plate

I [pleɪt]

nome

1) (dish) (for eating, serving) piatto m.

to hand o present sth. to sb. on a plate — BE fig. servire qcs. a qcn. su un piatto d'argento

2) (dishful) piatto m.

3) (sheet of metal) lamina f., lastra f., lamiera f.

4) (name plaque) targa f., targhetta f.

5) (registration plaque) targa f.

6) U (silverware) argenteria f.; relig. tesoro m.

7) (metal coating)

silver plate — silver (plate)

the spoons are plate, not solid silver — i cucchiai sono placcati, non d'argento massiccio

8) (illustration) illustrazione f., tavola f. fuori testo

9) tip. fot. lastra f., cliché m.

10) med. placca f.

11) geol. placca f., zolla f. litosferica

12) zool. squama f.

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to have a lot on one's plate — avere un sacco di cose da fare

II [pleɪt]

verbo transitivo placcare [bracelet, candlestick] (with in)

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[pleit]

noun

1) (a shallow dish for holding food etc: china plates.) piatto

2) (a sheet of metal etc: The ship was built of steel plates.) lamiera

3) (articles made of, or plated with, usually gold or silver: a collection of gold plate.) argenteria

4) (a flat piece of metal inscribed with eg a name, for fixing to a door, or with a design etc, for use in printing.) targa

5) (an illustration in a book, usually on glossy paper: The book has ten full-colour plates.) illustrazione

6) ((also dental plate) a piece of plastic that fits in the mouth with false teeth attached to it.) dentiera

7) (a sheet of glass etc coated with a sensitive film, used in photography.) lastra

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- plated

- plateful
- plating
- plate glass

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I [pleɪt]

nome

1) (dish) (for eating, serving) piatto m.

to hand o present sth. to sb. on a plate — BE fig. servire qcs. a qcn. su un piatto d'argento

2) (dishful) piatto m.

3) (sheet of metal) lamina f., lastra f., lamiera f.

4) (name plaque) targa f., targhetta f.

5) (registration plaque) targa f.

6) U (silverware) argenteria f.; relig. tesoro m.

7) (metal coating)

silver plate — silver (plate)

the spoons are plate, not solid silver — i cucchiai sono placcati, non d'argento massiccio

8) (illustration) illustrazione f., tavola f. fuori testo

9) tip. fot. lastra f., cliché m.

10) med. placca f.

11) geol. placca f., zolla f. litosferica

12) zool. squama f.

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to have a lot on one's plate — avere un sacco di cose da fare

II [pleɪt]

verbo transitivo placcare [bracelet, candlestick] (with in)