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1 silver
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1. noun1) (an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc: The tray was made of solid silver.) plata2) (anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc: Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.) plata
2. adjective1) (made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver: a silver brooch; silver stars/paint.) de plata2) ((of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth: We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.) de plata•- silvery- silver foil/paper
silver1 adj1. de plata2. plateadosilver2 n platatr['sɪlvəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (metal) plata2 (coins) monedas nombre femenino plural (de plata)3 (articles, ornaments, etc) plata; (tableware) vajilla de plata1 (made of silver) de plata2 (in colour) plateado,-a; (hair) canoso,-a, cano,-a1 (metal) dar un baño de plata a, platear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsilver foil / silver paper papel nombre masculino de platasilver medal medalla de platasilver screen el cine nombre masculinosilver wedding bodas nombre femenino plural de platasilver ['sɪlvər] adj1) : de plataa silver spoon: una cuchara de plata2) silverysilver n1) : plata f2) coins: monedas fpl3) silverware4) : color m plataadj.• de plata adj.• plateado, -a adj.n.• argento s.m.• plata (Química) s.f.• plateado s.m.• vajilla de plata s.f.v.• azogar v.• platear v.
I 'sɪlvər, 'sɪlvə(r)mass noun1) ( metal) plata f2)a) ( household items) platería f, plata fb) ( coins) monedas fpl (de plata, aluminio etc)3) ( color) (color m) plata m
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a) ( made of silver) de platac) ( representing 25 years) (before n)silver anniversary/jubilee — el vigésimo quinto aniversario
['sɪlvǝ(r)]silver wedding — (BrE) bodas fpl de plata
1. N1) (=metal) plata f ; (=silverware, silver cutlery) plata f, vajilla f de plata"have you got any silver?" - "sorry, only notes and coppers" — -¿tienes monedas de plata? -no, solo billetes y monedas de cobre
£2 in silver — 2 libras en monedas de plata
2. ADJ1) (=made of silver) [ring, cutlery] de plata3.VT [+ metal] platear; [+ mirror] azogar; [+ hair] blanquear4.VI [hair] blanquear5.CPDsilver beet N — (US) acelga f
silver birch N — abedul m plateado
silver coin N — moneda f de plata
silver fir N — abeto m blanco, pinabete m
silver foil N — papel m de aluminio or plata
silver fox N — zorro m plateado
silver gilt N — plata f dorada
silver lining N — (fig) resquicio m de esperanza
silver medal N — medalla f de plata
silver medallist N — medallero(-a) m / f de plata
silver paper N — papel m de plata
silver-platesilver plate N — (=material) plateado m ; (=objects) vajilla f plateada
silver polish N — producto m para limpiar la plata
silver surfer N — (=older internet user) internauta mf de la tercera edad
silver tongue N —
to have a silver tongue — (fig) tener un pico de oro
the Silver State N — (US) Nevada f
silver wedding N — bodas fpl de plata
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I ['sɪlvər, 'sɪlvə(r)]mass noun1) ( metal) plata f2)a) ( household items) platería f, plata fb) ( coins) monedas fpl (de plata, aluminio etc)3) ( color) (color m) plata m
II
a) ( made of silver) de platac) ( representing 25 years) (before n)silver anniversary/jubilee — el vigésimo quinto aniversario
silver wedding — (BrE) bodas fpl de plata
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