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plate (EN)
substantivo, verbo

substantivo “plate”

sing. plate, pl. plates ou incontável
  1. prato
    I stacked the dirty plates in the sink after dinner.
  2. porção
    He ate two plates of spaghetti.
  3. prato (principal)
    For dinner, she ordered a seafood plate.
  4. prataria
    The royal family displayed their finest silver plate during the grand banquet.
  5. situação
    With so many deadlines, he had a lot on his plate.
  6. placa
    Metal plates were used to reinforce the structure.
  7. ilustração
    The book included a beautiful plate of the ancient ruins, printed on glossy paper.
  8. placa tectônica
    The movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes.
  9. anilha
    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) home plate; a base que um jogador deve alcançar para marcar pontos
    He slid into home plate to score the winning run.
  12. aparelho ortodôntico
    The dentist gave Sarah a plate to wear at night to help align her teeth.

verbo “plate”

infinitivo plate; ele plates; pret. plated; part. plated; ger. plating
  1. cobrir um objeto com uma camada fina de metal ou outro material
    This necklace is plated with silver.
  2. arranjar comida de forma atraente em um prato para servir
    The chef took care to plate each dish beautifully.
  3. (baseball) marcar uma corrida
    He plated two runs with his double.