(lámina) (de metal)

láminas de acero — sheet steel sing

Ex: An art print is an engraving, etching, lithograph, etc. printed from the plate prepared by the artist.

chapa de patente — licence o (EEUU) license plate

le salieron chapas — ( por vergüenza) her cheeks flushed (red); ( por el aire fresco) her cheeks were red o rosy

le salieron chapas — ( por vergüenza) her cheeks flushed (red); ( por el aire fresco) her cheeks were red o rosy

placa de matrícula — number plate, license plate (EEUU), registration plate

placa giratoria — (Ferro) turntable

placa madre — (Inform) motherboard

placa solar — [en techo] solar panel; [en pared] radiator

Ex: When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.

la hoja — LAm ** pot *, hash *

hojas sueltas — loose sheets, loose-leaf paper sing

volver la hoja — (lit) to turn the page; (=cambiar de tema) to change the subject; (=cambiar de actividad) to turn over a new leaf

hoja de ruta — waybill; (fig) road map

hoja de trabajo — (Inform) worksheet

hoja de vida — And curriculum vitae, résumé (EEUU), CV

hoja plegadiza — flap ( of table etc)

temblar como una hoja — to shake like a leaf

temblar como una hoja — to shake like a leaf

Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex: At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.

hacer la plancha — [bañista] to float

plancha a o de vapor — steam iron

hacer o tirarse una plancha — to drop a clanger **, put one's foot in it

tirarse una plancha — (Esp fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq), to goof (colloq)

qué plancha pasé! — I was o felt so embarrassed!

tirarse una plancha — (Esp fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq), to goof (colloq)

qué plancha pasé! — I was o felt so embarrassed!

Ex: As with all electrical devices, be cautious when using blow-dryers and flat-irons around water and/or children.

Ex: The griddle is ready when a few drops of water sprinkled on it form fast-moving bubbles
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Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.

corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces

la línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two

el frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips

estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut

hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind

ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend

¡corta! — * give us a break! *

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)