| 主な訳語 |
| 英語 | 日本語 |
| slate n | (type of flat rock) (地学) | 粘板岩 名
HHiraganaねんばんがん |
| Slate is a type of rock that can be split into layers. |
| slate n | (small chalkboard) | 石板 名
HHiraganaせきばん |
| School pupils in the nineteenth century used to write on slates. |
| slate n | (rock for roofing) (建築) | （屋根用）スレート 名
HHiragana（やねよう）すれーと |
| Our house has a roof covering of slates. |
| slate n | mainly US (list of candidates) (選挙) | 候補者名簿 名
HHiraganaこうほしゃめいぼ |
| slate [sth]⇒ vtr | (cover with slates) | …にスレートを敷く 動詞句
HHiragana…にすれーとをしく |
| Mike decided to slate the roof, rather than using tiles. |
| slate [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | mainly, US figurative, often passive (plan, schedule) | 予定する 他動
HHiraganaよていする |
| The factory is slated for closure. |
| slate [sb] to do [sth] v expr | figurative, often passive (put on a shortlist) | ～を～の候補者リストに入れる 動詞句
HHiragana～を～のこうほしゃりすとにいれる |
| Five actors are slated to win the prestigious award. |
| slate [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | UK, informal, often passive (give a bad review) | ～を酷評する 他動
HHiragana～をこくひょうする |
| The critics slated the author's latest novel. |
