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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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silver [ˈsɪlvər]1. noun• £2 in silver 2 livres en pièces d'argent2. adjectivea. ( = made of silver) en argent3. compounds* * *['sɪlvə(r)] 1.1) (metal, colour) argent m2) ( silverware) argenterie f; ( cutlery) couverts mpl en argent; ( coins) monnaie f3) ( medal) médaille f d'argent2.adjective [ring, coin] en argent; [hair, moon] argenté; [paint] gris métallisé inv -
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plate [pleɪt]1 noun∎ he ate a huge plate of spaghetti il a mangé une énorme assiette de spaghettis;∎ figurative to hand sth to sb on a plate donner ou apporter qch à qn sur un plateau (d'argent);∎ she was handed the job on a plate on lui a offert cet emploi sans qu'elle ait à lever le petit doigt;∎ figurative to have a lot on one's plate avoir du pain sur la planche;∎ I've already got far too much on my plate j'ai déjà beaucoup trop à faire;∎ he has a metal plate in his thigh il a une plaque en métal dans la cuisse(c) (with inscription) plaque f;∎ a car with foreign plates une voiture avec une plaque d'immatriculation étrangère ou immatriculée à l'étranger(d) (on cooker) plaque f (de cuisson)∎ the burglars took all the (silver) plate les cambrioleurs ont pris toute l'argenterie∎ the knives are silver plate les couteaux sont en plaqué argent(g) Typography (for printing) cliché m; (for engraving) planche f; (illustration) planche f, hors-texte m inv;∎ offset plate plaque f offset(h) Photography plaque f (sensible)(i) (for church collection) plateau m (de quête)(k) (denture) dentier m, appareil m ou prothèse f dentaire; (for straightening teeth) appareil m (orthodontique)(l) (in earth's crust) plaque f(m) (trophy, race) trophée m(o) (in baseball → home plate) bâton m, = plaque qui marque le début et la fin du parcours que doit effectuer le batteur pour marquer un point(a) (coat with metal → gen) plaquer; (→ in gold) dorer; (→ in silver) argenter; (→ in nickel) nickeler; (→ in copper) cuivrer(c) Typography clicher∎ the River Plate le Rio de la Plata►► plate armour armure f (en plaques de fer);plate glass verre m (à vitres);plate rack égouttoir m;plate tectonics (UNCOUNT) tectonique f des plaques(in restaurant kitchen) disposer les aliments sur les plats -
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A n1 ( substance) (for wood, floor, furniture) cire f ; ( for shoes) cirage m ; (for brass, silver) pâte f à polir ; ( for car) lustre m ;2 ( action) to give sth a polish ( dust) faire reluire or briller qch ; ( put polish on) cirer qch ;3 ( shiny surface) éclat m ; to lose its polish perdre son éclat ; table with a high polish table f vernie ;B vtr1 lit cirer [shoes, wood, floor, furniture] ; astiquer [leather, car, glass, glasses, silver, brass] ; polir [stone, jet, marble] ;C vi cirer.■ polish off ○:▶ polish off [sth], polish [sth] off1 (eat, finish) expédier ○ [food, meal, job, task] ;2 (see off, beat or kill) liquider ○ [opponent, team, rival].■ polish up:▶ polish up [sth], polish [sth] up2 ○ ( perfect) parfaire [Spanish, piano playing] ; perfectionner [sporting skill] ; to polish up one's act fignoler ○ son numéro. -
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polish [ˈpɒlɪ∫]1. noun[+ stones, glass] polir ; [+ shoes, floor, furniture] cirer ; [+ metal] astiquer ; [+ style, language] peaufiner[+ food, drink] finir ; [+ work, correspondence] expédier* * *['pɒlɪʃ] 1.1) ( substance) (for wood, floor) cire f; ( for shoes) cirage m; (for brass, silver) pâte f à polir; ( for car) lustre m2) ( shiny surface) éclat m2.transitive verb1) lit cirer [shoes, furniture]; astiquer [leather, car, glass, brass]; polir [stone]3.intransitive verb cirerPhrasal Verbs: -
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A n1 ( indeterminate amount) (of fabric, wood, paper, metal) morceau m, bout m ; (of string, ribbon) bout m ; (of cake, pie, pâté) morceau m, tranche f ; (of meat, cheese, chocolate) morceau m ;2 ( unit) a piece of furniture un meuble ; a piece of pottery une poterie ; a piece of sculpture une sculpture ; a piece of luggage une valise ; a piece of advice un conseil ; a piece of evidence une preuve ; a piece of information un renseignement ; a piece of legislation une loi ; a piece of news une nouvelle ; a piece of work gen un travail ; (referring to book, article etc) une œuvre ; a piece of luck un coup de chance ; a piece of history une tranche d'histoire ; to be paid by the piece être payé à la pièce ; they cost £20 a piece ils coûtent 20 livres pièce ;3 ( component part) (of jigsaw, machine, model) pièce f ; piece by piece pièce par pièce ; in pieces en pièces (détachées) ; to come in pieces [kit furniture] être livré en kit ; to take sth to pieces démonter qch ;4 ( broken fragment) (of glass, cup) morceau m, fragment m ; in pieces en morceaux, en miettes ; to fall to pieces [machine, object] tomber en morceaux ; fig [case, argument] s'effondrer ; it came to pieces in my hands ça s'est cassé dans mes mains ; to go to pieces fig [person] ( from shock) s'effondrer ; ( emotionally) craquer ○ ; ( in interview) paniquer complètement ;5 ( artistic work) ( of music) morceau m ; ( sculpture) sculpture f ; ( painting) peinture f ; ( article) article m (on sur) ; ( play) pièce f ; he read them a piece out of the book il leur a lu un passage du livre ;6 ( instance) a piece of un exemple de [propaganda, materialism, flattery] ; a wonderful piece of running/acting/engineering une très belle course/interprétation/réalisation technique ;11 ○ ( woman) beau brin m de fille ○.B - piece (dans composés) a 60-piece cutlery set un service de couverts de 60 pièces ; a 5-piece band Mus un groupe de 5 musiciens.to be (all) of a piece [town, house] être d'un style homogène ; to be (all) of a piece with sth [action, statement, ideas] s'accorder avec qch ; to be still in one piece [object] être intact ; [person] être sain et sauf ; to give sb a piece of one's mind dire ses quatre vérités or son fait à qn ; to pick sth to pieces descendre qch en flammes ; to pick up the pieces recoller les morceaux ; to say one's piece dire ce qu'on a à dire.▶ piece [sth] together, piece together [sth] rassembler [fragments, shreds] ; reconstituer [vase, garment, letter] ; assembler [puzzle] ; fig reconstituer [facts, evidence, event, account] ; they tried to piece together what had happened ils ont essayé de reconstituer ce qui s'était passé.
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