plate: (sheet, slab) plako; (armour) kuraso (-plako); (vessels of silver) arjenta vaz-aro; (plated vessels of silver) vaz-aro arjent-iz-ita; (tray) pleto; (small dish to eat from) plado; (food in a dish) disho; (a flattened piece) lamin-uro, -ajo; (photog.) impres-plako, (negative) klish-uro; (print.) klish-uro, stereotip-uro; p.ful: plad-edo; p. glass: vitro-plako.
plateau: (alta) plan-ajo.
platelayer: (R.R.) rel-poz-isto.
platen: plateno.
platform: (horizontal surface) platformo; (grandstand) tribuno; (program) programo (politik-ala); (raised p.) estrado; (of a R.R.station) staciono-trotuaro, -embark-eyo, des-embark-eyo.
platinum: platino.
platitude: insipid-eso, -ajo, trivial-ajo; truismo (insipida).
Platon-ic, -ist, -ism: Platon-ala, -isto, -ismo.
platoon: pelotono.
platter: plad-(eg)o.
plaudit: aplaudo.
plausibility: ver-simil-eso, kred-ind-ebl-eso.
plausible: ver-simila, kred-ind-(ebl)a.
play: (of games, sports) (intr.) ludar; (a musical instrument, a role) plear; (frolic) fol-lud-ar, amuzar su, gambolar; (move) movar (libere); to p. the market: spekular; p. a card: pozar karto; to put in p.:(machinery) funcion-igar; igar movar; to make p. of: mokar (ulu, ulo); p. a violin: violin-plear; to p. cards: ludar per karti; make a good p.: bone strokar.
play: (game, sport) ludo; (music; role) (act) ple-(ad)o; (recreation) distrakto, amuzo; (at a theatre) dramatio; teatr-ajo; spektaklo; komedio; (playhouse) teatro; (freedom of movement) mov-libr-eso; (function) funcion-ado, ag-ado; a p. on words: vorto-ludo; to put in p.: (cause to act) ag-igar; funcion-igar; to come into p.: funcion-eskar, ag-eskar; only in p.: nur por jokar, nur por ridar; to give full p.: donar liber-eso; fair p.: bona chanco od oportun-eso (por); agar sincere o loyale od equitat-oze; a p. of wit: esprit-ludo; to hold the foe in p.: okupar la enemiko.
playbill: teatr-afisho.
player: (in games) lud-ero, -anto; (of music) ple-anto, -ero; (of a flute) flut-(ple)ero, -isto; (theat.) aktoro; komedi-isto.
playful: lud-ema; jok-ema; petul-ema; bon-humor-a.
playground: lud-eyo, -agro.
playhour: amuz-horo.
playmate: lud-kompan-(ul)o, -kamerado.
plaything: lud-ilo.
playwright: dramat-if-isto.
plea: pledo; (excuse) exkuzo; apologio; defenso; pretexto; justifiko; (urgent prayer) suplik-(ad)o; p. for money: demando por pekunio; p. for mercy: apelo por klement-eso, por indulgo (ad la korto, e.c.).
plead: (intr., tr.) pledar; (allege as a pretext) pretextar (cf. deklarar; alegar); to p. guilty: deklara su kulp-oza; konfesar kulpo; to p. not guilty: deklara su inocenta.
pleasant: agreabla; amuz-anta; afabla (persono); (lively) gaya.
pleasantry: joko; (witticism) espirit-ajo.
please: (tr., intr.) plezar; komplezar; if you p.: (kindly) bon-vole; me pregas; voluntez (facar, e.c.); to be p.d to: facar (ulo) kun plezuro, diletante facar (ulo); esar plezuro; do as you p.: facez to quo plezas vu;p. Heaven: se nur la cielo volus ... la cielo volez; to be p.d: (rejoice) joyar; (have a liking for) diletar; (be content) esar kontenta.
pleasing: agreabla; dolca; charm-anta; afabla; plez-anta; komplez-ema.
pleasurable: agreabla; charm-anta, -iva.
pleasure: plezuro; (will) volunto; volo; arbitrio; at p.: segun-vole, segun-arbitrio; to do with p.: facar (ulo) kun plezuro, diletante facar; facar volunte; p. boat: exkurso-batelo; p. party: plezuro-partio.
plebian: plebey-a, -ala; -(ul)o.
plebiscite: plebicito.
plectrum: plektro.
pledge: (pawn) gaj-igar (ulo), depozar ulo kom gajo; (go bail or surety for) kaucion-izar (ulu); (obligate) obligar (su, ulu), promisar; (vouch for) cert-igar, garantiar; (toast) drinkar por la san-eso di ulu; tostar ad ulu.
