Usage Note
mesa gives the idiom poner la mesa (to set the table). Beware the false friend: a 'mesa' (plateau) in English is meseta in Spanish, while a waiter is mesero or camarero.
Examples
"La comida está en la mesa."
Natural Translation
The food is on the table.

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