| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| silver n | (element, metal) | argento nm |
| | The earring was made of silver. |
| | L'orecchino era di argento. |
| silver n | (colour) (colore) | argento nm |
| | I prefer silver over blue for my new car. |
| | Preferisco l'argento al blu per la mia nuova macchina. |
| silver n | (silverware) | argenteria nf |
| | Lay out the silver with the plates for the dinner guests. |
| | Disponi l'argenteria insieme ai piatti per gli invitati a cena. |
| silver n as adj | (made of silver) | di argento, in argento loc agg |
| | She loved the expensive silver necklace. |
| | Le piacevano le collane costose di argento. |
| silver adj | (silver coloured) | color argento, argento agg invar |
| | (non comune) | argenteo agg |
| | The silver car near the tree is mine. |
| | La macchina color argento vicina all'albero è mia. |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
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| born with a silver spoon in your mouth adj | figurative (have a wealthy upbringing) (idiomatico) | nato con la camicia agg |
| | She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. |
| | È nata con la camicia. |
coho,
coho salmon,
cohoe salmon,
cohoe,
silver salmon,
blue jack n | (fish: variety of salmon) (tipo di pesce) | salmone argentato nm |
| colloidal silver n | (liquid metal) | argento colloidale nm |
cross [sb]'s palm,
cross [sb]'s palm with silver v expr | (pay [sb] to obtain [sth]) (pagare per ottenere un favore) | corrompere⇒ vtr |
| | (in cambio di un favore) | pagare qualcuno vtr |
| every cloud has a silver lining expr | (there is always [sth] positive) | c'è sempre qualcosa di buono, c'è sempre qualcosa di positivo v |
| mild silver protein n | (medicine: antiseptic) | argento colloidale nm |
| | | argento proteico nm |
| silver birch n | (tree with silvery-white bark) | betulla nf |
| | They planted silver birch all around the pond. |
| silver bullet n | (direct or immediate solution) | soluzione ottimale nf |
| silver fir | (botany) | abete bianco nm |
| silver foil n | UK (aluminum foil) | stagnola nf |
| | | foglio di alluminio nm |
| silver fox n | (tame fox breed) | volpe argentata nf |
| silver fox n | informal, figurative (attractive man with grey hair) | bell'uomo brizzolato nm |
| silver gilt | (ornamental coating) | argento dorato nm |
silver gray (US),
silver grey (UK) n | (color: light gray) | grigio argento nm |
silver gray,
silver-gray (US),
silver grey,
silver-grey (UK) adj | (light grey in color) | grigio argento loc agg |
| | | grigio argentato loc agg |
| silver jubilee n | (25th anniversary) | venticinquesimo anniversario nm |
| silver lining n | figurative (positive aspect of [sth] bad) | risvolto positivo, lato positivo nm |
| | Not many people came to the charity auction, but the silver lining was that we raised £11,000. |
| | Poche persone sono venute all'asta di beneficenza ma il lato positivo è stato che abbiamo raccolto 11000 £. |
| silver medal | (second place medal) | medaglia d'argento nf |
| silver mine n | (where silver is extracted) | miniera d'argento nf |
| | The silver mine is situated in the south-west of Honshu Island. |
| silver mining n | (extraction of silver from underground) | estrazione dell'argento |
| silver nitrate | (chemistry) | nitrato d'argento nm |
| silver paper n | (tinfoil) | stagnola nf |
| silver perch n | (drum fish in southern US) (pesce d'acqua dolce) | pesce persico d'argento nm |
| silver perch n | (silvery, perchlike fish) (pesce persico d'argento) | carpa argento nf |
| silver plate n | (thin coat of silver) | placcatura in argento nf |
| | Obviously the solid silver cutlery was more expensive than the silver plate. |
| | Ovviamente le posate in argento massiccio erano più costose di quelle con placcatura in argento. |
| silver plating n | (thin coating of silver) | placcatura in argento |
| on a silver platter expr | figurative (without any effort) | su un piatto d'argento loc avv |
| Nota: Often used in negative constructions. |
| | Success doesn't come on a silver platter. |
| silver roan n | (whitish-grey horse) (cavallo) | roano grigio nm |
| silver roan n | (horse's coat: whitish-grey colour) (mantello) | roano grigio nm |
| the silver screen n | figurative (motion pictures, film industry) | industria cinematografica nf |
| | (industria cinematografica) | cinema nm |
| silver screen n | (screen movie is projected on) | schermo per proiezione, schermo da proiezione loc nom |
| silver service n | UK (formal method of serving dinner) | silver service |
| Nota: Tipo di servizio a tavola in cui le portate sono servite da destra. |
| silver spoon n | (utensil) | cucchiaio d'argento nm |
| | We gave our parents a set of silver spoons for their anniversary. |
| | Abbiamo regalato ai nostri genitori un set di cucchiai d'argento per il loro anniversario. |
| silver surfer n | slang (elderly internet user) | anziani in internet, anziani che navigano in internet nmpl |
| silver tongue n | figurative (eloquence) | parlantina nf |
| | | eloquenza nf |
| silver wedding | (anniversary) | nozze d'argento nfpl |
| silver wedding anniversary n | (marriage: 25 years) | nozze d'argento nfpl |
| | They had a party to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. |
| | Hanno dato una festa per le loro nozze d'argento. |
| silver-haired adj | (having gray hair) | dai capelli d'argento loc agg |
| | | brizzolato agg |
| silver-plated adj | (coated in silver) | placcato in argento loc agg |
| | | argentato agg |
| silver-tongued adj | figurative (who speaks well, persuasively) | abile nel parlare loc agg |
| | | eloquente agg |
silverware,
silver ware n | (silver objects) | argenteria nf |
| | The pawn shop sells precious gems and silverware. |
| | Il banco dei pegni vende gemme preziose e argenteria. |
| sterling silver n | (silver strengthened by alloy) | argento sterling nm |
| | I like these earrings, but do you have them in sterling silver? |
| sterling silver flatware n | (cutlery made of silver alloy) | posate in argento sterling nfpl |
| | We were given some sterling silver flatware as a wedding present. |
| | Ci hanno regalato per il matrimonio delle posate in argento sterling. |
white bass,
silver bass n | (fish: Morone chrysops) | morone chrysops nm |