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1 dorer [frame, ornament] ;2 ( light up) [sun, light] illuminer. -
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1 nounHistory (professional association) guilde f, corporation f;∎ the gild of goldsmiths la guilde des orfèvresdorer;∎ it would be gilding the lily ce serait du peaufinage -
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[ɡild](to cover with gilt: We could gild the frame of that picture.) dorer -
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gilt [gɪlt]1. verb2. noun( = gold) dorure f3. plural noun4. adjective5. compounds► gilt-edged securities plural noun (British), gilt-edged stock noun (government-issued) obligations fpl d'État ; ( = safe investment) valeurs fpl de père de famille* * *[gɪlt] 1. 2.noun dorure f3.adjective [frame, paint] doré -
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A n1 Med, Pharm ( for general use) comprimé m, cachet m (for contre, pour) ; to take a pill prendre un comprimé or un cachet ; ⇒ pep pill, sleeping pill ;2 ( contraceptive) the pill la pilule ; to be on/to go on the pill prendre/commencer à prendre la pilule ; to come off the pill arrêter la pilule ;3 ○ ( idiot) abruti ○ m.B vi [sweater] boulocher.he found it a bitter pill to swallow il a trouvé la pilule amère ; to sugar ou sweeten ou gild the pill dorer la pilule ○. -
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gilt [gɪlt]1 pp of gilddoré3 noun∎ British to take the gilt off the gingerbread gâcher le plaisir(b) Stock Exchange fonds m d'État, valeur f de premier ordre ou de père de famille►► gilts market marché m des valeurs de premier ordre;gilt switching rotation f de portefeuille-obligation
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Gild — (g[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gilded} or {Gilt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gilding}.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold. [root]234. See {Gold}.] 1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a golden color; to cause to look like gold. Gilded… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gild Hall - A Thompson Hotel — (Нью Йорк,США) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 15 Gold Street, Финансо … Каталог отелей
gild — [gıld] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: gyldan] 1.) to cover something with a thin layer of gold or with something that looks like gold ▪ a gilded frame 2.) literary to make something look as if it is covered in gold ▪ The autumn sun gilded the lake … Dictionary of contemporary English
gild — (v.) O.E. gyldan to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold, from P.Gmc. *gulthianan (Cf. O.N. gylla to gild, O.H.G. ubergulden to cover with gold ), from *gulthan gold (see GOLD (Cf. gold)). Related: GILDED (Cf. Gilded); … Etymology dictionary
gild\ the\ lily — • gild the lily • paint the lily v. phr. To add unnecessarily to something already beautiful or good enough. To talk about a beautiful sunset is to gild the lily. For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily. Frank s father is a … Словарь американских идиом
gild — ► VERB 1) cover thinly with gold. 2) (gilded) wealthy and privileged: gilded youth. ● gild the lily Cf. ↑gild the lily DERIVATIVES gilder noun gilding … English terms dictionary
gild — gild1 [gild] vt. gilded or gilt, gilding [ME gilden < OE gyldan < Gmc * gulthjan < * gultha (> Goth gulth, GOLD) + * jan, caus. suffix] 1. a) to overlay with a thin layer of gold b) to coat with a gold color … English World dictionary
gild — [ gıld ] verb transitive 1. ) to cover a surface with a very thin layer of gold 2. ) LITERARY if light gilds something, it makes it look golden … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gild the lily — If you gild the lily, you decorate something that is already ornate … The small dictionary of idiomes
gild the lily — ► gild the lily try to improve what is already beautiful or excellent. [ORIGIN: misquotation of a line from Shakespeare s King John VI. ii.] Main Entry: ↑gild … English terms dictionary
gild the pill — To make a disagreeable thing seem less so • • • Main Entry: ↑gild … Useful english dictionary