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1 homing
1) ((of pigeons etc) which (can) fly home when set free a long way from home.) (paloma) mensajera2) (able to take a missile etc to its target: These torpedoes have homing devices in their noses.) buscador, cazadortr['həʊmɪŋ]1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL buscador,-ra\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhoming pigeon paloma mensajeran.• vuelta al palomar s.f.'həʊmɪŋ['hǝʊmɪŋ]homing pigeon — paloma f mensajera
1.ADJ [missile] buscador, cazador2.CPDhoming device N — dispositivo m buscador de blancos
homing instinct N — instinto m de volver al hogar
homing pigeon N — paloma f mensajera
* * *['həʊmɪŋ]homing pigeon — paloma f mensajera
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2 Plato
Multiple Entries: plato plató
plato sustantivo masculino 1 lavar or fregar los platós to wash o do the dishes; plató hondo or sopero soup dish; plató llano or (RPl) playo or (Chi) bajo or (Méx) extendido (dinner) plate 2 ( contenido) plate, plateful 3◊ plató central (Ven) main course;plató combinado (Esp) meal served on one plate, eg burger, eggs and fries; plató del día dish of the day; plató fuerte or principal (Coc) main course 4c) (Dep) clay pigeon
plató sustantivo masculino set
plato sustantivo masculino
1 (pieza de vajilla) plate, dish
plato de postre, dessert plate
plato sopero, soup dish
2 (contenido) plateful, dish
3 (parte de una comida) course
primer plato, starter, first course
4 (receta) dish
5 (de balanza) pan, tray
6 (de tocadiscos) turntable Locuciones: no ser plato de gusto, to be no fun
pagar los platos rotos, to pay the consequences
plato fuerte, Cul main course o dish (de un espectáculo) el plato fuerte de la noche fue el número de la contorsionista, the main attraction of the evening was the contortionist's number
plató m Cine TV set ' plató' also found in these entries: Spanish: cubierta - cubierto - fuente - grabar - herniarse - honda - hondo - mella - plato - repetir - servirse - sopera - sopero - Tiro - alguno - alimenticio - apetitoso - árabe - brocheta - crema - criollo - curry - desconchado - desconcharse - enchilar - estrellar - inclinar - llenar - minuta - mirar - mole - orilla - pedir - platillo - preparar - quebrar - quemar - romper - roto - salado - típico - tiro - tornamesa English: back - course - deck - dish - exit - film set - grill - highlight - hurl - main - menu - ovenproof - plate - polish off - rind - set - shallow - soup bowl - soup plate - turntable - baked beans - dash - dinner - haggis - hash - heap - hot - rush - starter - turn - washn.• Platón (Filosofía) s.m.['pleɪtǝʊ]N Platón
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