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plate

/pleɪt/

Translation

n [c]
(recipiente)
plato
dinner plate
plato llano
lámina [en un libro]
placa [de metal]
to hand sth to sb on a plate (inform)
poner algo en bandeja a alguien
to have a lot on one's plate (inform)
estar muy atareado,da
Véase tb: license plate; number plate; offering plate
(Definition of plate n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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