pratos
1. Flat, typically round dishes used for serving or eating food
Please set the plates on the table for dinner.
Por favor, coloque os pratos na mesa para o jantar.
2. Flat sheets of metal, glass, or other material
The construction used steel plates for reinforcement.
A construção usou placas de aço para reforço.
3. Vehicle license plates
The police officer recorded the car's plates.
O policial anotou as placas do carro.
4. Dental appliances used in orthodontics
She wore plates to straighten her teeth.
Ela usava placas para endireitar seus dentes.
5. Geological formations of the Earth's crust
Tectonic plates cause earthquakes.
As placas tectônicas causam terremotos.
Related Idioms & Phrases
have a lot on one's plate - ter muito no prato
clean plate - prato limpo
plate tectonics - tectônica de placas
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