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plate (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “plate”

singular plate, plural plates sau neînumărabil
  1. farfurie
    I stacked the dirty plates in the sink after dinner.
  2. porție
    He ate two plates of spaghetti.
  3. fel principal
    For dinner, she ordered a seafood plate.
  4. tacâmuri (din argint sau aur)
    The royal family displayed their finest silver plate during the grand banquet.
  5. sarcină (care necesită atenție)
    With so many deadlines, he had a lot on his plate.
  6. placă
    Metal plates were used to reinforce the structure.
  7. fotografie de calitate (tipărită pe o pagină separată)
    The book included a beautiful plate of the ancient ruins, printed on glossy paper.
  8. placă tectonică
    The movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes.
  9. disc (folosit la haltere)
    She added more plates to the barbell for her next set.
  10. plăcuță
    The office door had a name plate beside it.
  11. (la baseball) placa de acasă; baza pe care un jucător trebuie să o atingă pentru a marca
    He slid into home plate to score the winning run.
  12. aparat dentar (mobil)
    The dentist gave Sarah a plate to wear at night to help align her teeth.

verb “plate”

infinitiv plate; el plates; trecut plated; part. trecut plated; ger. plating
  1. a acoperi un obiect cu un strat subțire de metal sau alt material
    This necklace is plated with silver.
  2. a aranja mâncarea atrăgător pe o farfurie pentru servire
    The chef took care to plate each dish beautifully.
  3. (baseball) a marca un punct
    He plated two runs with his double.