- 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.* * *platillo► nombre masculino1 (de postre) dessert plate; (de café) saucer2 (de balanza) pan► nombre masculino plural platillos1 MÚSICA cymbals\FRASEOLOGÍAplatillo volante/volador flying saucer* * *SM1) (=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) cymbals3) CAm, Méx dishel tercer platillo de la comida — the third course of the meal
* * *masculino1)a) (plato pequeño) saucer; (de balanza) pan; (para limosnas) collection plate o bowlpasar el platillo — to pass the hat around
b) (Mús) cymbalc) (Dep) clay pigeon2) (Méx) (en una comida) course* * *= 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.* * *masculino1)a) (plato pequeño) saucer; (de balanza) pan; (para limosnas) collection plate o bowlpasar el platillo — to pass the hat around
b) (Mús) cymbalc) (Dep) clay pigeon2) (Méx) (en una comida) course* * *= 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.* * *platillomasculineA1 (plato pequeño) saucer2 (de una balanza) pan3 (para limosnas) collection plate o bowlpasar el platillo to pass the hat aroundCompuestos:● platillo volador(AmL) flying saucer● platillo volante(Esp) flying saucerB (Mús) cymbalC (Dep) clay pigeonD (Méx) (en una comida) dish, course* * *
platillo sustantivo masculino
1a) (plato pequeño) saucer;
(de balanza) pan;
(para limosnas) collection plate o bowl;
platillo volador or (Esp) volante flying saucerb) (Mús) cymbalc) (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
* * *platillo nm1. [plato pequeño] small plate;[de taza] saucer2. [de una balanza] pan3. platillo volador flying saucer;Esp platillo volante flying saucer4. Músplatillos cymbals5. Méx [comida] meal, dish* * *platillom:platillos pl MÚS cymbals* * *platillo nm1) : saucerplatillo volador: flying saucer2) : cymbal3) Mex : dishplatillos típicos: local dishes* * *platillo n saucerplatillo volante flying saucer
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.