medal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛdəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɛdəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(med′l)

Inflections of 'medal' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
medals
v 3rd person singular
medalling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
medaling
v pres p (US)
medalled
v past (Mainly UK)
medaled
v past (US)
medalled
v past p (Mainly UK)
medaled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
medal n (military: badge of honor) (militar)medalla nf
 She was awarded a medal for valour in battle.
 Le dieron una medalla por su valentía durante la batalla.
medal n (sport: prize) (deportes)medalla nf
 The silver medal went to Argentina.
 La medalla de plata fue para Argentina.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bronze medal n figurative (3rd place in a contest) (deporte)medalla de bronce loc nom f
  tercer lugar loc nom m
bronze medal n (prize for coming 3rd in a contest) (deportes)medalla de bronce loc nom f
 She won a bronze medal but her heart was broken because she missed out on the gold.
  (deportes)bronce nm
Distinguished Conduct Medal n UK, historical (army award) (condecoración militar, Reino Unido)Medalla de Conducta Distinguida loc nom f
gold medal n (award: first place)medalla de oro nf + loc adj
 Flynn won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.
 Flynn ganó una medalla de oro en los Juegos de la Mancomunidad
Good Conduct Medal n US (armed forces award)Medalla de Buena Conducta loc nom f
Medal of Honor,
Congressional Medal of Honor n		 (highest US military honor) (militar)Medalla de Honor loc nom f
medal play,
stroke play n		 (golf: scoring method) (voz inglesa)medal play, stroke play loc nom m
medal winner n ([sb] or [sth] that wins a prize)medallista n común
  campeón, campeona nm, nf
 The medal winner's time was eight seconds faster than his nearest opponent's.
 La medallista superó por ocho segundos a su rival más cercana.
silver medal (second place medal)medalla de plata nf + loc adj
war medal n (military decoration for heroism in war)medalla a la acción en combate grupo nom
 The most prestigious war medal in the United States is the Congressional Medal of Honor.
  condecoración militar de guerra grupo nom
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'medal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
badge of honor - commendation - decorate - decorated - decoration - gong - medalist - military decoration - purple heart - silver medal - VC
Spanish:
medalla - condecoración - bronce - medalla de oro - medallero - medallista - presea


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