mate

adj.

1 matt.

2 matte, lackluster, lacklustre, mat.

m.

1 mate, checkmate (sport) (en ajedrez).

2 maté (infusión). (Southern Cone)

yerba mate bitter maté tea

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: matar.

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mate

► adjetivo

1 (sin brillo) matt

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mate

► nombre masculino

1 (ajedrez) mate

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mate

► nombre masculino

1 (hierba) maté

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noun m.

1) mate

2) smash

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I

ADJ (=sin brillo) matt; [sonido] dull

II

SM (Ajedrez) mate

dar mate a — to mate, checkmate

III

SM LAm

1) (=bebida) maté

mate cocido — maté infusion

mate de coca — coca leaf tea

mate de menta — mint tea

2) (=vasija) gourd, maté pot

- pegar mate

- tener mucho mate

3) Cono Sur ** (=cabeza) head, nut *, noggin (EEUU) *

IV

SM (Tenis) smash

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I

adjetivo o adjetivo invariable <pintura/maquillaje> matt

fotos mate — photos with a matt finish

II

masculino

1) (en ajedrez) tb

jaque mate — checkmate, mate

2)

a) (infusión) maté

cebar mate — to brew maté

b) (calabaza) gourd

3) (CS fam) (cabeza) head

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= frosted, matte [matt].

Ex. These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.

Ex. Matte and glossy are two different finishes to the photo paper digital photos are printed on.

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* acabado mate = matte finish.

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I

adjetivo o adjetivo invariable <pintura/maquillaje> matt

fotos mate — photos with a matt finish

II

masculino

1) (en ajedrez) tb

jaque mate — checkmate, mate

2)

a) (infusión) maté

cebar mate — to brew maté

b) (calabaza) gourd

3) (CS fam) (cabeza) head

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= frosted, matte [matt].

Ex: These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.

Ex: Matte and glossy are two different finishes to the photo paper digital photos are printed on.

* acabado mate = matte finish.

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mate¹

adjective

or

adj inv

‹pintura/maquillaje› matt

fotos mate photos with a matt finish

mate²

masculine

A (en ajedrez) tb

jaque mate checkmate, mate

B

1 (infusión) maté

cebar mate to brew maté

tomá mate (RPl fam); well I never!, well, what d'you know! (colloq)

yerba

2 (calabaza — para tomar mate) gourd (for drinking maté); (— ornamental) ornamental gourd

mate burilado engraved gourd

C (CS fam) (cabeza) head

está mal del mate he's not right in the head (colloq), he's got a screw loose (BrE colloq)

D (Esp) (en tenis, bádminton) smash; (en baloncesto) slam dunk, dunk shot

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Del verbo matar: (conjugate matar)

maté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

mate es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
matar    
mate
matar (conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹persona› to kill

b) (sacrificar) ‹perro/caballo› to put down, destroy;

‹reses› to slaughter;

◊ lo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a car

c) (en sentido hiperbólico):

◊ la vas a mate a disgustos you'll be the death of her;

es para matelos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹sed› to quench;
‹tiempo› to kill;

◊ compraron fruta para mate el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going

verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
1

a) (morir violentamente) to be killed;

◊ casi me mato I almost got killed

b) (refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneself;

◊ se mató de un tiro she shot herself

2 (fam)

a) (esforzarse): me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

b) (Méx fam) (para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)

mate adj or adj inv ‹pintura/maquillaje› matt;

◊ fotos mate photos with a matt finish

■ sustantivo masculino
1 (en ajedrez) tb

◊ jaque mate checkmate, mate

2

a) (infusión) maté;

◊ cebar mate to brew maté

b) (AmL) (calabaza) gourd

matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
mate 1 adj (sin brillo) matt
mate 2 sustantivo masculino
1 Ajedrez mate
jaque mate, checkmate
2 LAm (infusión) maté
'mate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amiguete
- aparear
- aparearse
- colega
- gemela
- gemelo
- jaque
- matarse
- socia
- socio
- tronco
- amigo
- amigote
- bombilla
- carnal
- cebar
- compadre
- compinche
- cuñado
- gallo
- hermano
- mano
- matar
- matear
- pana
- pata
- viejo
- yerba
- yerbatero
English:
checkmate
- dull
- eggshell
- flat
- mate
- matt
- running mate
- team-mate
- check
- class
- play
- room
- soul
- team

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mate

♦ adj

matt

♦ nm

1. [en ajedrez] mate, checkmate

2. [en baloncesto] dunk

3. [en tenis] smash

4. [planta] yerba maté

5. Andes [té] herbal tea, herbal infusion

Comp

mate de coca coca leaf tea;

mate de manzanilla camomile tea;

mate de menta peppermint tea

6. CSur [infusión] maté;

Comp

Fam

¡tomá mate! Br get that!, US how do you like them apples?

Comp

mate cocido = maté drunk from a teacup

7. CSur [calabaza] [con semillas] gourd [used as ornament or type of maraca];

[para beber] maté gourd

8. CSur Fam [cabeza] nut;

estar (mal) del mate to be nuts

MATE

Maté is the popular beverage of the River Plate region. It is a tea made from the dried leaves of the “yerba maté” plant. Most typically, it is made in, and then drunk from, a receptacle made from the husk of a small gourd, itself called a maté. These can also be made of other materials such as wood, china or bone. The maté is drunk through a type of metal straw with a perforated bulbous end called a “bombilla”. Maté is a stimulant, contains various nutrients, and is held to be good for the digestion. It was drunk by the Guarani Indians long before the Spanish conquest. The conquistadors took to the habit, and also developed it as a commercial crop. Drinking maté is an everyday habit today for the majority of people from all social classes in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, and it is felt by many to be an essential part of being from the River Plate region.

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mate

I adj matt

II m

1 en ajedrez mate

2 L.Am. (infusión) maté

3 en baloncesto dunk

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mate adj

: matte, dull

mate nm

1) : maté

2)

jaque mate : checkmate

darle mate a : or

darle jaque mate a: to checkmate

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mate¹ adj (sin brillo) matt

mate² n (en ajedrez) mate