plata

/ˈplata/, [ˈpla.t̪a]

silver


Adjective plata (plural platas)

  1. (heraldry) argent

Noun plata f (plural platas)

  1. silver
  2. (Hispanic America) money

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Quiero mi plata.

    I want my money.

  • Oí que uno puede matar hombres lobos disparándoles con balas de plata.

    I've heard that you can kill werewolves by shooting them with silver bullets.

  • Escondé la plata.

    Hide the money.

  • Hice humo mi plata en muy poco tiempo.

    I made my money go up in smoke in a very short time.

  • ¿Sabes cuál es la diferencia entre plata y estaño?

    Can you tell silver and tin apart?

  • Ellos ganaron la medalla de plata.

    They won the silver medal.

  • La mancha en la bata de laboratorio se debe al nitrato de plata.

    The stain on the lab coat is due to silver nitrate.

  • El cloruro de plata no se disuelve en agua por completo.

    Silver chloride is not completely water-soluble.

  • Él había oído historias maravillosas de ciudades de oro y árboles de plata.

    He had heard wonderful stories about cities of gold with silver trees.

  • ¿Puedes distinguir la plata del estaño?

    Do you know the difference between silver and tin?

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