3 (also collection plate) noun RELpláta masc4 c m upláta ofrála4 noun trophypláta masc4 c m u5 noun competitionpláta masc4 c m u6 noun BIOL for growing cells, culture ,etcpláta masc4 c m uagar platepláta agair7 noun flat piece of metal etcpláta masc4 c m ua metal platepláta miotail8 noun MED in surgerypláta masc4 c m u9 noun ZOOL protective bone/hornlann fem2 c m upláta masc4 c m u10 noun for engravingpláta masc4 c m upresentation platepláta bronnta11 (also number plate) noun AUTO for vehicleuimhirphláta masc4 c m ufalse platesuimhirphlátaí bréige12 noun in jewellerypláta masc4 c m uearrings in gold platecluasáin órphlátáilte13 noun on dishes, etcgréithe plátáiltewe ate off silver platebhí ár mbéile againn ar ghréithe airgid14 noun PUBL, PRESS in printingpláta masc4 c m u15 noun PUBL in bookpláta masc4 c m u16 noun PHOT piece of glasspláta masc4 c m u17 noun MED of false teethpláta masc4 c m u18 noun GEOG, GEOL layer of rockpláta masc4 c m u19 noun SPOR in baseballdaoradh baile
verb
20 verb food TRANSITIVEcuir ar phlátaíthe food was plated up in front of uscuireadh an bia ar phlátaí os ár gcomhair21 verb BIOL cells etc TRANSITIVEcuir ar phlátathe samples were plated for culturecuireadh na samplaí ar phláta saothráin22 verb cover with metal, gold, etc TRANSITIVEplátáil verb c m uto plate sth with steelrud a phlátáil le cruach23 verb MED in surgery TRANSITIVEpláta a chur ihe had his hand platedcuireadh pláta ina lámh24 verb SPOR in baseball TRANSITIVErith a scóráilrith a fháil
phrases
to hand sth to sb on a plate
(also
to give sth to sb on a plate
)rud a thabhairt do dhuine ar phlátait was handed to her on a platefuair sí go bog é, ní raibh uirthi deoir allais a chur chun é a fháil
to have enough on your plate
he had enough on his platebhí a dhóthain le déanamh aige, bhí go leor de chúram air, bhí a sháith ina ghogán aige