silver
(=metal) argent m
solid silver argent massif
→ ... a little box made of solid silver.
(=money) monnaie f (en pièces d'argent)
→ Can you give me a pound in silver and the rest in notes please?
(=silverware) argenterie f
→ The silver and the glasses sparkled in the candlelight.
(=colour) gris m métallisé
(made of silver)
[bowl, bracelet, candlestick, cutlery] en argent
→ ... beautiful silver coffee pots.
[coin, necklace] d'argent
(for silver)
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silver polish
adj (in colour)
[hair, dress, shoes] argenté (e)
[car] gris métallisé inv
silver birch
n bouleau m argenté
silver foil
n papier m d'aluminium
silver jubilee
n vingt-cinquième anniversaire m (d'un événement)
→ She arrived in St Ives to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
→ ... the group's silver jubilee concert.
silver lining
n
to have a silver lining avoir de bons côtés
every cloud has a silver lining à une chose, malheur est bon
silver medal
n médaille f d'argent
→ Gillingham won the silver medal in the 200 metres at Seoul.
silver medallist
n médaillé (e) m/f d'argent
silver paper
n (British) papier m d'aluminium
silver-plated
adj plaqué (e) argent
silver polish
n produit m pour l'argenterie
silver screen
n
(=movies)
the silver screen le grand écran
→ Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen, and James Dean are now legends of the silver screen ...
→ We don't see much of Mel Gibson on the silver screen these days.
silver surfer
n
(=older internet user) internaute m senior, surfeur m senior
silver-tongued
adj éloquent (e)
→ ... a silver-tongued lawyer.
→ ... the luckless lady who fell for his silver-tongued charm.
silver wedding , silver wedding anniversary
n noces fpl d'argent
→ He and Helen celebrated their silver wedding last year.