una lámina al

láminas de acero — sheet steel sing

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

estar ni lámina П.-Р. — быть без гроша, сидеть на мели

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.

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

una mujer alta y delgada — a tall, slim o slender woman

una mujer alta y delgada — a tall, slim o slender woman

Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

cristal de patente — (Náut) bull's-eye

hay cristales en el suelo — there's broken glass o there are pieces of broken glass on the floor

Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon and the crystal is broken up into chips which are then packaged and joined to connectors.

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.

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.