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tray
A flat board or plate, often with a raised edge, used for carrying and serving food and drinks.
Der Kellner balancierte die Gläser sicher auf dem Tablett zum Tisch.
The waiter safely balanced the glasses on the tray as he carried them to the table.
tablet
A portable, flat computer with a touchscreen as its main control element, used without a physical keyboard. Also known as a tablet computer.
Im Zug schaute sie einen Film auf ihrem Tablett.
On the train, she watched a film on her tablet.
blister pack
Packaging for medication in tablet form, usually a blister pack made of plastic and aluminum foil, from which the individual pills are pushed out.
Für die Reise habe ich noch ein volles Tablett mit Kopfschmerzpillen eingepackt.
For the trip, I packed a full blister pack of headache pills.
You can easily recognize the meaning of 'Tablett' from the context. If it involves 'Kellner' (waiter), 'tragen' (to carry), or 'servieren' (to serve), it means a serving tray. With 'Apps' (apps), 'surfen' (to browse), or 'einschalten' (to switch on), it refers to the computer. In connection with 'Medikamenten' (medication) or 'Pillen' (pills), it means the packaging.
Der Kellner brachte den Kaffee auf einem kleinen Tablett.
The waiter brought the coffee on a small tray.
'Das Tablett' can refer to a computer, like the English 'tablet'. However, the original and very common German meaning is 'Serviertablett' (serving tray), which is called 'tray' in English. Remember that the word does not only describe technology.
Stell die schmutzigen Tassen bitte auf das Tablett in der Küche.
Please put the dirty cups on the tray in the kitchen.
In the meaning 'Serviertablett' (serving tray), the word is often combined with verbs such as 'tragen' (to carry), 'balancieren' (to balance), 'servieren' (to serve), or 'abräumen' (to clear away). Drinks or food are typically carried on it.
Vorsicht, das Tablett ist voll mit heißen Suppentellern!
Careful, the tray is full of hot bowls of soup!
When the tablet computer is meant, typical verbs are 'benutzen' (to use), 'einschalten' (to switch on), 'aufladen' (to charge), or expressions such as 'auf dem Tablett surfen' (to browse on the tablet), 'spielen' (to play), or 'lesen' (to read).
Mein Akku ist fast leer, ich muss mein Tablett aufladen.
My battery is almost empty; I need to charge my tablet.
tablet
Tablet and Tablett can refer to a flat touchscreen computer. In today’s standard usage, however, Tablet is the usual term for this; Tablett sounds unusual in this sense and can easily be understood as a serving tray. Tablet is therefore usually the better choice for the computer.
In seinem Text bezeichnet der Autor den flachen Touchscreen-Computer als Tablett.
In his text, the author refers to the flat touchscreen computer as a “Tablett.”
Mia kauft ein Tablet, um unterwegs zu arbeiten.
Mia buys a tablet so she can work while traveling.
