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1 ♦ silver
♦ silver /ˈsɪlvə(r)/A n.1 [u] (chim.) argento2 [u] argenteria; posate d'argento; oggetti d'argento: table silver, argenteria da tavola; to polish silver, lucidare l'argenteria4 [u] color argento5 [u] (fotogr.) sale d'argentoB a. attr.d'argento; argenteo; argentino: a silver coin, una moneta d'argento; the silver moon, l'argentea luna; the silver age, l'età argentea ( della letteratura latina); a silver voice, una voce argentina● silver anniversary = silver wedding ► sotto □ (fotogr.) silver bath, bagno di nitrato d'argento □ (bot.) silver birch ( Betula verrucosa), betulla bianca □ (pop. USA) silver bullet, soluzione miracolosa; toccasana □ (econ.) silver bullion, argento monetabile □ silver cleaner, apparecchio (o sostanza) per pulire l'argenteria □ (bot.) silver fir ( Abies alba), abete bianco □ silver foil, foglia (o lamina) d'argento; ( anche) stagnola □ (zool.) silver fox ( Vulpes fulva), volpe argentata □ silver frost = silver thaw ► sotto □ silver gilt, argento dorato □ silver-grey, grigio argento □ (miner.) silver glance, argentite □ silver hair, capelli argentei □ silver-haired, dai capelli argentei □ (metall.) silver iron, ghisa grigia □ silver jubilee, 25В° anniversario ( di regno, ecc.) □ silver leaf, foglia (o lamina) d'argento □ (fig.) silver lining, motivo di ottimismo; aspetto positivo (► cloud) □ silver medal, medaglia d'argento □ ( sport) silver medallist, medaglia d'argento ( il giocatore o la squadra) □ silver paper, stagnola □ silver plate, silverplate; oggetti ( vasellame, ecc.) placcati in argento □ silver-plated, placcato d'argento □ silver-plating, argentatura; placcatura d'argento □ (cinem.) silver screen, schermo argentato; il cinema □ (econ.) silver standard, monometallismo argenteo □ ( Canada) silver thaw, ghiaccio vetroso argenteo □ (fig. lett.) silver tongue, eloquenza □ (lett.) silver-tongued, assai eloquente □ (bot.) silver wattle ( Acacia dealbata), acacia argentata □ silver wedding, nozze d'argento □ (fig.) to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, essere nato con la camicia □ (fig.) to sell the family silver, vendere i gioielli di famiglia (fig.).(to) silver /ˈsɪlvə(r)/A v. t.B v. i.silveringn. [uc]2 (fig.) inargentatura.
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silver-tongued — adj literary good at talking to people and making them like you, or persuading them to do what you want … Dictionary of contemporary English
silver-tongued — [sil′vərtuŋd΄] adj. eloquent; persuasive … English World dictionary
silver-tongued — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A silver tongued person is very skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do. ...a silver tongued lawyer. ...the luckless lady who fell for his silver tongued charm … English dictionary
silver-tongued — A silver tongued person is a smooth talker who speaks so convincingly that they manage to persuade others to do what they want. A silver tongued salesman persuaded my mother to buy a new washing machine although the one she had was fine! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
silver-tongued — literary a silver tongued person speaks to someone in a pleasant way and praises them in order to persuade them to do what they want. He was a silver tongued orator who convinced many people to support him. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
silver-tongued — adjective Date: 1592 marked by convincing and eloquent expression < a silver tongued politician > … New Collegiate Dictionary
silver-tongued — /sil veuhr tungd /, adj. persuasive; eloquent: a silver tongued orator. [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
silver-tongued — nice talking, smooth talker A silver tongued salesman sold me this car, but I can t drive! … English idioms
silver tongued — Synonyms and related words: Ciceronian, Demosthenian, Demosthenic, Tullian, achingly sweet, agreeable, agreeable sounding, appealing, ariose, arioso, articulate, canorous, cantabile, catchy, dulcet, eloquent, euphonic, euphonious, euphonous,… … Moby Thesaurus
silver-tongued — sil|ver tongued [ ,sılvər tʌŋd ] adjective good at talking to people in a way that will impress or persuade them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
silver-tongued — adj 1. eloquent, articulate, well spoken, Archaic. facund, Obs.. facundious, Ciceronian; oratorical, rhetorical, declamatory; (all of speech) poetic, graceful, easy, facile, flowing, fluent, glib, slick, smooth, smooth tongued. 2. persuasive,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder