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plate noun

  /pleɪt/ , [pʰl̥eɪt]
  • A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
  • A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
 piatto
  • A course at a meal.
 piatto, portata
  • A flat object of uniform thickness.
 placca, lamella
  • (especially, Australia, ;, metonymy, plurale tantum) Vehicle license plates, registration plates.
 targa
  • (weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
 disco, piastra, pizza
  • (chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
 piastra
  • (dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
 placca

plate verb

  /pleɪt/ , [pʰl̥eɪt]
  • To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
 placcare, laminare
  • (cooking, photography) To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
 guarnire, scodellare, servire in un piatto

plateful noun

  • The quantity contained on a plate.
 piatto

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ice noun

  /aɪs/ , [ʌɪs]
  • Water in frozen (solid) form.
  • (ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
 ghiaccio
  • A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
 gelato, ghiaccio
  • (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
 ghiaccio secco, ghiaccio

ice verb

  /aɪs/ , [ʌɪs]
  • (intransitive) To become ice; to freeze.
  • (transitive) To make icy; to freeze.
 ghiacciare, congelare, freddare, gelare
  • (transitive) To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
 glassare
  • (transitive, slang) To murder.
 freddare
  • (transitive) To cool with ice, as a beverage.
 raffreddare

icing noun

  /ˈaɪsɪŋ/
  • (cooking) A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.
 glassa, glassatura, brillantatura, ghiaccia

-ic suffix

  /ɪk/
  • (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
 -ico

-ics suffix

  • Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.
 -logia

iced adjective

  /ˈaɪst/ , [ˈaɪ̯st]
  • Very cold, but not necessarily containing ice.
 gelato

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ant noun

  /ænt/ , /ɑːnt/ , /ɛnt/ , [eənt] , [ɛənt] , [ɛːnt]
  • Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
 formica

ante verb

  /ˈænti/
  • To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.
 puntare

ante noun

  /ˈænti/
  • (poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.
 posta
luce

ante- prefix

  /ˌæn.tə/ , /ˌæn.tɪ/
  • (non-productive) Prior to in time.
  • (non-productive) In front of in space.
 ante-

anting noun

  /ˈæntɪŋ/
  • (ornithology) The practice of some birds of rubbing live ants or occasionally other items into the feathers, possibly as a means of controlling parasites.
 bagno di formiche

Antes properNoun

  • (historical) A medieval European tribal union who lived north of the lower Danube and the Black Sea (on the territory of modern Moldova and Ukraine) in the 6th and 7th century AD.
 davanti
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