Compound Forms:
plate | car plate | license plate | tectonic plate | |
| Inglés | Español |
armor plate (US),
armour plate (UK) n | (metal protection) | armadura de metal nf + loc adj |
armor-plate [sth] (US),
armour-plate [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (protect by coating with metal) | blindar⇒ vtr |
| (edificios, vehículos) | acorazar⇒ vtr |
base plate,
baseplate n | (metal sheet supporting [sth]) | placa de base nf + loc adj |
| The base plate is attached to the machine with four screws. |
| La placa de base está ajustada a la máquina con cuatro tornillos. |
| blue plate n | (plate with sections for food) | menaje nm |
blue plate,
blue plate special n | (inexpensive meal at restaurant) | menú ejecutivo loc nom m |
| menú del día loc nom m |
boilerplate,
boiler plate n as adj | (document: standardized) | modelo adj |
| estándar adj mf |
| Amy picked up another bunch of boilerplate campaign leaflets from the doormat and put them in the recycling bin. |
bookplate,
book plate,
ex libris n | (name label affixed inside a book) | ex libris loc nom m |
| entre los libros de loc prep |
car plate,
plate n | usually plural (vehicle: registration plaque) (AR) | patente nf |
| (AR) | chapa nf |
| The hit and run happened so fast no one saw the car plates. |
| matrícula nf |
| placa nf |
| El atropello con fuga ocurrió tan rápido que nadie tuvo tiempo de mirar la matrícula del coche. |
| cover plate n | ([sth] that covers a structure, hole, etc.) | placa cobertora nf + adj |
cover plate,
flange plate n | ([sth] attached to a steel beam) | placa de orificio loc nom f |
| crustal plate | (geology) | placa de la corteza nf + loc adj |
| deck plate n | (carpentry) | placa de cubierta nf + loc adj |
| dental plate n | (dental prosthesis) | prótesis dental nf inv + adj mf |
| dentadura nf |
| dessert plate n | (serving plate for dessert) | bandeja para postres nf + loc adj |
| These dessert plates are antique porcelain, you know. |
| Esta bandeja para postres es de porcelana antigua, sabés. |
| dinner plate n | (large plate for main course) (MX) | plato extendido nm + adj |
| Salad is served on a salad plate and the main course on a dinner plate. |
| La ensalada la sirven en un plato hondo y el plato principal en un plato extendido. |
| (ES) | plato llano nm + adj |
| La ensalada la sirven en un plato hondo y el plato principal en un plato llano. |
| (AR) | plato playo nm + adj |
| La ensalada la sirven en un plato hondo y el plato principal en un plato playo. |
| end plate n | (mining: shorter member of set) | placa de extremo nf + loc adj |
| end plate n | (cell biology) (biología celular) | placa terminal nf + adj mf |
| fashion plate n | ([sb] who wears latest styles) | persona que viste a la última moda nf + loc adj |
| fashion plate n | (fashion illustration) | figurín nm |
| finger plate n | (plaque around door handle) | placa metálica nf + adj |
flitch,
flitch plate n | (strengthening plate) (viga compuesta) | placa de ensamblaje grupo nom |
| floor plate n | (metal plate for machinery on a floor) (metal) | placa de suelo nf + loc adj |
| floor plate n | (wooden plate supporting wall studs) (madera) | placa de suelo nf + loc adj |
| floor plate n | (part of a gun) | suelo nm |
gold-plate [sth],
gold plate [sth]⇒ vtr | (gild) | dorar⇒ vtr |
| bañar en oro vtr + loc adv |
| enchapar en oro vtr + loc adv |
| (ES) | chapar en oro vtr + loc adv |
| The brooch is made of sterling silver that has been gold-plated. |
| El broche es de plata y lo doraron. |
| El broche es de plata y lo bañaron en oro. |
| gold plate n | (tableware made of gold, collectively) | vajilla de oro nf + loc adj |
| gold plate n | (coating of gold) | baño de oro nm + loc adj |
| enchapado de oro nm + loc adj |
gold-plate [sth],
gold plate [sth] vtr | figurative (add unnecessary costly refinements) | decorar de más, adornar de más loc verb |
| ground plate n | (electric: metal plate) | placa de tierra loc nom f |
have a lot on your plate,
have too much on your plate v expr | figurative, informal (be overburdened) | tener demasiado entre manos loc verb |
| tener demasiadas cosas en la cabeza loc verb |
home base,
home plate n | (baseball: home plate) (béisbol) | home nm |
| A pitcher must throw the ball over home base for it to be declared a 'strike'. |
| home plate n | (baseball: batter's station) (anglicismo) | home plate loc nom m |
| Note: No se traduce en España |
| A pitcher must throw the ball over home plate for it to be declared a "strike.". |
| (anglicismo) | home nm |
hot plate,
hotplate,
UK: hob n | (portable burner, cooking ring) | hornillo nm |
| Hilda left the soup to simmer on the hotplate. |
| (MX, AR) | hornilla eléctrica nf + adj |
| hot plate n | (small stove) | hornillo nm |
| Before microwaves, every college student had a hot plate in their room. |
| kick plate | (door: metal plate) (puertas) | chapa de protección nf + loc adj |
| L-plate n | UK (sign on car: learner driver) | placa de principiante nf + loc adj |
| Note: Señal que se adhiere al vehículo para indicar que lo conduce un aprendiz. La regulación varía dependiendo del país o el estado. |
license plate,
plate (US),
licence plate,
number plate (UK) n | often plural (vehicle's registration panel) | matrícula nf |
| placa nf |
| (AR, CL) | patente nf |
| (PR) | tablilla nf |
| Personalized license plates sometimes cost more than a car. |
| Some US states only require cars to have a license plate on the back. |
| Las matrículas personalizadas a veces cuestan más que un coche. // Algunos estados de los EE. UU. solo obligan a que los coches lleven la matrícula trasera. |
| nickel plate n | (thin coating of nickel) | niquelado nm |
| Nickel plate is used to manufacture stainless steel. |
| El niquelado se usa para fabricar acero inoxidable. |
| nickel-plate [sth]⇒ vtr | (apply a coating of nickel to) | niquelar⇒ vtr |
| The door knockers are cast in brass and then nickel-plated. |
| Los picaportes se hacen de latón y después los niquelan. |
| P-plate n | UK (sign on car: inexperienced driver) | placa de principiante nf + loc adj |
| Note: Señal que se adhiere al vehículo para indicar que lo conduce un aprendiz. La regulación varía dependiendo del país o el estado. |
| pie plate n | (dish for cooking pie) | tortera nf |
| tartera nf |
plate armor,
armor plate,
armor plating (US),
plate armour (UK) n | (reinforced steel covering) | armadura nf |
| coraza nf |
| coraza de acero nf + loc adj |
| The knight's legs and arms were protected by plate armour. |
| Las piernas y brazos del caballero estaban cubiertas por una armadura. |
| plate glass n | (strong, flat glass) | hoja de vidrio nf + loc adj |
| The shop window was made of plate glass. |
| La vidriera estaba hecha de una hoja de vidrio. |
| plate-glass n as adj | (window: having flat glass) | de hoja de vidrio loc adj |
| Daniel was seriously injured when he ran into a plate-glass window. |
| plate tectonics n | uncountable (geology: movement of earth's crust) | tectónica de placas loc nom f |
| The earthquake was caused by plate tectonics. |
| printing plate n | (surface used to transfer print) | cliché nm |
| salad plate n | (small plate for salad) | plato de ensalada nm + loc adj |
| salad plate n | (selection of cold salad) | barra de ensaladas nf + loc adj |
| silver plate n | (thin coat of silver) | plateado adj |
| chapado en plata loc adj |
| enchapado en plata loc adj |
| Obviously the solid silver cutlery was more expensive than the silver plate. |
| Evidentemente, la cubertería de plata maciza era más cara que la plateada. |
| silver-plate [sth]⇒ vtr | (coat thinly with silver) | platear algo vtr |
| chapar algo en plata, enchapar algo en plata loc verb |
| soup plate n | (shallow dish for soup) | plato hondo nm + adj |
| plato sopero nm + adj |
| spot plate n | (chemistry) | platina nf |
| steel plate n | (sheet of steel used for engraving) | acero laminado nm + adj |
| plancha de acero nf + loc adj |
| palastro de acero nm + loc adj |
| The decks of the ship are made of steel plate. |
surface plate,
planometer n | (mechanical engineering) | placa de leva loc nom f |
| swash plate n | (machinery) | plato inclinado de angulación loc nom m |
| switch plate n | (cover for switches) | cubierta para interruptor nf + loc adj |
tectonic plate,
plate n | (section of Earth's crust) | placa tectónica loc nom f |
terne,
terne plate n | (steel sheet with alloy coat) | placa de terne grupo nom |
| tin plate n | (steel, etc.: tin-coated) | hojalata nf |
| Tin plate is used for food cans because it does not react to the acids present in food. |
| wall plate n | (construction) | soporte de techo nm + loc adj |
| The builder fixed the wall plate to the top of the wall. |
| wall plate n | (cover for electrical outlet) | tapa de tomacorriente nf + loc adj |
| These wall plates provide an easy connection for telephones. |
