1 (a piece of) a type of easily split rock of a dull blue-grey/-gray colour/color, used for roofing etc: Slates fell off the roof in the wind; (also adjective)a slate roof.
az: şifer
ru: сланец; шифер
2 a small writing-board made of this, used by schoolchildren.
az: qrifel (daşqələm) taxtası
ru: грифельная доска
slate2 [sleit] verb
to say harsh things to or about: The new play was slated by the critics.
az: tənqid atəşinə tutmaq
ru: устроить разнос
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary