| Traduções principais |
| silver n | (element, metal) (metal) | prata sf |
| | The earring was made of silver. |
| | O brinco era feito de prata. |
| silver n | (colour) (cor) | prata sf |
| | I prefer silver over blue for my new car. |
| | Prefiro prata a azul para meu carro novo. |
| silver n | (silverware) (jogo de talheres) | talheres sm pl |
| | Lay out the silver with the plates for the dinner guests. |
| | Coloque os talheres com os pratos para os convidados do jantar. |
| silver n as adj | (made of silver) | de prata loc adj |
| | She loved the expensive silver necklace. |
| | Ela adorou o colar caro de prata. |
| silver adj | (silver coloured) | prateado adj |
| | The silver car near the tree is mine. |
| | O carro prateado perto da árvore é meu. |
Formas compostas:
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aluminum foil (US),
aluminium foil (UK),
tin foil (UK) n | (silver paper used for baking) | papel-alumínio sm |
| | We wrapped up our food with aluminum foil. |
| born with a silver spoon in your mouth adj | figurative (have a wealthy upbringing) | nascido em berço de ouro expres |
| | She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. |
coho,
coho salmon,
cohoe salmon,
cohoe,
silver salmon,
blue jack n | (fish: variety of salmon) (peixe) | salmão-prateado sm |
| colloidal silver n | (liquid metal) | prata coloidal loc sf |
| every cloud has a silver lining expr | (there is always [sth] positive) | há males que vêm para o bem expres |
| silver birch n | (tree with silvery-white bark) (árvore com casca branca prateada) | bétula prateada sf |
| | They planted silver birch all around the pond. |
| silver bullet n | (direct or immediate solution) (informal, solução direta ou imediata) | santo remédio sm |
| | (informal) | bala de prata sf |
| silver fox n | (tame fox breed) (raça de raposa domesticável) | raposa prateada sf |
| | | raposa cinzenta sf |
| silver fox n | informal, figurative (attractive man with grey hair) | grisalho charmoso sm |
silver gray (US),
silver grey (UK) n | (color: light gray) | cinza-prateado sm |
silver gray,
silver-gray (US),
silver grey,
silver-grey (UK) adj | (light grey in color) | prateado adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| silver lining n | figurative (positive aspect of [sth] bad) | lado bom loc sm |
| | | lado positivo loc sm |
| | Not many people came to the charity auction, but the silver lining was that we raised £11,000. |
| | Poucas pessoas vieram ao leilão beneficente, mas o lado bom foi que arrecadamos £11.000. |
| silver mine n | (where silver is extracted) (lugar de onde a prata é extraída) | mina de prata sf |
| | The silver mine is situated in the south-west of Honshu Island. |
| silver mining n | (extraction of silver from underground) (extração de prata do subsolo) | mineração de prata sf |
| silver plate n | (thin coat of silver) (fina camada de prata) | banhado à prata expres |
| | | prateado sm |
| | Obviously the solid silver cutlery was more expensive than the silver plate. |
| silver plating n | (thin coating of silver) (fina camada de prata) | banho de prata sm |
| silver roan n | (whitish-grey horse) (cavalo branco-acinzentado) | raça Silver Roan sf |
| silver roan n | (horse's coat: whitish-grey colour) (pelagem de cavalo: cor branco-acinzentada) | raça Silver Roan sf |
| the silver screen n | figurative (motion pictures, film industry) (indústria do cinema) | cinema sm |
| silver screen n | (screen movie is projected on) | tela de cinema loc sf |
| silver service n | UK (formal method of serving dinner) (método formal de servir jantar) | serviço à inglesa sm |
| silver spoon n | (utensil) (talher) | colher de prata sf |
| | We gave our parents a set of silver spoons for their anniversary. |
| silver surfer n | slang (elderly internet user) (usuário de internet idoso) | internauta da terceira idade sm |
| | | internauta idoso sm |
| | | internauta velho sm |
| silver tongue n | figurative (eloquence) (figurado: eloquente) | língua de prata sf |
| silver wedding anniversary n | (marriage: 25 years) (aniversário de 25 anos de casamento) | bodas de prata sf pl |
| | They had a party to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. |
| silver-haired adj | (having gray hair) | grisalho adj |
| silver-plate [sth]⇒ vtr | (coat thinly with silver) | banhar de prata vt + prep + sf |
| silver-plated adj | (coated in silver) | banhado a prata loc adj |
| silver-tongued adj | figurative (who speaks well, persuasively) | eloquente adj |
silverware,
silver ware n | (silver objects) (objetos de prata) | prataria sf |
| | The pawn shop sells precious gems and silverware. |
| sterling silver n | (silver strengthened by alloy) (prata aprimorada por fundição/liga metálica) | prata pura sf |
| | | prata fina sf |
| | | prata refinada sf |
| | I like these earrings, but do you have them in sterling silver? |
| sterling silver flatware n | (cutlery made of silver alloy) (talheres feitos de prata refinada) | faqueiro de prata sm |
| | | talheres de prata sm pl |
| | We were given some sterling silver flatware as a wedding present. |