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[gɪld]* * *[ɡild](to cover with gilt: We could gild the frame of that picture.) dorare* * *gild /gɪld/► guild.(to) gild /gɪld/1 dorare; laminare d'oro; indorare2 (fig.) abbellire; indorare: to gild the pill, indorare la pillola; to gild the lily, esagerare in abbellimenti; strafaregildern.doratore, doratrice; indoratore, indoratrice.* * *[gɪld] -
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[gɪlt] 1. 2.aggettivo [frame, paint] dorato3.nome doratura f.* * *[ɡilt](a gold or gold-like substance: a tiny vase covered with gilt; ( also adjective) a gilt brooch.) doratura; dorato* * *[ɡɪlt]1. n2. adj* * *gilt (1) /gɪlt/A pass. e p. p. di to gildB a.2 (fig.) appariscente; solo apparenza; tutto esterioritàC n. [u]1 doratura; indoratura2 (fig.) attrattiva; fascino● (bot.) gilt-cup, ranuncolo; botton d'oro □ a gilt-edged book, un libro dal taglio (o dal bordo) dorato □ ( Borsa) the gilt-edged market, il mercato dei titoli di prim'ordine □ (fin.) gilt-edged securities, titoli di prim'ordine, sicurissimi; titoli di Stato □ to take the gilt off the gingerbread, spogliare di ogni attrattiva; guastare.gilt (2) /gɪlt/n.(zool.) scrofa giovane.* * *[gɪlt] 1. 2.aggettivo [frame, paint] dorato3.nome doratura f. -
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♦ pill /pɪl/n.1 ( anche fig.) pillola; compressa; pastiglia: DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- Take a couple of pills and see how you feel in the morning, prendi un paio di pillole e vedi come ti senti domattina8 – the pill, la pillola (anticoncezionale): to be on the pill, prendere la pillola; to go on the pill, cominciare a prendere la pillola; to come off the pill, smettere di prendere la pillola● (fig.) a pill to cure an earthquake, una mezza misura; un provvedimento del tutto inadeguato □ ( slang spreg. USA) pill peddler (o pill pusher), farmacista; ( anche) medico □ ( slang) pill-popper ► pillhead □ booster pill, stimolante □ ( slang) courage pill, pillola di barbiturico □ to gild the pill, indorare la pillola □ (fig.) to sugar (o to sweeten) the pill, addolcire la pillola □ (fig.) to swallow a bitter pill, mandar giù un boccone amaro □ to take ( sleeping) pills, prendere sonniferi; impasticcarsi ( anche per suicidarsi).(to) pill /pɪl/v. t.
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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