noun🔗SharePlatoA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten."I filled my plate from the bountiful table."Llené mi plato de la abundante mesa.utensilfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlatos, vajillaSuch dishes collectively."The restaurant's plate of appetizers was very tempting. "El plato de aperitivos del restaurante era muy tentador.utensilfoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl contenido de un platoThe contents of such a dish."I ate a plate of beans."Comí un plato de frijoles.foodutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlatoA course at a meal."The meat plate was particularly tasty."El plato de carne estaba particularmente sabroso.foodutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAgenda, programaAn agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities"With revenues down and transfer payments up, the legislature has a full plate."Con los ingresos a la baja y los pagos de transferencia al alza, la legislatura tiene una agenda completa.planbusinessjobworkorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlacaA flat metallic object of uniform thickness."A clutch usually has two plates."Un embrague generalmente tiene dos placas.materialitemutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaca de matrículaA vehicle license plate."He stole a car and changed the plates as soon as he could."Robó un coche y cambió las placas de matrícula tan pronto como pudo.vehicleitemsignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaca de taxi, permiso de taxiA taxi permit, especially of a metal disc."The taxi driver showed the metal plate to the police officer. "El taxista mostró la placa de taxi al oficial de policía.vehiclegovernmenttrafficessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCapa, revestimientoA layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating"The bullets just bounced off the steel plate on its hull."Las balas simplemente rebotaron en la capa de acero de su casco.materialtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlacaA material covered with such a layer."The workshop table was a metal plate covered with a smooth, dark gray paint. "La mesa del taller era una placa de metal cubierta con una pintura lisa de color gris oscuro.materialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlatoA decorative or food service item coated with silver or gold."The tea was served in the plate."El té se sirvió en el plato.materialutensilitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisco de pesasA weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine."The weightlifter carefully placed the heavy plate on the barbell. "El levantador de pesas colocó cuidadosamente el disco de pesas pesado en la barra.sportmachineitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlacaAn engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper."We finished making the plates this morning."Terminamos de hacer las placas esta mañana.arttechnologywritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareImagen, placaAn image or copy."The artist made a plate of the famous city skyline. "El artista hizo una imagen del famoso horizonte de la ciudad.artmediaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIlustración, láminaAn illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages."The textbook had a beautiful plate of the human heart, allowing students to easily visualize its structure. "El libro de texto tenía una hermosa lámina del corazón humano, lo que permitía a los estudiantes visualizar fácilmente su estructura.artliteraturewritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaca dental, dentadura postizaA shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate."The dentist fitted my grandmother with a new plate to replace her missing teeth. "El dentista le colocó a mi abuela una nueva dentadura postiza para reemplazar los dientes que le faltaban.medicinebodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaca, soleraA horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs."The new bookcase's top plate is made of sturdy wood to support the heavy books. "La solera superior de la nueva estantería está hecha de madera resistente para soportar los libros pesados.architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRaciónA foot, from "plates of meat"."Sit down and give your plates a rest."Siéntate y dale un respiro a tus raciones.bodypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHomeHome plate."There was a close play at the plate."Hubo una jugada cerrada en home.sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaca tectónicaA tectonic plate."The geologist explained that the movement of the Pacific plate is causing earthquakes in the region. "El geólogo explicó que el movimiento de la placa del Pacífico está causando terremotos en la región.geologyworldgeographynatureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArmadura de placasPlate armour."He was confronted by two knights in full plate."Fue confrontado por dos caballeros con armadura de placas completa.militaryweaponwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaca, escamaAny of various larger scales found in some reptiles."The lizard's skin had large, overlapping plates. "La piel del lagarto tenía placas grandes y superpuestas.animalbodybiologypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaca, electrodoA flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank."The car battery's lead plates were corroded, needing replacement. "Las placas de plomo de la batería del coche estaban corroídas y necesitaban ser reemplazadas.technologyelectronicsdeviceelementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlacaThe anode of a vacuum tube."Regulating the oscillator plate voltage greatly improves the keying."Regular el voltaje de la placa del oscilador mejora en gran medida la manipulación.electronicsdeviceparttechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlata, oro, moneda, vajillaSilver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes (from Spanish plata ("silver"))."The antique shop owner displayed a beautiful plate, a small silver coin from the 18th century. "El dueño de la tienda de antigüedades exhibió un hermoso plato, una pequeña moneda de plata del siglo XVIII.materialutensilvalueitemassetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRodela de plataA roundel of silver or tinctured argent."The heraldry professor showed a plate of argent, a round, silver emblem on the shield. "El profesor de heráldica mostró una rodela de plata, un emblema redondo y plateado en el escudo.heraldrycoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePremio, galardónA prize given to the winner in a contest."The student won the science fair and received a gold medal plate. "El estudiante ganó la feria de ciencias y recibió un premio de medalla de oro.achievementsportentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlacaAny flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic."The teacher used a large, flat plastic plate to demonstrate the different shapes of the geometric figures. "El profesor usó una placa de plástico grande y plana para demostrar las diferentes formas de las figuras geométricas.materialitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaca(travel industry) A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name, and numeric code."The airline agent used the metal plate to stamp the boarding pass with the airline's logo. "El agente de la aerolínea usó la placa metálica para estampar el logotipo de la aerolínea en la tarjeta de embarque.industrybusinessserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa capacidad de un agente de viajes para emitir billetes en nombre de una aerolínea en particular(travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline."The travel agent's plate allows her to book flights for American Airlines customers. "La capacidad del agente de viajes le permite reservar vuelos para los clientes de American Airlines.industrybusinessjobserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlaca VIN, placa del año de fabricaciónA VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture."The car's VIN plate shows it was manufactured in 2018. "La placa VIN del coche muestra que fue fabricado en 2018.vehicleitemsignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlato de pechoOne of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal."The butcher carefully separated the plate from the rest of the brisket. "El carnicero separó cuidadosamente el plato de pecho del resto del pecho.foodanimalpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHerradura de acero muy ligeraA very light steel horseshoe for racehorses."The jockey carefully fitted the light plate to the racehorse's hoof before the race. "El jinete colocó cuidadosamente la herradura de acero ligera en el casco del caballo de carreras antes de la carrera.sportanimalutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlanchas de pieles(furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted."The furrier carefully arranged the plates of rabbit skin, ready to be sewn into a coat lining. "El peletero dispuso cuidadosamente las planchas de piel de conejo, listas para ser cosidas en el forro de un abrigo.materialwearindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl fino pelo (como el de castor, rata almizclera, etc.) en un sombrero cuyo cuerpo está hecho de material inferior(hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material."The hat's luxurious beaver plate added a touch of elegance to the otherwise simple felt body. "El lujoso pelo de castor del sombrero añadió un toque de elegancia al cuerpo de fieltro, por lo demás sencillo.wearmaterialindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisco, viniloA record, usually vinyl."My grandfather has a large collection of jazz music on vinyl plates. "Mi abuelo tiene una gran colección de música jazz en discos de vinilo.musicsoundmediaentertainmenttechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnchapar, platearTo cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal."This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold."Este anillo está plateado con una fina capa de oro.materialtechnologyindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmplatarTo place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving."After preparation, the chef will plate the dish."Después de la preparación, el chef emplatará el plato.foodutensilserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnotar una carreraTo score a run."The single plated the runner from second base."El sencillo permitió que el corredor de segunda base anotara una carrera.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnchapar, blindarTo arm or defend with metal plates."The knights plated their horses with steel to protect them in battle. "Los caballeros blindaron sus caballos con acero para protegerlos en la batalla.militarymaterialactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLaminarTo beat into thin plates."The blacksmith expertly plated the sheet of metal, shaping it into a beautiful, thin plate for the new trophy. "El herrero laminó expertamente la lámina de metal, dándole forma de una placa fina y hermosa para el nuevo trofeo.materialprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEspecificar la aerolínea(travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of."The travel agent plated the flight ticket for Delta Airlines. "El agente de viajes especificó la aerolínea Delta para el billete de avión.industrybusinessserviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstampar, clasificar por placaTo categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet."The stamp collector carefully plated the stamps, arranging them according to their position on the original sheet to complete the set. "El coleccionista de sellos estampó cuidadosamente los sellos, organizándolos según su posición en la hoja original para completar el conjunto.stationeryhistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIdentificar la plancha de impresión utilizada(particularly with early British stamps) to identify the printing plate used."The philatelist carefully plated the stamp to determine which printing plate produced it. "El filatelista identificó cuidadosamente el sello para determinar qué plancha de impresión lo produjo.historytechnicalwritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMetal precioso, especialmente plataPrecious metal, especially silver."My grandmother's antique tea set includes a beautiful silver plate. "El juego de té antiguo de mi abuela incluye una hermosa placa de plata.materialvalueutensilessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading