gold
(=metal) or m
→ a fixed exchange rate for the dollar against gold
They found some gold. Ils ont trouvé de l'or.
→ The price of gold was going up.
→ We handed over all our gold and money.
to be as good as gold
[child] être sage comme une image
→ The boys were as good as gold on our walk.
to have a heart of gold avoir un cœur d'or
(=colour) or m
→ The shirt was a bright gold.
(=medal) médaille f d'or
→ He won a gold at Amsterdam in 1928.
→ His ambition was to win the gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996.
[jewellery] en or
→ a gold watch
→ It's gold.
a gold necklace un collier en or
(=gold-coloured) or inv → a black and gold football shirt
fool's gold
n
(=iron pyrites) or m des fous (pyrite de fer)
a quest for fool's gold (fig) un projet insensé
→ The British establishment seems to be off on another quest for fool's gold.
gold card
n Gold Card f
gold disc
n disque m d'or
gold dust
n
to be like gold dust être une denrée rare
→ Tickets were like gold dust.
gold leaf
n feuille f d'or
gold medal
n médaille f d'or
gold medallist
n médaillé (e) m/f d'or
→ the Olympic gold medallists
gold mine , goldmine
n mine f d'or
to be a goldmine
(=very profitable) être une mine d'or
→ His taxi business turned out to be a real goldmine.
→ The programme was a gold mine for small production companies.
gold-plated
adj plaqué (e) or inv
→ gold-plated taps
→ gold-plated silver earrings
gold prospector
n chercheur (-euse) m/f d'or
gold record
n disque m d'or
gold reserves
npl réserves fpl d'or
gold-rimmed
[glasses]
adj à montures en or
gold rush
n ruée f vers l'or
gold standard
n
(=benchmark) référence f absolue
→ The director Hype Williams has revolutionised pop videos in recent years, especially in the rap genre, where his mind-bending, ultra-glossy style remains the industry's gold standard.
rolled-gold
adj plaqué (e) or