slate

See also: Slate

English

Etymology

From Old French esclate, from esclat (French éclat), from Frankish *slaitan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slaitijaną, causative of *slītaną (“to cut up, split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sleɪt/
• Hyphenation: slate
• Rhymes: -eɪt

Noun

slate (countable and uncountable, plural slates)

2. (uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.
3. (uncountable) The bluish-grey colour of most slate.

   slate colour:  

4. (countable) A sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by younger children for writing practice in schools.
5. (countable) A roofing-tile made of slate.
6. (countable) A record of money owed.

   Put it on my slate – I’ll pay you next week.

7. (countable, chiefly US) A list of affiliated candidates for an election.

   Roy Disney led the alternative slate of directors for the stockholder vote.

8. An artificial material resembling slate and used for the same purposes.
9. A thin plate of any material; a flake.

Synonyms

• (colour/color): slate blue, slate grey, slate gray
• (record of money owed): account, bill

Derived terms

• clean slate
• on the slate
• slate-coloured
• slate-coloured junco
• slate pencil
• slaty
• wipe the slate clean

See also

• basalt
• blackboard
• chalkboard
• whiteboard
• Appendix:Colors

Translations

rock

• Arabic: أَرْدْوَاز‎ m (ʾardwāz)
• Basque: arbela
• Bulgarian: шиста f (šista)
• Catalan: pissarra (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 板岩 (zh) (bǎnyán)

• Czech: břidlice (cs) f
• Dutch: lei (nl) n, leisteen (nl) n
• Finnish: liuskekivi (fi), saviliuske (fi), liuske (fi)
• French: ardoise (fr) f
• German: Schiefer (de) m
• Greek: σχιστόλιθος (el) m (schistólithos)
• Hungarian: pala (hu)
• Irish: slinn f, scláta m

• Italian: ardesia (it)
• Japanese: 石板 (せきばん, sekiban)
• Luxembourgish: Lee f
• Maori: mākoha
• Norman: (Guernsey) dardaise f, (Jersey) ardouaise f
• Norwegian: skifer (no) m, skiferstein m
• Persian: پلمه‎ (fa) (palme)
• Portuguese: ardósia (pt) f
• Romanian: ardezie (ro) f
• Russian: ши́фер (ru) m (šífer), аспи́дный сла́нец m (aspídnyj slánec), аспи́д (ru) m (aspíd)
• Spanish: pizarra (es) f
• Swedish: skiffer (sv) c
• Turkish: arduvaz (tr), kayağan taş (tr), kayrak (tr)
• Volapük: slet (vo)

bluish-grey colour — See also translations at slate blue,‎ slate gray,‎ blue-gray

• Dutch: leigrijs (nl) n
• French: ardoise (fr) f
• German: Schiefergrau n
• Italian: ardesia (it), grigio ardesia (it)

• Romanian: ardezie (ro) f
• Russian: ши́фер (ru) m (šífer)
• Volapük: sletaköl

sheet of slate for writing on

• Catalan: pissarra (ca) f
• Czech: břidlicová tabulka f
• Dutch: lei (nl) n, schoolbord (nl) n
• French: ardoise (fr) f
• German: Tafel (de) f, Schiefertafel (de) f
• Greek: πλάκα (el) f (pláka)
• Hungarian: palatábla
• Irish: scláta m
• Italian: lavagna (it) f

• Maori: tereti
• Norman: (Guernsey) dardaise f
• Portuguese: ardósia (pt) f, lousa (pt) f
• Romanian: tăbliță (ro) f
• Russian: гри́фельная доска́ (ru) f (grífelʹnaja doská)
• Spanish: pizarrón (es)
• Swedish: griffeltavla (sv) c
• Turkish: taş tahta (tr), yazı tahtası (tr)
• Volapük: sletot (vo), sletagliv (vo)

tile

• Dutch: lei (nl) n, leisteen (nl) m
• Finnish: liuskekivi (fi)
• French: ardoise (fr) f
• German: Dachschiefer m
• Greek: πλακίδιο (el) n (plakídio)
• Hungarian: pala (hu)
• Irish: scláta m

• Italian: tegola d'ardesia
• Latvian: šīferis m
• Norman: (Guernsey) dardaise f
• Portuguese: ardósia (pt) f
• Romanian: placă de ardezie f
• Russian: ши́фер (ru) m (šífer), ши́ферная плита́ f (šífernaja plitá)

record of money owed

• Dutch: bon (nl), (Flemish) poef (nl) f
• Finnish: piikki (fi), tili (fi), lasku (fi)
• French: ardoise (fr) f
• German: Schuldentafel f, (put something on the slate) etwas anschreiben
• Italian: conto aperto, a credito, conto (it)

• Norman: (Guernsey) dardaise f
• Portuguese: conta (pt) m
• Romanian: notă de plată f, cont (ro) n
• Russian: счёт (ru) m (sčot), долгова́я кни́га f (dolgovája kníga)

list of candidates for an election

• Dutch: kandidatenlijst (nl) f
• Finnish: ehdokaslista, lista (fi)
• German: Liste (de) f, Kandidatenliste f
• Italian: lista candidati

• Persian: نامزدنامه‎ (fa) (nâmzad-nâme)
• Romanian: listă electorală f
• Russian: спи́сок (кандида́тов) m (spísok (kandidátov))
• Turkish: aday listesi, liste (tr)

Verb

slate (third-person singular simple present slates, present participle slating, simple past and past participle slated)

1. To cover with slate.

   The old church ledgers show that the roof was slated in 1775.

2. (chiefly Britain) To criticise harshly.

   The play was slated by the critics.

3. (chiefly US) To schedule.

   The election was slated for November 2nd.

4. (chiefly US) To anticipate or strongly expect.

   The next version of our software is slated to be the best release ever.

5. To punish severely.

   The boy was slated by his own mom for disobeying her.

Translations

criticise/criticize harshly

• Dutch: afmaken (nl), met de grond gelijk maken
• Finnish: murskata (fi)
• German: verreissen (de)
• Italian: redarguire (it)

• Russian: раскритикова́ть (ru) pf (raskritikovátʹ), устро́ить разно́с pf (ustróitʹ raznós)
• Swedish: fördöma (sv)
• Turkish: yola çıkmak (tr)

schedule

• Dutch: plannen (nl), vastleggen (nl) op (nl), voor (nl)
• Finnish: aikatauluttaa
• German: ansetzen (de), planen (de)
• Italian: programmare (it), prevedere (it), pianificare (it)
• Romanian: programa (ro), planifica (ro)

• Russian: плани́ровать (ru) impf (planírovatʹ), намеча́ть (ru) impf (namečátʹ), назнача́ть (ru) impf (naznačátʹ)
• Spanish: fechar (es), programar (es), fijar (es)
• Swedish: planera (sv), schemalägga
• Turkish: planlamak (tr)

anticipate or strongly expect

• Dutch: voorzien (nl), voorbestemmen (nl)
• Finnish: odottaa (fi), uskoa (fi)
• German: vorsehen (de), bestimmen (de)
• Italian: destinare (it), prevedere (it)
• Romanian: destina (ro)

• Russian: предназнача́ть (ru) impf (prednaznačátʹ)
• Spanish: destinar (es)
• Swedish: förutspå (sv), förutse (sv), förutsäga (sv), förvänta (sv)
• Turkish: kararlaştırmak (tr)

Adjective

slate (not comparable)

1. Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate.

Hyponyms

• slate black
• slate brown
• slate blue
• slate gray/grey

Translations

bluish-grey/gray like slate — See also translations at slate blue,‎ slate gray,‎ blue-gray

• Dutch: leigrijs (nl)
• German: schiefergrau
• Greek: σχιστόλιθος (el) m (schistólithos)

• Italian: ardesia (it), grigio ardesia (it)
• Persian: پلمه‎ (fa) (palme)

Anagrams

• Astle, Teals, Tesla, astel, laste, lates, least, leats, salet, setal, stale, steal, stela, taels, tales, teals, telas, tesla