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Plate
01
piatto
a flat, typically round dish that we eat from or serve food on
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He served the salad on a large ceramic plate.
Ha servito l'insalata su un grande piatto di ceramica.
She handed me a clean plate for dessert.
Mi ha passato un piatto pulito per il dessert.
02
targa
a flat piece of metal at the front and back of a vehicle displaying numbers and letters
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She customized her car 's plate with a personalized message for a unique touch.
Ha personalizzato la targa della sua auto con un messaggio personalizzato per un tocco unico.
He checked the plate to ensure it matched the registration paperwork before buying the car.
Ha controllato la targa per assicurarsi che corrispondesse ai documenti di registrazione prima di acquistare l'auto.
03
piastra dentale, protesi dentaria rimovibile
a removable dental device, like a denture, used to replace missing teeth and their surrounding tissues
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Grandma wears a plate to replace her missing teeth.
La nonna indossa una placca per sostituire i denti mancanti.
The dental technician crafted a comfortable plate for the patient.
Il tecnico dentale ha realizzato una placca confortevole per il paziente.
04
lastra, lamiera
a flat, thin sheet made of metal, wood, glass, or plastic, often used for structural, decorative, or functional purposes
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The technician carefully installed a plate of tempered glass on the display.
Il tecnico ha installato con cura una lastra di vetro temperato sul display.
The metal plate reinforced the door for added security.
La piastra metallica ha rinforzato la porta per una maggiore sicurezza.
05
piatto, casa base
(baseball) where the batter stands to hit, and the point where runs are scored when a player reaches it
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The batter swung and missed just before stepping on home plate.
Il battitore ha oscillato e mancato proprio prima di calpestare la casa base.
The catcher blocked the plate to prevent the runner from scoring.
Il ricevitore ha bloccato il piatto per impedire al corridore di segnare.
06
a full-page illustration, typically printed on glossy or separate paper
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The book included a plate of historical maps.
She admired the botanical plates in the reference guide.
07
the quantity of material or portion served in a single plate
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He took a generous plate of pasta.
The waiter brought two plates of salad.
08
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness, often used as armor or protective covering
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The tank was reinforced with steel plates.
Artillery crews were shielded by metal plates.
09
a shallow receptacle used for collection, especially in church
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The usher passed the plate during the service.
Donations were placed in the collection plate.
10
a horizontal structural member providing bearing, anchorage, or support
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The wall rested on a steel plate.
Anchor bolts were embedded in the plate.
11
a flat sheet of metal, glass, or other material used to record an image
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The photographer exposed a glass plate to capture the image.
Early cameras used wet plates for portraits.
12
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube or electron tube
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The plate of the tube emitted electrons when heated.
Engineers measured the current at the tube 's plate.
13
any flat, platelike structural element or body
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The turtle 's shell consists of bony plates.
Geological plates move slowly beneath the Earth's crust.
14
a main course of food served on a dish
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The chef prepared a plate with artistic presentation.
The restaurant serves generous plates at dinner.
15
the thin underportion of the forequarter of meat
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The butcher cut the brisket from the plate.
Ribs are attached to the plate section.
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placca, placca tettonica
a large, rigid section of the Earth's lithosphere that moves, leading to geological activity like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
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The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate interact along the " Ring of Fire, " resulting in seismic activity and volcanic eruptions.
La placca Pacifica e la placca Nordamericana interagiscono lungo l'"Anello di Fuoco", risultando in attività sismica ed eruzioni vulcaniche.
The African Plate and the South American Plate have a convergent boundary, contributing to the formation of the Andes Mountains.
La placca africana e la placca sudamericana hanno un confine convergente, che contribuisce alla formazione delle Ande.
to plate
01
impiattare, presentare
to arrange and present food attractively on a dish or serving surface
Transitive: to plate food
Esempi
The chef carefully plated the entrée, arranging the components in an elegant manner.
Lo chef ha impiattato con cura l'antipasto, disponendo i componenti in modo elegante.
She plated the dessert with a drizzle of chocolate sauce and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Lei ha impiattato il dessert con un filo di salsa al cioccolato e una spolverata di zucchero a velo.
02
placcare, rivestire
to cover a metal object with a thin layer or coating of a different metal
Transitive: to plate a metal with another
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The silverware was plated with gold to give it a luxurious finish.
Le posate erano placcate d'oro per dare loro una finitura di lusso.
They plated the copper wires with a layer of tin to prevent corrosion.
Hanno placcato i fili di rame con uno strato di stagno per prevenire la corrosione.
Albero Lessicale
platelet
platelike
plate
