plastic
A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosettingA synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
» The plate is made of plastic.
Тарелка пластиковая. — marafon
Тарелка сделана из пластмассы. — odexed
Тарілка з пластмаси. — aandrusiak
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8 senses(countable, uncountable)A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
Kunststoff, Plastik, Plast
пластма́ссаplastmássa, пла́стикplástik
пластма́саplastmása, пла́стикplástyk
(colloquial, countable, metonymically, uncountable)Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
I knew the war between cash and credit cards was over and plastic had won, hands down, when even Mickey D's started taking credit and debit cards.
Plastikgeld
ба́нковская ка́ртаbánkovskaja kárta
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)Insincerity; fakeness.
(countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)A person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population; a narcissistic, affected person.
(countable, slang)An instance of plastic surgery.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Synonym of Plastic Paddy.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A sculptor, moulder.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Any solid but malleable substance.
Plastik
- generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives
- a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has sufficient means of payment and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
Examples
337 sentencesThe plate is made of plastic.
Тарілка з пластмаси. — aandrusiak
ruТарелка пластиковая. — marafon
This chair is made of plastic.
Цей стілець зроблено з пластику. — deniko
ruЭтот стул сделан из пластика. — marafon
deDieser Stuhl ist aus Plastik hergestellt. — Dejo
These boxes are made out of plastic.
Ці коробки зроблені з пластику. — deniko
ruЭти коробки сделаны из пластика. — fjay69
deDiese Schachteln sind aus Plastik. — Vortarulo
Tom wants to become a plastic surgeon.
Том хоче стати пластичним хірургом. — deniko
ruТом хочет стать пластическим хирургом. — marafon
This chair is plastic.
Цей стілець зроблено з пластику. — deniko
ruЭтот стул сделан из пластика. — marafon
deDieser Stuhl ist aus Plastik. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσωFrom Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσω (plássō, “to mold, form”). Doublet of plastique.
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Forms
plural: plasticsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has sufficient means of payment and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered:charge cardcharge plate
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
7 patterns- a plastic surgeon
- plastic surgeon
- plastic bag
- made of plastic
- plastic surgery
- plastic cup
- use plastic
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.