dish

n.

1. 1. An open, generally shallow concave container for holding, cooking, or serving food.
   2. dishes The containers and often the utensils used when eating: took out the dishes and silverware; washed the dishes.
   3. A shallow concave container used for purposes other than eating: an evaporating dish.
2. The amount that a dish can hold.
3. 1. The food served or contained in a dish: a dish of ice cream.
   2. A particular variety or preparation of food: Sushi is a Japanese dish.
4. 1. A depression similar to that in a shallow concave container for food.
   2. The degree of concavity in such a depression.
5. Electronics. A dish antenna.
6. Slang. A good-looking person, especially an attractive woman.
7. Informal. Idle talk; gossip: "plenty of dish about her tattoos, her plastic surgeries, and her ever-younger inamorati" (Louise Kennedy).

v., dished, dish·ing, dish·es.

v.tr.

1. To serve (food) in or as if in a dish: dished up the stew.
2. To present: dished up an excellent entertainment.
3. To hollow out; make concave.
4. Informal. To gossip about.
5. Chiefly British Slang. To ruin, foil, or defeat.

v.intr. Informal
To talk idly, especially to gossip.

phrasal verb:

dish out

1. To dispense freely: likes to dish out advice.

idiom:

dish it out Slang.

1. To deal out criticism or abuse.

[Middle English, from Old English disc, from Latin discus. See disk.]

A saucer-shaped antenna that receives, or transmits and receives, signals from a satellite. See DBS.

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Idioms beginning with dish:
dish the dirt

See also do the dishes. Also see under dishwater.

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IN BRIEF: n. A vessel used as a container for holding or serving food; Any particular kind of food; Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation.

You made the best tasting dish for dinner last week.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fad, skål, ret, porcelæn/bestik, opvask, hulning, parabolantenne, lækker mand/dame
v. tr. - rette an, øse op, snyde, overliste, putte i fedtefadet, udhule
v. intr. - sladre

idioms:

• dish aerial    parabolantenne
• dish antenna    parabolantenne
• dish out    uddele, smide om sig med
• dish the dirt    fortælle sladderhistorier, sprede rygter
• dish up    servere, præsentere, reklamere for
• do the dishes    vaske op

Nederlands (Dutch)
schotel, schaal, gerecht, bord, schotelvormig voorwerp, lekker stuk, holte, satellietschotel, in een schaal doen, te slim af zijn, ruïneren, hol (doen) worden, pass geven (basketbal)

Français (French)
n. - assiette, plat, récipient, (Phot) cuvette, mets, (Télécom) antenne
v. tr. - verser dans un plat, enfoncer (un opposant), flanquer par terre (des espoirs)
v. intr. - dire n'importe quoi, faire des commérages

idioms:

• dish aerial    antenne parabolique
• dish antenna    (US) antenne parabolique
• dish out    distribuer, servir, administrer (une punition)
• dish the dirt    révéler/répandre (des rumeurs, des mensonges scandaleux)
• dish up    servir, (fig) sortir tout un tas de
• do the dishes    faire la vaisselle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Platte, Gericht, Schüssel, Schale
v. - anrichten, verderben, ausmanövrieren

idioms:

• dish aerial    Parabolantenne
• dish antenna    Parabolantenne
• dish out    austeilen
• dish the dirt    Enthüllungen machen
• dish up    auftun, vorsetzen
• do the dishes    Geschirr abwaschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πιάτο (ως σκεύος), πιάτο (ως φαγητό), δορυφορική κεραία, δίσκος για λήψη δορυφορικών τηλεοπτικών εκπομπών, (μτφ.) κόμματος, μανούλι
v. - σερβίρω (εδέσματα), κοιλαίνω/-ομαι, σχηματίζω γούβα, (καθομ.) κατατροπώνω, χαντακώνω

idioms:

• dish aerial    δορυφορική κεραία, "πιάτο"
• dish antenna    δορυφορική κεραία, "πιάτο"
• dish out    μοιράζω, σκορπώ
• dish the dirt    βγάζω στη φόρα (τη βρομιά), ξεσκεπάζω (τα σκάνδαλα), διαδίδω κουτσομπολιά
• dish up    σερβίρω, παραθέτω (εδέσματα), (καθομ.) παρουσιάζω, εκθέτω
• do the dishes    πλένω τα πιάτα, κάνω τη λάντζα

Italiano (Italian)
piatto

idioms:

• dish out    dispensare
• dish the dirt    far pubblico uno scandalo
• dish up    servire
• do the dishes    fare i piatti

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prato (m), travessa (f)
v. - colocar no prato, passar a perna (gír.)

idioms:

• dish out    servir (Comida), desistir (gír)
• dish the dirt    fofocar (coloq.)
• dish up    servir
• do the dishes    lavar os pratos

Русский (Russian)
блюдо, красавица

idioms:

• dish out    подавать, раздавать
• dish the dirt    распускать сплетни
• dish up    подавать
• do the dishes    мыть посуду

Español (Spanish)
n. - plato, fuente
v. tr. - confundir, burlar, servir, hacer cóncavo, chismear
v. intr. - chusmear

idioms:

• dish aerial    antena parabólica
• dish antenna    antena parabólica
• dish out    dar, servir, distribuir
• dish the dirt    hacer una mala pasada a
• dish up    servir (comida), sacar, tratar de presentar datos o argumentos en forma atractiva
• do the dishes    fregar los platos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fat, bunke, assiett, maträtt, grop
v. - lägga upp, servera, överlista, grusa (ngns förhoppning)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
盘子, 菜肴, 碟, 盛...于盘中, 挫败, 毁掉, 使成碟状, 成碟状

idioms:

• dish aerial    碟形天线
• dish antenna    碟形天线
• dish out    盛于盘中
• dish the dirt    说别人闲话
• dish up    盛到盘子里分给大家, 提出
• do the dishes    洗碗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 盤子, 菜肴, 碟
v. tr. - 盛...於盤中, 挫敗, 毀掉, 使成碟狀
v. intr. - 成碟狀

idioms:

• dish aerial    碟形天線
• dish antenna    碟形天線
• dish out    盛於盤中
• dish the dirt    說別人閒話
• dish up    盛到盤子裡分給大家, 提出
• do the dishes    洗碗

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 접시 , 음식, 아름다운 여자, 좋아하는 것
v. tr. - 접시에 담다, 패배 시키다
v. intr. - 접시 모양으로 오목해지다, 쓸 데 없는 말을 하다

idioms:

• dish out    접시에 담다
• dish up    접시에 담다
• do the dishes    음식을 먹도록 준비, 서빙 등을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 皿, 皿類, 皿形の物, 料理, 一皿, 魅力的な女性, 大皿
v. - 皿に盛る, 失敗させる

idioms:

• chafing dish    こんろ付き卓上鍋
• dish aerial    パラボラアンテナ
• dish antenna    椀形アンテナ
• dish out    皿から取り分ける, 配る
• dish the dirt    悪口を言う
• dish up    皿に盛る, 出す, 持ち出す
• do the dishes    皿洗いする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صحن, طبق, ملئ صحن أو طبق ( من طعام) , لون من الطعام (فعل) يسكب الطعام في صحن, يقدم, يعرض, يقدم الطعام في صحن لوجبه, يعطي بسخاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צלחת, קערה, רפלקטור ענק, מנה, מאכל, תבשיל, חתיכה, אדם מושך מבחינה מינית‬
v. tr. - ‮הרס, סיכל, הביס, שם אוכל בצלחת, הערים על‬
v. intr. - ‮הערים על, ריכל‬

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