Translator


"platillos" in English

QUICK TRANSLATIONS
"platillos" in English
platillos{neuter plural}
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
platillos{neuter plural}
dishes{pl} [gastro.]
platillo{masculine}
saucer{noun}
Me da seguridad, señor Presidente, porque con este ruido, creía que nuestro platillo volante estaba a punto de despegar.
I thought that a flying saucer was just about to take off.
pan{noun} (on scales)
scale{noun} (pan)
No existen balanzas que pongan la salud de los niños en un platillo y los intereses económicos en otro.
There are no scales for weighing the health of children against financial interests.
Debe poner todo su peso en el platillo de la balanza para que se produzca con éxito tal reforma.
It must throw its full weight into the scales to ensure that such a reform is successfully carried through.
flange{noun} [ind.]
clay pigeon{noun} [sports]

SYNONYMS
Synonyms (Spanish) for "platillo":
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "platillos" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
lanzaron su nuevo producto con bombos y platillos
they launched their new product with a tremendous amount of hoopla
están anunciando el nuevo canal de TV con bombos y platillos
they're making a lot of noise about the new TV channel
el pacto se firmó con bombos y platillos
a great song and dance was made about the signing of the treaty
Los medios de comunicación proclaman a bombo y platillos la intolerancia religiosa, el nihilismo moral y la anticultura ante nuestros propios ojos.
The media are trumpeting religious intolerance, moral nihilism and anti-culture before our very eyes.
lo anunciaron con bombos y platillos
it was announced with great fanfare
recibir a algn con bombos y platillos
to roll out the red carpet for sb
hizo sonar los platillos
she crashed the cymbals together
el sonido de los platillos
the clash of the cymbals
En efecto, después del lanzamiento con bombo y platillos del euro, la realidad ha recuperado sus derechos y la realidad es que las políticas económicas de los Gobiernos son insuficientes.
Since the triumphant introduction of the euro, reality, in the shape of inadequate national economic policies, has reestablished its grip.