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Meanings of license plate in English

Portuguese
chapa
Catalan
placa de matrícula

A plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number.

        chapa
        Synonyms
        Examples for "numberplate"
        Examples for "numberplate"
        1
        Descriptions of the car: a black Toyota Landcruiser, though Spelding could remember no numberplate.
        The genesis secret
        2
        Julia's heart was beating hard when she at last got a glimpse of the numberplate.
        The Flanders Panel
        3
        One of the cops stared at David, and frowned at the car, and checked the numberplate.
        The marks of cain
        4
        As subtle as a brick, the decals on the numberplate might as well have read 'FBI Surveillance'.
        Lockdown
        5
        Not only is the dual numberplate system in place, but the brands have been overhauled as well.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of license plate in English
        1
        Police said the license plate on Wright's car had been reported stolen.
        Reuters
        2
        You gave the license plate number to Dobbs Ferry PD, too, right?
        Extracurricular activities
        3
        He found it quickly, then read the license plate to be sure.
        The book of spies
        4
        Write down the license plate number, and that it's a green Taurus.
        Cooking Up Murder
        5
        No car, no license plate we can use to trace her identity.
        Shadowlight
        6
        They're getting into a late model blue Camaro, license plate Wonka MF8905.
        Quantico
        7
        Memorising the license plate plays a key role in tracking stolen vehicles.
        The South African
        8
        I could see the van easily enough but not the license plate.
        The incumbent
        9
        A123 Systems manufactures prismatic cells roughly the size of a license plate.
        Wired
        10
        The rubber testicles hanging under his license plate are the final proof.
        The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
        11
        The license plate belongs to a blue 2001 Taurus in Conway, Arkansas.
        Tough customer: a novel
        12
        We passed a blue Jeep in the driveway, license plate STRMQQ 1.
        John Dies at the End
        13
        Probably was hoping he could pleabargain me into the license plate factory.
        Three to get deadly and four to score
        14
        The license plate on Linus Torvalds' Mercedes SLK convertible says it all.
        Wired
        15
        The screen shows an orange pickup with the license plate blurred out.
        The Girl I Used to Be
        16
        Except that the car, a late-model BMW, had a Georgia license plate.
        Mine
        Translations for license plate
        Portuguese
        chapaplaca