plata

f.

1 silver (metal).

hablar en plata (informal) to speak bluntly

plata de ley sterling silver

plata maciza solid silver

2 silverware (objetos de plata).

3 money. (Latin American Spanish)

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plata

► nombre femenino

1 silver

2 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO money

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hablar en plata familiar to be frank, put in bluntly

plata de ley sterling silver

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noun f.

1) silver

2) money

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SF

1) (=metal) silver; (=vajilla) silverware; (Econ) silver

- como una plata

- hablar en plata

2) esp LAm (=dinero) money; (=riqueza) wealth

podrido en plata — * stinking rich *, rolling in it *

3)

La Plata — (=río) the (River) Plate

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femenino

1)

a) (metal) silver

hablando en plata — (fam) to put it bluntly

b) (vajilla) silver, silverware

- plata de ley

2) (AmS fam) (dinero) money

tiene mucha plata — she has a lot of money

estar podrido en plata — (fam) to be filthy rich (colloq)

salvar la plata — (AmL fam) persona to save the day; servicio/comida to be the saving grace

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femenino

1)

a) (metal) silver

hablando en plata — (fam) to put it bluntly

b) (vajilla) silver, silverware

- plata de ley

2) (AmS fam) (dinero) money

tiene mucha plata — she has a lot of money

estar podrido en plata — (fam) to be filthy rich (colloq)

salvar la plata — (AmL fam) persona to save the day; servicio/comida to be the saving grace

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plata¹

¹ = silver.

Ex: Finally, test the coating of a glossy paper by rubbing it with a piece of silver.

* aniversario de plata = silver anniversary, silver jubilee.

* artículos de plata = silverware.

* bodas de plata = silver wedding.

* enchapado en plata = silver-plated.

* hablando en plata = crudely put.

* hablar en plata = put + it crudely.

* lingote de plata = silver ingot.

* papel de plata = tinfoil [tin foil], kitchen foil, aluminum foil, aluminium foil.

* película de haluro de plata = silver halide film.

* plata en lingotes = silver bullion.

* sulfuro de plata = silver sulphide.

* utensilios de plata = silverware.

plata²

² = dough, lolly, wonga, readies, the ready.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Our other customers -- the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Sports get lucky with lotteries lolly'.

Ex: MS has done this in a move to encourage folk to upgrade their OS without the need to spend lots of wonga on new hardware.

Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

Ex: The government has an obligation to ensure that those who are genuinely incapable of earning a minimally decent living for themselves have the ready needed to secure the basics.

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plata

feminine

A

1 (metal) silver

lo dejó limpio y reluciente como la plata he left it as clean and bright as a new pin (colloq)

hablando en plata (fam); to put it bluntly

2 (vajilla) silver, silverware

Compuestos:

● plata alemana

German silver, nickel silver

● plata de ley

hallmarked silver

B (AmS fam) (dinero) money, cash (colloq), dough (sl)

tiene mucha plata she has a lot of money, she's loaded (colloq)

apalear plata (RPI fam); to rake it in (colloq)

estar podrido en plata (fam); to be rolling in it (colloq), to be filthy rich (colloq)

salvar la plata (AmS fam) «persona» to save the day;

«servicio/comida» to be the saving grace

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plata sustantivo femenino
1

a) (metal) silver;

◊ plata de ley hallmarked silver

b) (vajilla) silver, silverware

2 (AmS fam) (dinero) money;

◊ tiene mucha plata she has a lot of money

plata sustantivo femenino
1 (metal) silver: hay que limpiar la plata, we have to clean the silverware
plata de ley, sterling silver
2 LAm (dinero) money
♦ Locuciones: hablar en plata, to lay (it) on the line o to speak bluntly
'plata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baño
- ley
- orfebre
- pan
- plateada
- plateado
- repujada
- repujado
- bañado
- boda
- cubertería
- cubierto
- deslucido
- ennegrecer
- greña
- podrido
- relucir
- río
- sellar
- sello
English:
bar
- bread
- bullion
- hallmark
- silver
- silver medallist
- silver wedding
- silverware
- sterling silver
- cash
- change
- cough
- dough
- foil
- medalist
- plate
- river
- wedding

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plata nf

1. [metal] silver;

Comp

Fam

hablar en plata to speak bluntly

Comp

plata de ley sterling silver

2. [objetos de plata] silverware

3. Dep [medalla] silver;

Cuba se llevó la plata Cuba took the silver

4. Am Fam [dinero] money;

¿tienes plata? have you got any money?

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plata

f

1 metal silver

2 L.Am. (dinero). money;

gano mucha plata I earn a lot of money

3

:

hablando en plata to put it bluntly

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plata nf

1) : silver

2) : money

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plata n silver

una pulsera de plata a silver bracelet