platform

andén

Zona junto a las vías donde se espera el tren y se sube o baja de él.

En inglés sencillo: The area beside railway tracks where people wait for, board, or leave trains.

• Our train leaves from platform two.
• Passengers waited on the crowded platform.
• Which platform does the next train leave from?

Expresiones frecuentes: station platform, platform number three, on the platform

tribuna, plataforma

Oportunidad o espacio para dar a conocer tus ideas a un público.

En inglés sencillo: An opportunity or place to share your ideas with an audience.

• The show gave her a platform.
• He used his platform to call for change.
• Local radio provides a platform for community debate.

Cómo se usa: platform for someone/something (The festival provides a platform for young artists.); platform to do something (The interview gave her a platform to explain her views.)

Sinónimos: forum, outlet

Expresiones frecuentes: platform for something, give someone platform, public platform

plataforma

Sistema informático o entorno de software en el que funcionan otros programas.

En inglés sencillo: A computer system or software environment on which other programs run.

• The app works on this platform.
• Developers tested the software on two different platforms.
• Which platform does your database use?

Cómo se usa: on a platform (The program runs on several platforms.)

Sinónimos: environment, system

Expresiones frecuentes: software platform, computing platform, run on platform

estrado, tarima

Superficie elevada donde las personas se colocan para hablar o actuar ante un público.

En inglés sencillo: A raised area where people stand to speak or perform in front of others.

• The singer stood on a platform.
• Workers built a wooden platform for the band.
• She stepped onto the platform to address the crowd.

Sinónimos: stage, podium

Expresiones frecuentes: raised platform, stand on platform, platform for speakers