What does piatto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word piatto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use piatto in Italian.

The word piatto in Italian means flat, plate, dish, saucer, course, dish, cymbal, flat, straight, flat, flat, plate, pot, pool, kitty, to hit with something flat, the kitty is short, dead calm, risk, bet, wager, stake, for nothing, hot dish, special of the day, plate of pasta, shower tray, soup plate, main course, speciality, cold platter, dinner plate, main dish, carpe diem, seize the opportunity, typical dish, single course, flat foot, first course, flat screen, main meal, bite the hand that feeds you, bite the hand that feeds you, bite the hand that feeds you, kick with the inside of the foot. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word piatto

flat

aggettivo (piano, disteso, liscio)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ci lavoro da un'ora e adesso l'asse di legno è veramente piatta.
I've been working on it for an hour and now the wood plank is really flat.

plate, dish, saucer

sostantivo maschile (stoviglia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu metti i piatti sulla tavola e io preparo le porzioni.
Put the plates on the table and I'll serve out the meal.

course, dish

sostantivo maschile (portata, pietanza) (culinary)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quanti piatti ci sono nel pranzo di oggi?
How many courses does today's lunch have?

cymbal

sostantivo maschile (strumento musicale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Assicurati di aver fissato bene i piatti alle aste della batteria prima di cominciare a suonare.
Make sure you've properly fitted the cymbals to the stands of the drum kit before you start playing.

flat

aggettivo (diagramma (lineare)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'elettroencefalogramma piatto segnala il coma cerebrale.
The EEG flat line indicates a coma.

straight, flat

aggettivo (geometria (angolo di 180°) (Geometry, 180° angle)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'angolo piatto misura 180 gradi.
A straight angle measures 180 degrees.

flat

aggettivo (figurato (noioso, banale) (figurative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il film era piatto come mi aspettavo.
The film was as dull as I expected.

plate

sostantivo maschile (oggetto dalla forma piana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suonava i piatti per l'orchestra del paese.
He played the plates in the village orchestra.

pot, pool, kitty

sostantivo maschile (giochi d'azzardo (posta in gioco) (gambling)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il piatto piange.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He won the pot.

to hit with something flat

the kitty is short

(poker)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

dead calm

sostantivo maschile (senza onde, vento)

Oggi c'è mare piatto e non vale la pena prendere la barca a vela.
The sea is dead calm today, so no point taking the sailing boat out.

risk, bet, wager, stake

for nothing

(Bible: for a bowl of lentil stew)

hot dish

sostantivo maschile (hot meal)

special of the day

plate of pasta

(quantity)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shower tray

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi hanno regalato un nuovo piano doccia per il matrimonio.
They gave me a new shower tray for my birthday.

soup plate

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le minestre si mangiano sui piatti fondi.
You eat soup out of a soup plate.

main course, speciality

(food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il piatto forte di oggi sono gli spaghetti alla bottarga.
Today's speciality is spaghetti with bottarga.

cold platter

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
In spiaggia è meglio mangiare piatti freddi.

dinner plate

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

main dish

carpe diem, seize the opportunity

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

typical dish

single course

sostantivo maschile (pasti: unica pietanza)

flat foot

first course

sostantivo maschile (cucina: prima portata)

flat screen

main meal

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nel secondo piatto ci dovrebbe essere pesce, ma secondo me è una polpetta vegetariana.
There should be fish in the main meal, but I think it's a vegetarian meatball.

bite the hand that feeds you

(figurative)

bite the hand that feeds you

bite the hand that feeds you

kick with the inside of the foot

(soccer)

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