sterling

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɜːlɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɝlɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stûrling)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sterling n (money: British currency)libra esterlina loc nom f
 The translator was based in the UK and asked to be paid in sterling.
 El traductor vivía en el Reino Unido y pidió que le pagaran en libras esterlinas.
sterling adj (silver: pure)plata de ley loc nom f
 These are sterling earrings.
 Los pendientes son de plata de ley.
sterling adj (excellent)excelente adj mf
  admirable adj mf
  destacado/a adj
  superior adj mf
 The boss was sorry to see Patricia go, as she had done sterling work during her time with the company.
 Al jefe le entristeció la marcha de Patricia porque había realizado un excelente trabajo durante el tiempo que estuvo en la empresa.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sterling n (sterling silver)plata de ley loc nom f
 All of the jewellery in the shop was made of sterling.
 Toda las joyas de la tienda eran de plata de ley.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
pound sterling n (British unit of currency)libra esterlina nf
 The pound sterling's doing very badly against the Euro and the dollar, as usual.
 La libra esterlina está muy baja en relación con el euro y el dólar, como siempre.
sterling silver n (silver strengthened by alloy)plata esterlina loc nom f
  plata fina loc nom f
  plata de ley loc nom f
 I like these earrings, but do you have them in sterling silver?
 Me encantan estos pendientes, los tienes en plata esterlina?
sterling silver flatware n (cutlery made of silver alloy)cubiertos de plata loc nom m
  cubiertos de plata de ley loc nom m
 We were given some sterling silver flatware as a wedding present.
 Recibimos unos cubiertos de plata como regalo de boda.
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'sterling' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: sterling [silver, silverware, jewelry], [coated, bathed, soaked] in sterling silver, a sterling silver [spoon, tea set], more...

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