platillo

m.

1 small plate (plato pequeño).

platillo volador flying saucer (peninsular Spanish)

platillo volante flying saucer (peninsular Spanish)

2 pan.

3 saucer, dish.

4 collection plate.

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platillo

► nombre masculino

1 (de postre) dessert plate; (de café) saucer

2 (de balanza) pan

► nombre masculino plural platillos

1 MÚSICA cymbals

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FRASEOLOGÍA

platillo volante/volador flying saucer

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SM

1) (=plato) [gen] small plate; [para taza] saucer; [de limosnas] collecting bowl; [de balanza] pan

pasar el platillo — to pass the hat round

platillo volante, platillo volador — flying saucer

2) pl platillos (Mús) cymbals

3) CAm, Méx dish

el tercer platillo de la comida — the third course of the meal

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masculino

1)

a) (plato pequeño) saucer; (de balanza) pan; (para limosnas) collection plate o bowl

pasar el platillo — to pass the hat around

b) (Mús) cymbal

c) (Dep) clay pigeon

- platillo volador or volante

2) (Méx) (en una comida) course

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= pan, cymbal.

Ex. It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.

Ex. He notes that among the instruments played are a kettledrum, a flute, a fiddle, a harp, and a pair of cymbals.

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* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* platillo para limosnas = alms dish.

* promocionar a bombo y platillo = hype.

* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.

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masculino

1)

a) (plato pequeño) saucer; (de balanza) pan; (para limosnas) collection plate o bowl

pasar el platillo — to pass the hat around

b) (Mús) cymbal

c) (Dep) clay pigeon

- platillo volador or volante

2) (Méx) (en una comida) course

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= pan, cymbal.

Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.

Ex: He notes that among the instruments played are a kettledrum, a flute, a fiddle, a harp, and a pair of cymbals.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* pasar el platillo = pass + the bucket (around).

* platillo para limosnas = alms dish.

* promocionar a bombo y platillo = hype.

* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.

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platillo

masculine

A

1 (plato pequeño) saucer

2 (de una balanza) pan

3 (para limosnas) collection plate o bowl

pasar el platillo to pass the hat around

Compuestos:

● platillo volador

(AmL) flying saucer

● platillo volante

(Esp) flying saucer

B (Mús) cymbal

C (Dep) clay pigeon

D (Méx) (en una comida) dish, course

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platillo sustantivo masculino
1

a) (plato pequeño) saucer;

(de balanza) pan;
(para limosnas) collection plate o bowl;
platillo volador or (Esp) volante flying saucer

b) (Mús) cymbal

c) (Dep) clay pigeon

2 (Méx) (en una comida) course
platillo sustantivo masculino
1 saucer
2 Mús cymbal
3 platillo volante, flying saucer
'platillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bombo
- forma
English:
cymbal
- flying saucer
- saucer
- song
- flying
- hype
- mug
- red

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platillo nm

1. [plato pequeño] small plate;

[de taza] saucer

2. [de una balanza] pan

3. platillo volador flying saucer;

Esp platillo volante flying saucer

4. Mús

platillos cymbals

5. Méx [comida] meal, dish

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platillo

m

:

platillos pl MÚS cymbals

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platillo nm

1) : saucer

platillo volador: flying saucer

2) : cymbal

3) Mex : dish

platillos típicos: local dishes

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platillo n saucer

platillo volante flying saucer