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gold [gəʊld]1 noun(a) (metal, colour) or m;∎ 1,000 French francs in gold 1000 francs français en or;∎ to be as good as gold être sage comme une image;∎ he has a heart of gold il a un cœur d'or;∎ to be worth its weight in gold valoir son pesant d'or(b) (gold medal) médaille f d'or ;∎ we won two golds and a silver nous avons remporté deux médailles d'or et une (médaille) d'argent;∎ to go for gold viser la médaille d'or∎ the reds and golds of autumn les rouges et les ors de l'automne(a) (made of gold → necklace, ring) en or(b) (gold-coloured) doré;∎ a gold dress une robe couleur d'or ou dorée;∎ a gold lamé dress une robe lamée d'or;∎ gold paint peinture f dorée3 adverb∎ to go gold (record) devenir disque d'or►► Finance gold bond obligation f or;gold braid galon m d'or;gold bullion or m en barre ou en lingots, encaisse f or;gold bullion standard étalon-or-lingot m;gold card carte f de crédit illimité;the Gold Coast (in Australia) = suite de stations balnéaires sur la côte est de l'Australie; American (expensive area) les beaux quartiers mpl; formerly (Ghana) le Ghana;gold coin pièce f d'or;gold content teneur f en or;Horseracing the Gold Cup = course de chevaux se déroulant en mars à Cheltenham;gold currency monnaie f d'or;gold disc disque m d'or;gold dust poudre f d'or;∎ figurative tickets for the game are like gold dust il est pratiquement impossible de se procurer des billets pour le match;Finance gold export point point m de sortie de l'or;gold fever fièvre f de l'or;gold filling (in tooth) obturation f à l'or ou en or;gold foil feuille f d'or, or m en feuille;Finance gold import point point m d'entrée de l'or;gold ingot lingot m d'or;gold leaf feuille f d'or, or m en feuille;gold market marché m de l'or;gold medal médaille f d'or;gold money monnaie f d'or;Finance gold point point m d'or;Music gold record disque m d'or;Finance gold reserve réserve f d'or;gold rush ruée f vers l'or;Stock Exchange gold share valeur f aurifère;gold standard étalon-or m;gold star (given to schoolchildren) ≃ bon point mⓘ THE GOLD RUSH Des milliers de personnes partirent pour la Californie, à la suite de la découverte de gisements d'or, en 1848. En un an, près de 80 000 pionniers atteignirent la côte ouest par terre ou par mer, après avoir échappé à la maladie et aux dangers du voyage. -
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gold [gəʊld]1. nounor m2. adjective3. compounds• he's sitting on a gold mine il est assis sur une véritable mine d'or ► gold-plated adjective plaqué or inv* * *[gəʊld] 1.1) gen, Finance or m2) ( colour) (couleur f) or m3) = gold medal2.noun modifier [ jewellery, cutlery, tooth] en or; [ coin, medal, ingot, wire] d'or; [ ore, deposit, alloy] d'or••
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