plate

a flat round dish used for serving food or as a container for cooking food in an oven

plato, fuente

• on the plate

Collocations a dinner plate · a serving plate

• She put some salad on her plate.

  Ella puso ensalada en su plato.

a flat round dish made of metal, wood, or plastic that is used as a decoration in the home

placa, medalla

• a gold/silver plate

Collocations wall plate · award plate

• The wall is decorated with a large silver plate.

  La pared está decorada con una gran placa de plata.

a flat round metal disc that is thrown in the sport of shot put or hammer throw

plato, disco

• throw a plate

Collocations shot-put plate · hammer-throw plate

• He threw the shot put plate as far as he could.

  Él lanzó el disco de peso lo más lejos que pudo.

a flat metal part that is used to connect wires in an electrical system

placa, tarjeta

• electrical plate

Collocations circuit board plate · terminal plate

• The technician installed a new electrical plate.

  El técnico instaló una nueva placa eléctrica.

a flat piece of wood or metal that is used to cover the roof or walls of a building

placa, tablero

• roof plate

Collocations wall plate · floor plate

• The roof was covered with wooden plates.

  El techo estaba cubierto con tableros de madera.