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I. plate [pleɪt] N

1. plate (dish):

plate: Teller m <-s, ->

tea plate Brit: Kuchenteller m

tea plate Brit: Kuchenplatte f CH

heaped plate: übervoller Teller

to pass round the [collection] plate: den Klingelbeutel herumgehen lassen

2. plate (panel):

plate: Platte f <-, -n>

steel plate: Stahlplatte f

3. plate (sign):

plate: Schild nt <-(e)s, -er>

plate: Tafel f <-, -n>

plate: Platte f <-, -n>

brass plate: Messingschild nt

4. plate AUTO:

plate: Nummernschild nt <-(e)s, -er>

licence [or Am license][or number]plate: Nummernschild nt <-(e)s, -er>

5. plate TYPO (in printing):

plate: [Druck]platte f

6. plate no pl (metal layer):

plate: Überzug m <-s, -züge>

chrome plate: Verchromung f

gold plate: Vergoldung f <-, -en>

silver plate: Versilberung f <-, -en>

the knives and forks are silver plate: die Messer und Gabeln sind versilbert

7. plate no pl:

plate (objects made of metal): Silber und Gold

plate (silver cutlery): Tafelsilber nt <-s> kein pl

plate (gold cutlery): Tafelgold nt

the thieves got away with £15,000 worth of church plate: die Diebe stahlen den Kirchenschatz im Wert von 15.000 Pfund

8. plate TYPO (illustration):

plate: [Bild]tafel f

9. plate GEOL:

plate: Erdplatte f

10. plate CHEM:

plate efficiency: Bodenwirkungsgrad m

Phrases:

to give [or hand] sth to sb on a plate inf: jdm etw auf einem silbernen Tablett servieren [o. präsentieren]

that gave United the victory on a plate: dadurch wurde United der Sieg praktisch geschenkt

to have a lot [or so much] on one's plate esp Brit: viel zu tun haben

to have [more than] enough on one's plate: [mehr als] genug zu tun haben

II. plate [pleɪt] VB trans

to plate sth: etw überziehen

to plate sth with gold/nickel/silver: etw vergolden/vernickeln/versilbern

plate INFRASTR

plate: Schildtafel (an der Tür)

OpenDict entry

plate N

a plate of spaghetti/mushrooms: ein Teller Spaghetti/Pilze

to be fed a plate of lies fig: nur Lügen serviert bekommen

that's nothing but a plate of lies fig: das sind alles nur Lügen

ˈal·bu·men plate N PHOTO

albumen plate: Albumin nt <-s, -e>

ˈbaf·fle plate N TECH

baffle plate: Umlenkblech nt <-(e)s, -e>

baffle plate: Ablenkplatte f

brass ˈplate N

brass plate: Messingschild nt

ˈbub·ble plate N TECH

bubble plate: Rektifizierboden m

ˈcharg·er plate N

charger plate: Platzteller m

charger plate: Unterteller m <-s, ->

ˈdoor plate N

door plate: Türschild nt <-(e)s, -er>

ex·ˈchange plate N CHEM

exchange plate: Rektifizierboden m

ˈfas·cia plate N COMPUT

fascia plate: Frontplatte f

I. gold ˈplate N

1. gold plate (layer of gold):

gold plate: Vergoldung f <-, -en>

gold plate: Goldauflage f

2. gold plate (objects):

gold plate: Goldgeschirr nt

II. gold ˈplate VB trans

to gold-plate sth: etw vergolden

home ˈplate N Am (in baseball)

home plate: Schlagmal nt

ˈli·cense plate N Am (number plate)

license plate: Nummernschild nt <-(e)s, -er>

license plate: polizeiliches [o. amtliches] Kennzeichen

Present
I	plate
you	plate
he/she/it	plates
we	plate
you	plate
they	plate

Past
I	plated
you	plated
he/she/it	plated
we	plated
you	plated
they	plated

Present Perfect
I	have	plated
you	have	plated
he/she/it	has	plated
we	have	plated
you	have	plated
they	have	plated

Past Perfect
I	had	plated
you	had	plated
he/she/it	had	plated
we	had	plated
you	had	plated
they	had	plated

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to silver-plate a plate: einen Teller versilbern

perfect plate: theoretischer Boden

armour plate: Panzerplatte f

gold plate: Vergoldung f <-, -en>

silver plate: Versilberung f <-, -en>

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