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slate  (slt)

n.

1. A fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits into thin, smooth-surfaced layers.

2.

a. A piece of this rock cut for use as roofing or surfacing material or as a writing surface.

b. A writing tablet made of a similar material.

3. A record of past performance or activity: start over with a clean slate.

4. A list of the candidates of a political party running for various offices.

5. A dark or bluish gray to dark bluish or dark purplish gray.

adj.

1. Made of a fine-grained metamorphic rock: a slate roof.

2. Of the color slate.

tr.v. slat·ed, slat·ing, slates

1. To cover (a roof, for example) with slate.

2. To put on a list of candidates.

3. To schedule or designate: Our professor has slated the art history lecture for Thursday afternoon; was slated to direct the studio's next film.

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[Middle English sclate, from Old French esclate, splinter, feminine of esclat; see slat.]

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slate ¹

Noun

1. a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers and is used as a roofing material

2. a roofing tile of slate

3. (formerly) a writing tablet of slate

4. Chiefly US & Canad a list of candidates in an election

5. wipe the slate clean forget about past mistakes or failures and start afresh

6. on the slate Brit & Austral informal on credit

Verb

[slating, slated]

1. to cover (a roof) with slates

2. Chiefly US to plan or schedule: another exercise is slated for tomorrow [Old French esclate fragment]

slaty adj

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slate ²

Verb

[slating, slated] Informal, chiefly Brit & Austral to criticize harshly: the new series was slated by the critics [probably from Old French esclate fragment]

slating n

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slate  (slt)

A fine-grained metamorphic rock that forms when shale undergoes metamorphosis. Slate splits into thin layers with smooth surfaces. It ranges in color from gray to black or from red to green, depending on the minerals contained in the shale from which it formed.

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Slate a list of candidates prepared for nomination.

Examples: slate of candidates—Lipton, 1970; of horses (in a race); of officers.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slate - (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate tablet - a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
	2.	slate - thin layers of rock used for roofing slating roofing material - building material used in constructing roofs
	3.	slate - a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers sedimentary rock - rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
	4.	slate - a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices ticket list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
Verb	1.	slate - designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She was slated to be his successor" destine, intend, designate, specify - design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
	2.	slate - enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for borough president" cross-file, register - have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
	3.	slate - cover with slate; "slate the roof" roof - provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof

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slate

verb (Informal), chiefly Brit. criticize, blast, pan (informal) slam (slang) blame, roast (informal) censure, rebuke, slang, scold, berate, castigate, rail against, tear into (informal) lay into (informal) pitch into (informal) take to task, lambast(e), flame (informal) excoriate, haul over the coals (informal) tear (someone) off a strip (informal) rap (someone's) knuckles

Translations

slate [sleɪt] n → pizarra

vt (BRIT) (fig) (= criticize); vapulear

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slate [sleɪt] n → ardoise f

vt (fig) (= criticize); éreinter, démolir

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slate [sleɪt] n → Schiefer m;

(piece) → Schieferplatte f

vt (criticize) → verreißen

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slate [sleɪt] n → ardesia

vt (fig) (= criticize); stroncare, distruggere

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slate¹

n slate [sleit]

1 (a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey colour, used for roofing etc Slates fell off the roof in the wind; (also adjective ) a slate roof. leiklip صَخْر الأرْدِواز плоча за покрив (z) břidlice skifer; skifer- die Schieferplatte, Schiefer-... σχιστόλιθος, πέτρινη πλάκα pizarra kiltkivi, kiltkivist پوشش شيرواني بام savikivi, kattolaatta (d')ardoise צִפחָה स्लेट पत्थर škriljevac, brusilovac pala kepingan batu þakskífa (flöguberg) ardesia; di ardesia 粘板岩(の) 점판암, 슬레이트 skalūnas šīferis; šīfera- kepingan batu lei skifer łupek, dachówka łupkowa lousa сланец; шифер bridlica; bridlicový skril(avec) pločice skiffer[], takskiffer หินชนวน kayağan taşı 石板瓦 сланець سلیٹ، سنگ لوح đá phiến, đá acđoa 石板瓦

2 a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren. lei لَوْح كتابَة من صَخْر الأرْدِواز плоча за писане břidlicová tabulka tavle die Schiefertafel μαθητική πλάκα για γράψιμο pizarra (kiltkivist) tahvel لوح سنگ kivitaulu ardoise לוּחַ צִפחָה बच्चों के लिखने की स्लेट školska pločica palatábla batu tulis krítartafla lavagna 石板 (필기용) 석판 grifelinė lentelė šīfera tāfele batu tulis lei tavle tabliczka lousa tăbliţă грифельная доска bridlicová tabuľka tablica iz skrila školska tablica griffeltavla กระดานชนวน yaz-boz tahtası (寫字用的)石板 сланець بچوں کے لکھنے کے لیے چوکھٹے میں جڑی سلیٹ bảng đá đen （写字用的）石板