tablet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtæblɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtæblɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tablit)

Inflections of 'tablet' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tablets
v 3rd person singular
tableting
v pres p
tabletting
v pres p (Rare)
tableted
v past
tabletted
v past (Rare)
tableted
v past p
tabletted
v past p (Rare)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
tablet n (medicine: pill)pastilla, tableta nf
  comprimido nm
 The doctor prescribed Bill some tablets for his back pain.
 El médico le recetó a Bill unas pastillas para el dolor de espalda.
tablet n (computing: handheld device)tableta nf
 Rachel exchanged her old laptop for a tablet; it was much easier to carry around.
 Rachel cambió su antiguo portátil por una tableta. Era mucho más fácil de transportar.
tablet n (computing: graphics pad)tableta nf
 The designer used a tablet to draw the image for the company's new logo.
 El diseñador usó una tableta para dibujar la imagen del nuevo logo de la empresa.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
tablet n (bar: of soap) (de jabón)pastilla nf
  barra nf
 Josh opened the packet of soap and put a new tablet on the soap dish.
 Josh abrió el paquete de jabón y puso una pastilla en la jabonera.
tablet n (slab of stone)losa nf
  lápida nf
  placa nf
 There was a tablet on the wall declaring that someone famous had once lived in the house.
 En la pared había una losa donde se explicaba que alguien famoso había vivido en aquella casa en el pasado.
tablet n (pad of paper)libreta nf
  bloc nm
  taco nm
 The writer got out her tablet and began jotting down ideas.
 La escritora sacó su libreta y empezó a apuntar ideas.
tablet n uncountable (Scottish confectionery)dulce de azúcar loc nom m
Note: Dulce preparado con crema, azúcar y mantequilla.
 I bought this tablet at a gift shop in Edinburgh.
 Compré este dulce de azúcar en una tienda de regalos en Edimburgo.
tablet [sth] vtr often passive (drug: make into tablets)hacer pastillas con algo loc verb + prep
  hacer tabletas con algo loc verb + prep
 The manufacturer tablets this drug in three dosages.
 El laboratorio hace pastillas con el medicamento para dividirlo en tres dosis.
tablet [sth] vtr usually passive (inscribe on tablet)inscribir en una placa loc verb
 The commandments were tableted and the tablet placed in the church for all to see.
 Los mandamientos se inscribieron en una placa, y colgaron la placa en la iglesia para que todos la pudieran ver.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
coated pill,
coated tablet
n
(tablet with a coating)pastilla recubierta nf + adj
cold tablet n (pill for relief of common cold)antigripal nm
 No tomes un antigripal si no te lo recomienda el médico.
sleeping pill,
sleeping tablet
n
(sedative drug in pill form)somnífero nm
 He couldn't sleep at all without taking sleeping pills.
 No podía conciliar el sueño sin tomar somníferos.
  pastilla para dormir grupo nom
 No podía conciliar el sueño sin tomar pastillas para dormir.
  píldora para dormir grupo nom
 No podía conciliar el sueño sin tomar píldoras para dormir.
wax tablet (tablet covered with wax)tablilla de cera loc nom f
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Collocations: was [written, recorded] on a [stone, clay] tablet, a [stone] tablet from the [Ming Dynasty], a [stone] tablet dating back to [1225 BCE], more...

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