chapa
Meanings
Noun
1. veneer
2. plating
a. license plate (Rioplatense, Cuba)
b. crown cap (informal)
3. lock (Latin America)
4. badge
a. police officer (colloquial, Ecuador)
5. nickname (Bolivia, Peru)
6. earring (Nicaragua)
7. a safe-conduct (Philippines, historical)
8. bolt (climbing)
9. insistent jesting to where it may cause annoyance (colloquial, Venezuela)
10. long and boring talk (colloquial, Spain)
Examples4
Quiero ir a las chapas.
I want to go full speed.
El tejado está cubierto de chapas metálicas.
The roof is covered with sheet metal.
Hay que cambiar la chapa de la puerta.
You have to change the lock on the door.
Tom escuchaba el ruido de la lluvia en el techo de chapa.
Tom heard the sound of rain on the tin roof.