LEARNit Dictionary

plate

noun
A2
1
A2
a flat, usually round, dish that you put food on
بشقاب
see also paper plate, side plate
2
A2
the amount of food that you can put on a plate
پرس, خوراک
a plate of sandwiches
two large plates of pasta
At dinner, Paul ate several plates of stew.
3
a whole main course of a meal, served on one plate
پرس غذا, خوراک اصلی
Try the seafood plate.
4
B2
a thin flat piece of metal, used especially to join or make something stronger
صفحه فلزی, ورقه فلزی
The tanks were mainly constructed of steel plates.
She had a metal plate inserted in her arm.
5
a flat piece of metal with some information on it, for example somebody’s name
پلاک, پلاک شناسایی, لوح حکاکی شده
A brass plate beside the door said ‘Dr Alan Tate’.
see also nameplate
6
the pieces of metal or plastic at the front and back of a vehicle with numbers and letters on it
پلاک, پلاک ماشین, پلاک خودرو
see also GB plate, L-plate, license plate, number plate, vanity plate
7
ordinary metal that is covered with a thin layer of silver or gold
پوشش فلزی, آبکاری فلز, فلز پوشیده‌شده, روکش, طلاکوب, نقره‌کوب, زراندود
The cutlery is plate, not solid silver.
see also gold plate, silver plate, tinplate
8
dishes, bowls, etc. that are made of silver or gold
ظروف نقره, ظروف طلا
the family plate
9
one of the thin flat pieces of horn or bone that cover and protect an animal
پولک, صفحه استخوانی, پوشش استخوانی
the armadillo’s protective shell of bony plates
10
one of the very large pieces of rock that form the earth’s surface and move slowly
صفحه, ورقه
the Pacific plate
Earthquakes are caused by two tectonic plates bumping into each other.
see also plate tectonics
11
a photograph that is used as a picture in a book, especially one that is printed on a separate page on high quality paper
عکس, تصویر, صفحه عکس, تصویر چاپ شده
The book includes 55 colour plates.
See plate 4.
She looked like a fashion plate.
12
a sheet of metal, plastic, etc. that has been treated so that words or pictures can be printed from it
لوح چاپ, صفحه چاپ, ورق چاپ, ورق فلزی
a printing plate
13
a thin sheet of glass, metal, etc. that is covered with chemicals so that it reacts to light and can form an image, used in larger or older cameras
صفحه شیشه‌ای, صفحه فلزی, پلیت
14
a thin piece of plastic with wire or artificial teeth attached to it which fits inside your mouth in order to make your teeth straight
پلاک دندانی, پلاک
compare brace, dentures
15
the place where the person hitting the ball stands and where they must return to after running around all the bases
محل ضربه گیری, مقر ضربه
16
a flat dish that is used to collect money from people in a church
بشقاب کلیسایی, بشقاب کمک‌های مالی, بشقاب کلیسا
verb
1
to cover a metal with a thin layer of another metal, especially gold or silver
آبکاری کردن, زراندود کردن, آب طلا دادن, آب نقره دادن
see also gold-plated, silver-plated
2
to cover something with sheets of metal or another hard substance
فلز اندود کردن, پوشاندن با سطح فلزی, فلزپوش کردن, اندود کردن
The walls of the vault were plated with steel.
nickel-plated wire
see also armour-plated
3
to serve food on a plate
در بشقاب گذاشتن, چیدن در بشقاب, قرار دادن در بشقاب
How the food is plated up is of vital importance in high-end restaurants.