plate
/ˈpleɪ̯t/ sustantivo A2En español: plato, matrícula, placa, grabado
- A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. · I filled my plate from the bountiful table.
- Such dishes collectively. · A valuable collection of silver plate was donated to the museum.
- The contents of such a dish. · I ate a plate of beans.
- A course at a meal. · The meat plate was particularly tasty.
- An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities · With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate.
- A flat object of uniform thickness. · The most important and most expensive part of any solar cell is a silicon plate.
- A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.
- Plate armor. · He was confronted by two knights in full plate.
Plural plates
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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At this moment the door of the house opened, and a large plate came skimming out, straight at the Footman’s head: it just grazed his nose, and broke to pieces against one of the trees behind him.
Diana left me to stir it while she buttered the plates and I forgot and let it burn; and then when we set it out on the platform to cool the cat walked over one plate and that had to be thrown away.
But I’d better take him his fan and gloves—that is, if I can find them.” As she said this, she came upon a neat little house, on the door of which was a bright brass plate with the name “W.
Again Holmes flattened out the paper upon his unused plate.
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