the dish of the day

1 giorno ( di 24 ore): DIALOGO → - Date- What day is it?, che giorno è?; We've spent a few days in France, abbiamo passato qualche giorno in Francia; 24 hours a day, ventiquattr'ore al giorno; the day after tomorrow, dopodomani; domani l'altro; posdomani; the day before yesterday, ieri l'altro; l'altro ieri; every other day, un giorno sì e uno no; ogni due giorni; rest day, giorno di riposo; the time of day, l'ora del giorno; a fateful day, un giorno fatidico; to one's dying day, fino alla morte

2 giorno (= periodo di luce, di attività); giornata: the other day, l'altro giorno; on a winter's day, in un giorno d'inverno; day and night, giorno e notte; notte e giorno; ( anche) in continuazione: She works day and night, lavora notte e giorno (o in continuazione); It was a glorious day, era una splendida giornata; It's almost day, è quasi giorno; I don't know what she does all day, non so cosa faccia tutto il giorno; I've had a bad [long] day, ho avuto una brutta [lunga] giornata; a busy day, una giornata piena; a trying day, una giornata faticosa; Try to get some exercise every day, cerca di fare un po' di esercizio tutti i giorni; Let's do it another day, facciamolo un altro giorno; Come on, we haven't got all day, dài, non abbiamo tutto il giorno (o tutta la giornata); an eight-hour day, una giornata (lavorativa) di otto ore; the working day, la giornata lavorativa; day of rest, giorno di riposo; She works six days on, two days off, lavora sei giorni, poi ha due giorni di riposo; to take a day off, prendere un giorno di ferie; by day, di giorno; during the day, durante il giorno; historic day, giornata storica (o di grande importanza); The days are drawing out, i giorni si stanno allungando

3 festa: Mother's day, la festa della mamma; Independence Day, la Festa dell'indipendenza

4 (spesso al pl.) tempo, tempi; epoca: to the present day (o to this day) fino a oggi; He was the best painter of his day, era il miglior pittore del suo tempo; in my student days, quando ero studente; these days, di questi tempi; DIALOGO → - New clothes- There always seems to be a sale on these days, di questi tempi sembra che ci siano sempre dei saldi; in the days of Queen Anne, al tempo della regina Anna; in the early days of flying, agli inizi dell'aviazione; in olden days, nei tempi antichi; un tempo

5 ( Borsa) giorno di borsa

● all day long, per tutto il giorno □ day after day, un giorno dopo l'altro, giorno dopo giorno □ ( USA) day bed, poltrona a sdraio; divano letto □ (med.) day blindness, emeralopia □ day boarder, semiconvittore □ day boy, allievo esterno ( di un collegio) □ day by day, giorno per giorno □ ( USA) day care, assistenza ai bambini ( di genitori che lavorano) □ day-care centre, centro di assistenza per anziani (o disabili, ecc.) □ (ferr., USA) day coach, carrozza normale ( con sedili non reclinabili) □ (zool.) day-fly ( Ephemera), effimera □ day girl, allieva esterna ( di un collegio) □ (med.) day hospital, day hospital □ day in, day out, giorno dopo giorno; incessantemente □ (econ.) day labour, lavoro (o manodopera) a giornata □ day labourer, lavoratore a giornata; giornaliero □ ( USA) day letter, telegramma diurno ( costa meno e viaggia più lento) □ (bot.) day lily ( Hemerocallis), emerocallide □ day-long, che dura tutto il giorno □ day nursery, asilo nido □ (comm.) days of grace, giorni di grazia (o di respiro); ( per estens.) dilazione □ (relig.) the Day of Judgement, il giorno del giudizio □ the day of reckoning, il giorno della resa dei conti □ day off, giorno di libertà (o di ferie) □ ( Borsa) day order, ordine giornaliero; ordine valido in giornata □ (GB) day out, gita di un giorno: a day out in the country, una gita di un giorno in campagna □ (med.) day patient, paziente ambulatoriale; paziente di day hospital □ (ind., ecc.) day release, permesso giornaliero per studio □ day release course, corso per lavoratori □ for the rest of one's days, per il resto dei giorni di q. □ (ferr., in GB) day return, biglietto di andata e ritorno nella stessa giornata □ day sack, zainetto □ day school, scuola con frequentazione diurna ( spesso privata, di contro a collegio) □ (ind.) day shift, turno di giorno □ (med.) day surgery, intervento chirurgico (o interventi chirurgici) in day hospital □ (ferr.) day ticket = day return ► sopra □ day-to-day, giornaliero, quotidiano; ( anche) normale, di routine; ( anche) su base giornaliera, alla giornata: (org. az.) day-to-day management, gestione quotidiana; gestione ordinaria □ ( Borsa) day trader, day trader ( investitore che compra e vende gli stessi titoli in giornata) □ ( Borsa) day trading, day trading ( compravendita di titoli in giornata) □ (ferr.) day train, treno diurno □ day trip, gita di un giorno; escursione □ day-tripper, gitante, escursionista □ (fam.) to be all in a day's work ( for sb.), essere ordinaria amministrazione (per q.): Saving lives was all in a day's work for him, salvare delle vite era ordinaria amministrazione per lui □ (fam.) any day, in qualunque momento; ( anche, rif. a una preferenza) decisamente, di gran lunga: I prefer beer to wine any day, preferisco di gran lunga la birra al vino; I'd ask her out any day, mi piacerebbe da matti uscire con lei □ any day now, da un giorno all'altro: They're going to announce the date of the election any day now, annunceranno la data delle elezioni da un giorno all'altro □ to be as clear as day, essere chiaro come la luce del giorno □ the big day, il gran giorno ( di un evento) □ by the day, alla giornata: He is paid by the day, è pagato alla giornata □ to call it a day ► to call □ to end one's days, finire i propri giorni; morire □ every other (o every second) day, un giorno sì e un giorno no □ (fam.) from day one, fin dal primo giorno; fin dall'inizio □ from day to day, di giorno in giorno □ (fig.) to live from day to day, vivere alla giornata □ the good old days, i bei tempi andati □ to have had one's day, avere fatto il proprio tempo: Some think the printed book has had its day, alcuni pensano che il libro stampato abbia fatto il suo tempo □ to have one's day ( in the sun), avere il proprio giorno di gloria; avere il proprio momento di successo □ to have seen better days, aver visto giorni migliori □ if he (o she) is a day, (rif. all'età) come minimo: He must be seventy if he's a day, deve avere come minimo settant'anni □ (antiq.) in days gone by, un tempo □ in the old days (o in the days of old, antiq.), nei tempi andati □ in one's day, ai tempi di q.: In my day, children were respectful to their teachers, ai miei tempi, gli alunni erano rispettosi verso i loro insegnanti □ in this day and age, oggigiorno; di questi tempi □ it's not every day that…, non capita tutti i giorni di …: It's not every day that you get to meet a real rock star, non capita tutti i giorni di incontrare una vera rockstar □ (fam.) to make a day of it, approfittare dell'occasione per passare una bella giornata □ (fam.) make my day!, provaci: non aspetto altro! □ (fam.) to make sb. 's day, fare di un giorno una data memorabile per q. □ to name the day, fissare la data del matrimonio □ of the day, di oggi, attuale: the issues of the day, i problemi di oggi; the government of the day, il governo attuale; the dish of the day, il piatto del giorno □ one day, un giorno o l'altro □ one of these days, uno di questi giorni □ one of those days, una giornata in cui tutto va storto; una giornata no □ to pass the time of day with sb., salutare q.; scambiare quattro chiacchiere con q. □ to save money for a rainy day, mettere da parte dei soldi per i tempi difficili □ some day, un giorno o l'altro □ this day week [fortnight, month, year], oggi a otto [a quindici, a un mese, a un anno] □ to the day, esattamente: It is five years ago to the day, è stato esattamente cinque anni fa; fanno cinque anni proprio oggi □ His [her, their, ecc.] days are numbered, ha [hanno, ecc.] i giorni contati □ His [her, your, ecc.] day has come, è venuta la sua [tua, ecc.] ora □ (fam.) It just isn't my day, oggi non è il mio giorno; oggi è una giornata no □ (fam. scherz.) Don't give up the day job!, non mollare il lavoro che hai ( perché con quello nuovo che hai in mente non te la caveresti) □ (fam. iron.) That'll be the day!, sì, figurati!; campa cavallo! □ Those were the days!, quelli sì che erano tempi!; bei tempi, quelli!

day [deɪ]

jour ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) journée ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) époque ⇒ 1 (d)

1 noun

(a) (period of twenty-four hours) jour m; (emphasizing duration) journée f;

∎ it's a nice or fine day c'est une belle journée, il fait beau aujourd'hui;

∎ on a clear day par temps clair;

∎ a summer's/winter's day un jour d'été/d'hiver;

∎ to have a day out aller passer une journée quelque part;

∎ a day at the seaside/the races une journée au bord de la mer/aux courses;

∎ we went to the country for the day nous sommes allés passer la journée à la campagne;

∎ to have a lazy day passer une journée à paresser;

∎ literary when day is done quand le jour s'achève;

∎ what day is it (today)? quel jour sommes-nous (aujourd'hui)?;

∎ what day is she arriving (on)? quel jour arrive-t-elle?;

∎ (on) that day ce jour-là;

∎ (on) the day (that or when) she was born le jour où elle est née;

∎ on the first/last day of the holidays le premier/dernier jour des vacances;

∎ on a day like this/today un jour comme celui-là/aujourd'hui;

∎ the day after, (on) the next or following day le lendemain, le jour suivant;

∎ the day after the party le lendemain de ou le jour d'après la fête;

∎ two days after the party le surlendemain de ou deux jours après la fête;

∎ the day after tomorrow après-demain;

∎ the day before, (on) the previous day la veille, le jour d'avant;

∎ I had first met him two days before je l'avais rencontré l'avant-veille pour la première fois;

∎ the day before yesterday avant-hier;

∎ four days before/later quatre jours plus tôt/tard;

∎ in four days, in four days' time dans quatre jours;

∎ it took me four days to do it ça m'a pris quatre jours pour le faire;

∎ once/twice a day une fois/deux fois par jour;

∎ good day! bonjour!;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ the other day l'autre jour;

∎ Religion Day of Judgement (jour du) jugement dernier;

∎ Religion day of atonement jour m du Grand Pardon;

∎ dish of the day plat m du jour;

∎ day of reckoning jour de vérité;

∎ any day now d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ day after day, day in day out jour après jour;

∎ for days on end or at a time pendant des jours et des jours;

∎ from day to day de jour en jour;

∎ to live from day to day vivre au jour le jour;

∎ from one day to the next d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ from that day on or onwards à partir de ce jour-là;

∎ from that day to this depuis ce jour-là;

∎ literary from this day forth à partir ou à compter d'aujourd'hui;

∎ to the day I die or my dying day jusqu'à mon dernier jour;

∎ I'd rather work in Madrid any day (of the week) je préférerais largement ou de loin travailler à Madrid;

∎ you've done enough mischief for one day tu as fait assez de bêtises pour une seule journée;

∎ humorous another day, another dollar ≃ c'est le train-train quotidien;

∎ from day one depuis le premier jour;

∎ one day un jour;

∎ one of these days un de ces jours;

∎ some day un jour;

∎ she's seventy if she's a day elle a soixante-dix ans bien sonnés;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than 40/you il n'a pas l'air d'avoir plus de 40 ans/d'être plus vieux que toi;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than when I last saw him il n'a pas vieilli d'un poil depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vu;

∎ it's been one of those days! tu parles d'une journée!;

∎ on this (day) of all days! justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ of all (the) days to choose for a conference! quelle idée d'avoir choisi de faire une conférence justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ let's make a day of it passons-y la journée;

∎ that really made my day! ça m'a fait très plaisir;

∎ it's not my (lucky) day ce n'est pas mon jour (de chance);

∎ familiar that'll be the day! (it's highly unlikely) il n'y a pas de danger que ça arrive de sitôt!;

∎ at the end of the day à la fin de la journée; figurative en fin de compte, au bout du compte;

∎ to carry or win the day gagner la journée ou la bataille

(b) (hours of daylight) jour m, journée f;

∎ all day (long) toute la journée;

∎ we haven't got all day nous n'avons pas que ça à faire;

∎ to travel during the or by day voyager pendant la journée ou de jour;

∎ to sleep during the or by day dormir le jour;

∎ day and night, night and day jour et nuit, nuit et jour;

∎ in the cold light of day the plan seemed unfeasible avec un peu de distance critique, le projet semblait infaisable

(c) (working hours) journée f;

∎ paid by the day payé à la journée;

∎ to work a seven-hour day travailler sept heures par jour, faire des journées de sept heures;

∎ how was your day?, what kind of day have you had? comment s'est passée ta journée?;

∎ did you have a good day? tu as passé une bonne journée?;

∎ it's been a hard/long day la journée a été dure/longue;

∎ day off jour m de congé;

∎ day of rest jour m de repos;

∎ let's call it a day (stop work) arrêtons-nous pour aujourd'hui; (end relationship) finissons-en;

∎ it's all in a day's work! ça fait partie du travail!

(d) (often pl) (lifetime, era) époque f;

∎ in Caesar's day du temps de César;

∎ in the days of King Arthur, in King Arthur's day du temps du Roi Arthur;

∎ in days to come à l'avenir;

∎ in days gone by par le passé;

∎ in those days à l'époque;

∎ what are you up to these days? qu'est-ce que tu fais de beau ces temps-ci?;

∎ honestly, teenagers these days! vraiment, les adolescents d'aujourd'hui!;

∎ literary or humorous in days of old or yore il y a fort longtemps;

∎ in the good old days dans le temps;

∎ in my/our day de mon/notre temps;

∎ in this day and age de nos jours, aujourd'hui;

∎ he was well-known in his day il était connu de son temps ou à son époque;

∎ in his working/married days du temps où il travaillait/était marié;

∎ in his younger days dans son jeune temps, dans sa jeunesse;

∎ the happiest/worst days of my life les plus beaux/les pires jours de ma vie;

∎ during the early days of the strike/my childhood au tout début de la grève/de mon enfance;

∎ he ended his days in poverty il a fini ses jours dans la misère;

∎ her day will come son heure viendra;

∎ to have had its day (theory, fashion etc) être démodé; (car, TV) avoir fait son temps;

∎ he's had his day il a eu son heure;

∎ he's/this chair has seen better days il/cette chaise a connu des jours meilleurs;

∎ those were the days c'était le bon temps

(e) (battle, game)

∎ to win or to carry the day l'emporter;

∎ to lose the day perdre la partie

2 days adverb

∎ to work days travailler de jour

3 this day week adverb

dans huit jours aujourd'hui

4 to the day adverb

jour pour jour;

∎ it's a year ago to the day il y a un an jour pour jour ou aujourd'hui

5 to this day adverb

à ce jour, aujourd'hui encore

►► day bed lit m de repos;

American day camp centre m aéré;

day care (for elderly, disabled) service m d'accueil de jour; (for children) service m de garderie;

∎ the children go to day care les enfants vont à la garderie;

day centre = centre d'animation et d'aide sociale;

day cream crème f de jour;

day job travail m principal;

∎ familiar humorous don't give up the day job (to aspiring artist etc) je ne crois pas que tu es prêt pour une carrière professionnelle;

day labourer journalier(ère) m,f;

day nurse infirmier(ère) m,f qui est de service de jour;

day nursery garderie f;

Stock Exchange day order ordre m valable pour la journée;

day pass (for skiing) forfait m journalier;

School day pupil (élève mf) externe mf;

British Industry day release formation f continue en alternance;

∎ to be on day release être en formation continue en alternance;

Railways day return aller-retour m valable pour la journée;

day room salle f commune;

day school externat m;

day shift (period worked) service m de jour; (workers) équipe f de jour;

∎ to work the day shift travailler de jour, être (dans l'équipe) de jour;

∎ when do you go on day shift? quand est-ce que tu prends le service de jour?;

Stock Exchange day trade opération f de journée;

Stock Exchange day trader spéculateur(trice) m,f à la journée;

day trip excursion f;

day tripper excursionniste mf;

day work travail m de jour

✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Day of the Jackal' Forsyth, Zimmermann 'Le Chacal'

1) блюдо, тарелка

- large dish

2) блюдо, кушанье

- tasty dish

- a delicious dish

- vegetarian dish

1) (a plate, bowl etc in which food is brought to the table: a large shallow dish.) fat, bolle

2) (food mixed and prepared for the table: She served us an interesting dish containing chicken and almonds.) rett

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- dishwasher

fat

subst. \/dɪʃ\/

1) ( også om innholdet) fat (med\/uten lokk), tallerken

• a table dish

• a dish of spaghetti

2) (mat)rett

3) ( også satellite dish) parabolantenne

4) ( hverdagslig) favorittgjøremål

• it's not my dish

5) ( slang) stilig jente, stilig gutt

• what a dish!

6) uthuling, grop, forsenkning

the dishes oppvasken

wash up the dishes eller do\/wash the dishes vaske opp

• the children did the dishes

verb \/dɪʃ\/

1) ( hverdagslig) lure, narre

2) ( hverdagslig) knekke, knuse, gi sparken

• he dished all his opponents

• he is dished

3) ( hverdagslig) knuse, legge i grus

• you are dishing my hopes

4) hule ut

5) (amer.) sladre, spre rykter

dish (the) dirt ( hverdagslig) slarve, spre sladder

• every day he goes to the pub to dish up dirt with his pals

dish it out (hverdagslig, amer.) kjefte, bruke seg, gi igjen

• he is quick to dish it out, but he can't take it

dish out dele ut i øst og vest

• he dished out rewards freely

• the doctor was keen to dish out drugs

dish up\/out legge opp (på fat), anrette

• how neatly you dish out the food

• it's time to dish up the dinner

dish up ( også overført) diske opp med, varte opp med, servere

• she dished up the usual arguments

= the day's catch, the catch of the day

Ex. The all-time favourite dish is the shellfish platter with lobster, oysters, scallops, prawns, mussels, crab and sea snails, according to the day's catch.

Ex. In keeping with tradition, they offer a selection of fresh fish daily, which will vary according to the catch of the day.

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dish of the day

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piatto del giorno

today's special

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   dish of the day

1 plate, dish.

lavar los platos to wash the dishes, to do the washing-up (British)

pagar los platos rotos (figurative) to carry the can

parece que no ha roto un plato en su vida (figurative) he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth

plato hondo o sopero soup dish o plate

plato llano plate

plato de postre dessert plate

2 course (parte de una comida).

primer plato first course, starter

de primer plato for starters

segundo plato second course, main course

plato fuerte main course; (en una comida) main part (figurative)

su actuación es el plato fuerte de la noche her performance is the night's main event

plato principal main course

3 dish (food).

plato combinado = single-course meal which usually consists of meat or fish accompanied by chips and vegetables

plato del día dish of the day

plato precocinado pre-cooked meal

plato preparado ready-made meal

plato típico typical dish

4 turntable.

5 chain wheel.

6 clay pigeon (sport).

7 film set.

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► nombre masculino

1 (recipiente) plate, dish

2 COCINA dish

■ hace unos platos buenísimos he's a wonderful cook

3 (en comida) course

■ de primer plato hay sopa y de segundo pescado we've got soup for starters and fish for the main course

4 (de una balanza) pan

5 (de un tocadiscos) turntable

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fregar/lavar los platos to do the dishes, do the washing-up

pagar los platos rotos familiar to take the blame, carry the can

tener cara de no haber roto un plato (en la vida) familiar to look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

plato combinado single-course meal with different things together on one plate

plato de postre dessert plate

plato fuerte (de una comida) main course 2 (de un acto) main attraction 3 (de un espectáculo) star attraction

plato hondo soup plate, soup dish

plato llano dinner plate

plato sopero soup plate, soup dish

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1) dish

2) plate

3) course

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1) (=recipiente) [para comer] plate; [de balanza] pan

- pagar los platos rotos

- estar en el plato y en la tajada

- del plato a la boca se pierde la sopa

2) (=contenido del plato) plate, plateful

- vender algo por un plato de lentejas

3) (Culin) [en menú] course; (=guiso) dish

- no es plato de mi gusto

- comen del mismo plato

- ser plato de segunda mesa

4) [de tocadiscos] turntable

5)

6) (Téc) plate

7) (Dep)

8) Cono Sur

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1)

a) ( utensilio) plate

b) ( para taza) tb

- plato de postre

- plato hondo or sopero

- plato llano or playo or bajo or extendido

2) ( contenido) plate, plateful

3)

a) ( receta) dish

b) ( en una comida) course

- plato central

- plato combinado

- plato del día

- plato fuerte

4)

a) ( de balanza) (scale) pan

b) ( de tocadiscos) turntable

c) (Dep) clay pigeon

d) ( en béisbol) home plate

5) (AmS fam) (situación, persona divertida) scream (colloq)

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1)

a) ( utensilio) plate

b) ( para taza) tb

- plato de postre

- plato hondo or sopero

- plato llano or playo or bajo or extendido

2) ( contenido) plate, plateful

3)

a) ( receta) dish

b) ( en una comida) course

- plato central

- plato combinado

- plato del día

- plato fuerte

4)

a) ( de balanza) (scale) pan

b) ( de tocadiscos) turntable

c) (Dep) clay pigeon

d) ( en béisbol) home plate

5) (AmS fam) (situación, persona divertida) scream (colloq)

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plato¹

¹ = dish [dishes, -pl.], plate, platter.

plato²

² = chainring, clay pigeon.

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1 (utensilio) plate

fregar or lavar los platos to wash o do the dishes, to wash up ( BrE), to do the washing up ( BrE)

comer en el mismo plato ( fam); to get on like a house on fire ( colloq);

( fam pey) to be as thick as thieves ( colloq)

nada entre dos platos nothing much

¿qué pasó al final? — nada entre dos platos what happened in the end? — nothing dramatic o nothing much

no haber roto un plato ( fam): tiene cara de no haber roto un plato en su vida she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth ( colloq)

pagar los platos rotos to pay the consequences, to take the rap ( AmE colloq), to carry the can ( BrE colloq)

2 (para una taza) tb

platito saucer

( Chi) dinner plate, plate

dessert plate

( Méx) dinner plate, plate

soup dish

dinner plate, plate

( Méx) dinner plate, plate

( RPI) dinner plate, plate

soup dish

B (contenido) plate, plateful

estaba delicioso, yo comí dos platos it was delicious, I had two helpings o platefuls

1 (receta) dish

un plato de arroz/pescado a rice/fish dish

es su plato favorito it's his favorite dish

es el plato típico de esa región it is the typical dish of that region

no es plato de gusto it's no fun ( colloq), it's not much fun

2 (en una comida) course

una comida de cuatro platos a four-course meal

¿qué hay de segundo plato? what's for (the) main course?

ser plato de segunda mesa ( fam); to play second fiddle ( colloq)

no me gusta ser plato de segunda mesa I don't like being treated as second best o playing second fiddle

( Ven) main course

( Esp) meal served on one plate, eg burger, eggs and fries

( AmL); main course, main dish

dish of the day

( Coc) main course, main dish ; (de un espectáculo) pièce de résistance

el plato fuerte del día fue la conferencia del doctor Tercedor the main attraction o the high point of the day was the talk by doctor Tercedor

1 (de una balanza) scale pan, pan

2 (de un tocadiscos) turntable

3 ( Dep) clay pigeon

4 (de la ducha) base, tray

5 (en béisbol) home plate

E ( AmS fam) (situación, persona divertida) scream ( colloq)

¡qué plato! what a scream o hoot o laugh! ( colloq)

es un plato she's a scream o a riot

F ( Chi) (de una cocina eléctrica — espiral) burner ( AmE), ring ( BrE); (— placa) hotplate

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a) ( utensilio) plate;

◊ plató de postre dessert plate;

b) ( para taza) tb

◊ platito saucer

a) ( receta) dish;

◊ plató típico typical dish

b) ( en una comida) course;

◊ plató central (Ven) main course;

a) ( de balanza) (scale) pan

b) ( de tocadiscos) turntable

c) (Dep) clay pigeon

d) ( en béisbol) home plate

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plato nm

1. [recipiente] plate, dish;

lavar los platos to wash the dishes, Br to do the washing-up;

estaba el mar como un plato the sea was like a millpond;

comer en el mismo plato to be great friends;

nada entre dos platos nothing special;

pagar los platos rotos to carry the can;

parece que no ha roto un plato en su vida he looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth

plato llano plate;

plato de postre dessert plate;

plato sopero soup dish o plate

2. [parte de una comida] course;

primer plato first course, Br starter, US appetizer;

de primer plato Br for starters, US as an appetizer;

segundo plato second course, main course;

ser plato de segunda mano o [m5] mesa [ser despreciado] to be a second-class citizen;

plato fuerte [en una comida] main course;

su actuación es el plato fuerte de la noche her performance is the night's main event;

plato principal main course

3. [comida] dish;

mi plato favorito my favourite meal

plato precocinado pre-cooked meal;

plato preparado ready-made meal;

plato típico typical dish;

plato único single-course meal

4. [de tocadiscos, microondas] turntable

5. [de bicicleta] chain wheel

6. [de balanza] pan, scale

7. Dep clay-pigeon

8. Comp

ser un plato to be a scream;

¡qué plato! how hilarious!

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1 recipiente plate;

parece no haber roto un plato en su vida she looks as though butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth;

pagar los platos rotos fam carry the can fam

2 GASTR dish

3 Méx: en béisbol home plate

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plato nm

1) : plate, dish

lavar los platos: to do the dishes

2) : serving, helping

3) : course (of a meal)

4) : dish

plato típico: typical dish

5) : home plate (in baseball)

plato hondo : soup bowl

plató nm

: set (in the movies)

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plato n

1. (recipiente) plate

2. (guiso) dish

3. (parte de la comida) course