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plate (EN)
sustantivo, verbo

sustantivo “plate”

sing. plate, pl. plates o no contable
  1. plato
    I stacked the dirty plates in the sink after dinner.
  2. porción
    He ate two plates of spaghetti.
  3. plato principal
    For dinner, she ordered a seafood plate.
  4. vajilla (de plata o de oro)
    The royal family displayed their finest silver plate during the grand banquet.
  5. situación (que requiere atención)
    With so many deadlines, he had a lot on his plate.
  6. placa
    Metal plates were used to reinforce the structure.
  7. lámina
    The book included a beautiful plate of the ancient ruins, printed on glossy paper.
  8. placa tectónica
    The movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes.
  9. disco (de pesas)
    She added more plates to the barbell for her next set.
  10. placa (con información)
    The office door had a name plate beside it.
  11. ( béisbol) plato de home; la base que un jugador debe alcanzar para 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.

verbo “plate”

infinitivo plate; él plates; pret. plated; part. plated; ger. plating
  1. cubrir un objeto con una capa delgada de metal u otro material
    This necklace is plated with silver.
  2. disponer la comida de manera atractiva en un plato para servir
    The chef took care to plate each dish beautifully.
  3. (anotación) anotar una carrera
    He plated two runs with his double.