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plat·ed [ˈpleɪtɪd, Am -t̬-] ADJ inv

plated
überzogen
plated with chrome/gold/silver
verchromt/vergoldet/versilbert
plated jewellery [or Am jewelry]
plattierter Schmuck

ar·mour-ˈplat·ed ADJ

armour-plated
gepanzert

chrome-plat·ed [ˈkrəʊmpleɪtɪd, Am ˈkroʊm] ADJ

chrome-plated → chromium-plated

See also

chro·mium-plat·ed [ˈkrəʊmiəmpleɪtɪd, Am ˈkroʊm] ADJ

chromium-plated
verchromt

chro·mium-plat·ed [ˈkrəʊmiəmpleɪtɪd, Am ˈkroʊm] ADJ

chromium-plated
verchromt

ˈcop·per-plat·ed ADJ

copper-plated
verkupfert

gold-ˈplat·ed ADJ inv

gold-plated
vergoldet

nick·el-ˈplat·ed ADJ

nickel-plated
vernickelt

sil·ver-ˈplat·ed ADJ inv

silver-plated
versilbert

steel-ˈplat·ed ADJ inv

steel-plated
stahlgepanzert

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)

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
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
Present
Iplate
youplate
he/she/itplates
weplate
youplate
theyplate
Past
Iplated
youplated
he/she/itplated
weplated
youplated
theyplated
Present Perfect
Ihaveplated
youhaveplated
he/she/ithasplated
wehaveplated
youhaveplated
theyhaveplated
Past Perfect
Ihadplated
youhadplated
he/she/ithadplated
wehadplated
youhadplated
theyhadplated
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