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plancha

fem.

noun

  1. 1. iron

    for smoothing clothes

    Common combinations

    • plancha de vapor — steam iron
    • tabla de planchar — ironing board
    • La plancha está caliente.The iron is hot.
    • Pasa la plancha por la camisa.Run the iron over the shirt.
    • Guardé la plancha en el armario.I put the iron away in the cupboard.
  2. 2. griddle, hot plate

    for cooking food

    Common combinations

    • plancha eléctrica — electric griddle
    • plancha de cocina — cooking griddle
    • Cocinamos el pescado a la plancha.We cooked the fish on the griddle.
    • Pon la carne en la plancha caliente.Put the meat on the hot griddle.
    • Prefiero las verduras a la plancha.I prefer grilled vegetables.
  3. 3. sheet, plate

    a flat piece of metal

    Common combinations

    • plancha de acero — steel sheet
    • plancha metálica — metal plate
    • Una plancha de metal cubría la puerta.A sheet of metal covered the door.
    • Cortaron la plancha en dos.They cut the sheet in two.
    • La plancha era demasiado fina.The sheet was too thin.
  4. 4. hair straightener, flat iron

    for straightening hair

    Common combinations

    • plancha para el pelo — hair straightener
    • plancha alisadora — straightening iron
    • Uso la plancha para alisarme el pelo.I use a hair straightener to straighten my hair.
    • La plancha del pelo está en el baño.The hair straightener is in the bathroom.
    • No uses la plancha con el pelo mojado.Don't use the straightener on wet hair.
  5. 5. plank

    an exercise with the body held straight

    Common combinations

    • plancha abdominal — abdominal plank
    • Hizo una plancha durante un minuto.She held a plank for a minute.
    • La plancha fortalece el abdomen.The plank strengthens the abdomen.
    • Mantén la espalda recta al hacer la plancha.Keep your back straight while doing a plank.
  6. 6. embarrassing mistake, blunder

    colloquial, Spain · a mistake that causes embarrassment

    • ¡Qué plancha, llamé al jefe por otro nombre!What an embarrassing mistake—I called my boss by the wrong name!
    • Fue una plancha olvidar su cumpleaños.It was embarrassing to forget their birthday.
    • Hizo una plancha al llegar un día antes.He made a blunder by arriving a day early.

Same root

plancharplanchado

Phrases with this word

a la planchahacer la plancha