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silver ['sɪlvə(r)]1 noun∎ I'd like two £10 notes and the rest in silver je voudrais deux billets de 10 livres et le reste en pièces (de monnaie);∎ a pound in silver une livre en argent, une livre en pièces ou en monnaie d'argent(c) (UNCOUNT) (dishes) argenterie f; (cutlery → gen) couverts mpl; (→ made of silver) argenterie f, couverts mpl en argent;∎ to clean the silver nettoyer ou faire l'argenterie∎ he's hoping to win the silver il espère remporter la médaille d'argent(a) (of silver) d'argent, en argent;∎ is your ring silver? est-ce que votre bague est en argent?;∎ he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth il est né coiffé(b) (in colour) argenté, argent (inv);∎ silver hair des cheveux argentés∎ she has a silver tongue elle sait parler3 adverb∎ to go silver (record) devenir disque d'argent∎ the moon silvered the lake la lune donnait au lac des reflets d'argent►► silver birch bouleau m blanc;silver bromide bromure m d'argent;silver certificate papier-monnaie m (garanti par les réserves métalliques en argent);silver chloride chlorure m d'argent;silver collection quête f;silver disc disque m d'argent;silver foil papier m d'aluminium;silver fox renard m argenté;silver grey gris m argenté;silver iodide iodure m d'argent;silver jubilee (fête f du) vingt-cinquième anniversaire m;∎ the Queen's silver jubilee le vingt-cinquième anniversaire de l'accession au trône de la reine;silver maple érable m à sucre ou du Canada;Sport silver medal médaille f d'argent;silver mine mine f d'argent;silver nitrate nitrate m d'argent;silver ore minerai m argentifère;silver paper papier m d'argent;∎ the cutlery is silver plate les couverts sont en plaqué argent(b) (tableware) argenterie f;silver plating argentage m; (layer) argenture f;the silver screen le grand écran, le cinéma;∎ stars of the silver screen stars fpl du grand écran;silver service (in restaurant) service m de grande classe; esp British silver service waiter serveur m pour service au guéridon; esp British silver service waitress serveuse f pour service au guéridon;silver standard étalon m argent;the Silver State = surnom donné au Nevada;silver wedding (anniversary) noces fpl d'argent -
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native ['neɪtɪv]1 noun∎ I'm a native of Portland je suis originaire de Portland, je suis né à Portland;∎ she's a native of Belgium elle est belge de naissance, elle est née en Belgique;∎ she speaks English like a native elle parle anglais comme si c'était sa langue maternelle ou comme les Anglais;(c) Botany (plant) plante f indigène; Zoology (animal) animal m indigène; (species) espèce f indigène;∎ this plant/animal is a native of southern Europe c'est une plante/un animal indigène au sud de l'Europe∎ our native soil or clay notre sol natal;∎ his native London Londres, sa ville natale;∎ he always writes in his native Russian il écrit toujours en russe, sa langue maternelle(b) (by birth) natif(c) (indigenous → resources) du pays; (→ tribe, customs, labour) indigène; (→ costume) du pays, national;∎ to go native adopter les us et coutumes locaux(d) (innate → ability, attraction) inné, naturel∎ native to India originaire de l'Inde►► Native American Indien(enne) m,f d'Amérique, Amérindien(enne) m,f;Native Australian aborigène mf;Australian native bear koala m;native Indians Indiens mpl de naissance ou de souche;native land pays m natal;native son enfant m du pays;∎ Portland honours its native sons Portland rend hommage à ses enfants;Linguistics native speaker locuteur(trice) m,f natif(ive);∎ a native speaker of Polish, a Polish native speaker une personne de langue maternelle polonaise;∎ a native speaker of French/German, a French/German native speaker un francophone/germanophone, une personne de langue maternelle française/allemande;∎ I'm not a native speaker ce n'est pas ma langue maternelle;native wit esprit m naturel
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brittle silver ore — Silver Sil ver (s[i^]l v[ e]r), n. [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. s[ o]lv,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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brittle silver ore — Stephanite Steph an*ite, n. [So named after the Archduke Stephan, mining director of Austria.] (Min.) A sulphide of antimony and silver of an iron black color and metallic luster; called also {black silver}, and {brittle silver ore}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brittle silver ore — Brittle Brit tle, a. [OE. britel, brutel, AS. bryttian to dispense, fr. bre[ o]tan to break; akin to Icel. brytja, Sw. bryta, Dan. bryde. Cf. {Brickle}.] Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious. [1913 Webster] Farewell, thou… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
light red silver ore — noun or light ruby silver ore : proustite … Useful english dictionary
light ruby silver ore — noun see light red silver ore … Useful english dictionary
brittle silver ore — brittle silver ore, = stephanite. (Cf. ↑stephanite) … Useful english dictionary
Silver mining in the United States — began on a major scale with the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1858. The industry suffered greatly from the demonetization of silver in 1873 by the Crime of 73, but silver mining continues today.The United States produced 1,200… … Wikipedia
Silver mining in Colorado — Silver mining in Colorado, a state of the United States has taken place since the 1860s. In the past, Colorado called itself the Silver state . (Nevada also calls itself the Silver state ; in reality, the US state which has produced the most… … Wikipedia
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Silver mining — refers to the resource extraction of the precious metal element silver by mining.History of silver miningSilver has been known since ancient times. It is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and slag heaps found in Asia Minor and on the islands of… … Wikipedia