| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| dish | n | (plate) | piatto nm |
| It is his job to clean the dishes after dinner. |
| Tocca a lui lavare i piatti dopo cena. |
| dish, dishes | npl | US (dirty plates, etc.) | piatti nmpl |
| | raro, formale | stoviglie nfpl |
| It is his job to clean the dishes after dinner. |
| Tocca a lui lavare i piatti dopo cena. |
| dish | n | (food course) | piatto nm |
| | | portata nf |
| | seconda portata | secondo nm |
| Tonight's second dish is steak. |
| Il secondo piatto di stasera è la bistecca. |
| Per secondo stasera c'è la bistecca. |
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| Additional Translations |
| dish | n | slang, dated (attractive woman) colloquiale | bocconcino nm |
| What a dish she is! |
| È proprio un bel bocconcino! |
| dish | n | (type of food) | piatto nm |
| | | portata nf |
| We have three vegetable dishes to choose from. |
| Si può scegliere fra tre piatti di verdura. |
| dish | n | (satellite) | parabola nf |
| The new dish gets us over 100 television channels. |
| Con la nostra parabola nuova riceviamo più di cento canali. |
| dish | vtr | (serve food) | servire⇒ vtr |
| | raro | impiattare⇒ vtr |
| The cafeteria worker dished the mashed potatoes onto the tray. |
| Il cameriere della caffetteria ha servito il puré di patate sul carrello. |
| dish, dish out | vtr | figurative (serve sth) | servire⇒, distribuire⇒, dare⇒ vtr |
| He dished out the cards to all the players. |
| Ha servito le carte a tutti i giocatori. |
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| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| baking dish | n | (shallow ovenproof container) | teglia da forno nf |
| Be sure to grease the baking dish when making roasted potatoes. |
| beef dish | n | (cookery: recipe containing meat) | piatto di carne nm |
| | | pietanza a base di carne nf |
| butter dish | n | (container for storing butter in fridge) | portaburro nminv |
| Il portaburro è di vetro. |
| butter dish | n | (container that holds butter at table) | burriera nf |
| There were two butter dishes on the table, one with butter and one with margarine. |
| La burriera può essere anche un piattino. |
| casserole dish | n | (cooking pot for oven or hob) | casseruola nf |
| chafing dish | | | scaldavivande nm |
| deep-dish pizza | n | US (deep-pan pizza, thick-crust pizza) | pizza alta nf |
| Chicago is known for its delicious deep-dish pizzas. |
| A volte mi piace andare a mangiare la pizza alta al trancio da S. |
| dish cloth, dishcloth | n | (cloth used for drying dishes) | panno da cucina |
| dish cloth, dishcloth | n | US (dishrag, cloth for washing dishes) | strofinaccio nm |
| dish cover | | | copri piatti |
| dish it out | v | (mock, attack sb verbally) | offendere⇒, attaccare⇒, criticare⇒, avere la critica facile, dispensare critiche vtr |
| Oh sure, you can dish it out, but when I say I don't like your new dress, I'm horrible? |
| Tu hai la critica facile verso gli altri, ma non tolleri quando gli altri fanno osservazioni su di te. |
| dish it out | v | slang (be very critical or verbally abusive) | avventarsi v rif |
| | | prendere di petto |
| dish it out | v | informal (distribute or dispense it) | dispensare⇒, spartire⇒ vtr |
| | | somministrare⇒ vtr |
| dish it out | v | (inflict pain, punishment) | dare addosso |
| dish of the day | n | (restaurant's daily special) | piatto del giorno |
| dish out | vtr | literal (serve: food) | scodellare⇒, servire⇒ vtr |
| Dish me out some mashed potatoes, please. |
| dish out | vtr | figurative (dispense, distribute) | somministrare⇒ vtr |
| He can dish out the teasing but he can't take it. |
| dish rack | n | (frame in which dishes are placed to dry) | scolapiatti nm |
| dish the dirt | v | slang, figurative (share scandal or intimate gossip) idiomatico | mettere in piazza |
| dish towel, dishtowel | n | (cloth used for drying dishes) | panno da cucina |
| dish up | vtr | figurative (provide) | tirare fuori |
| If you dish up the same old excuses, it is no wonder nobody believes you any more. |
| dish up | vi | literal (serve a meal) | mettere in tavola |
| When I visit my mom, she always insists on dishing up a large plate of spaghetti for me. |
| fruit dish | n | (plate or bowl for displaying fruit) | fruttiera nf |
| | portafrutta | nm |
| main dish | n | (principal course of a meal) del pasto | piatto principale nm |
| The set menu had a salad starter, a main dish of lamb casserole, and ice cream or cheese for desert. |
| | del pasto | portata principale nf |
| olive dish | n | (receptacle for serving olives) | recipiente per olive nm |
| Petri dish | n | (flat circular container used in laboratory) | capsula Petri, capsula di Petri nf |
| In a laboratory, scientists grow bacteria in petri dishes for use in experiments. |
| I biologi usano le capsule Petri per coltivare colonie di batteri in vitro. |
| pie dish | | | piatto per torta |
| satellite dish | n | (antenna for satellite signals) | antenna parabolica nf |
| side dish | n | (food served as an accompaniment) cibo, pietanza | contorno nm |
| His steak was served with a side dish of mashed potatoes. |
| soap dish | n | (receptacle for a bar of soap) | portasapone nm |
| Be sure put the soap back in the soap dish, or it will melt all over the shower. |
| Assicurati di rimettere la saponetta sul portasapone, o si scioglierà nella doccia. |
| sweet dish | n | (dessert) | dolce, dessert nm |
| Normally, we eat a sweet dish after having had the main courses. |
| Di solito alla fine del pasto mangiamo la frutta o un dolce. |
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