully.
  3. (baseball) einen Punkt erzielen
    He plated two runs with his double.