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['nikl]1) (an element, a greyish-white metal used especially for mixing with other metals and for plating.) nickel2) ((American) a five-cent coin.) pièce de cinq cents -
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plate [pleɪt]1 noun∎ he ate a huge plate of spaghetti il a mangé une énorme assiette de spaghettis;∎ figurative to hand sth to sb on a plate donner ou apporter qch à qn sur un plateau (d'argent);∎ she was handed the job on a plate on lui a offert cet emploi sans qu'elle ait à lever le petit doigt;∎ figurative to have a lot on one's plate avoir du pain sur la planche;∎ I've already got far too much on my plate j'ai déjà beaucoup trop à faire;∎ he has a metal plate in his thigh il a une plaque en métal dans la cuisse(c) (with inscription) plaque f;∎ a car with foreign plates une voiture avec une plaque d'immatriculation étrangère ou immatriculée à l'étranger(d) (on cooker) plaque f (de cuisson)∎ the burglars took all the (silver) plate les cambrioleurs ont pris toute l'argenterie∎ the knives are silver plate les couteaux sont en plaqué argent(g) Typography (for printing) cliché m; (for engraving) planche f; (illustration) planche f, hors-texte m inv;∎ offset plate plaque f offset(h) Photography plaque f (sensible)(i) (for church collection) plateau m (de quête)(k) (denture) dentier m, appareil m ou prothèse f dentaire; (for straightening teeth) appareil m (orthodontique)(l) (in earth's crust) plaque f(m) (trophy, race) trophée m(o) (in baseball → home plate) bâton m, = plaque qui marque le début et la fin du parcours que doit effectuer le batteur pour marquer un point(a) (coat with metal → gen) plaquer; (→ in gold) dorer; (→ in silver) argenter; (→ in nickel) nickeler; (→ in copper) cuivrer(c) Typography clicher∎ the River Plate le Rio de la Plata►► plate armour armure f (en plaques de fer);plate glass verre m (à vitres);plate rack égouttoir m;plate tectonics (UNCOUNT) tectonique f des plaques(in restaurant kitchen) disposer les aliments sur les plats -
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American impôt m vexatoireHis most recent bit of mischief is a proposal to put a measure on the November ballot that seeks to impose a nickel-a-bullet tax on every round of ammunition sold in California. Perata's justification for another nuisance tax is that it would raise money to offset the costs of emergency and trauma centers that treat people with gunshot wounds.
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