silver

ˈsɪlvər
silver: precious metal with a shiny grayish-white color
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Translation of silver into German,

Noun

1.

materials

precious metal with a shiny grayish-white color
  • The jeweler used silver to craft the elegant necklace..Der Juwelier verwendete Silber, um die elegante Halskette herzustellen
2.

art

shiny gray color
Silber nSilbergrau
  • Her dress was a beautiful shade of silver.Ihr Kleid hatte einen wunderschönen Silberton.
3.

table

UK
cutlery or utensils made from silver
UK
Silberbesteck nTafelsilber
  • The family heirloom includes silver from the 19th century.Das Familienerbstück umfasst Silberbesteck aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
4.

sports

medal awarded for second place
  • She proudly wore her silver from the competition.Sie trug stolz ihr Silber vom Wettbewerb.

Adjective

1.

colors

having a shiny gray color
  • The car has a silver finish.Das Auto hat eine silberne Lackierung.
2.

material

made from the shiny grey metal used in jewelry
silbern aus Silber
  • She wore a beautiful silver necklace..Sie trug eine schöne silberne Halskette

Verb

1.

coating

tr.
cover with silver or a silvery substance
tr.
  • They decided to silver the mirror for a vintage look.Sie beschlossen, den Spiegel für einen Vintage-Look zu versilbern.
2.

color

intr.
acquire a silvery color or appearance
intr.
silbrig werden versilbern
  • The leaves began to silver in the moonlight.Die Blätter wurden im Mondlicht silbrig.
3.

aging

tr.
turn hair white or gray with age
tr.
grau werden ergrauen
  • His beard started to silver as he grew older.Sein Bart begann grau zu werden, als er älter wurde.
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Expressions with silver: examples in English and translations in German

Silberfuchs
The actor has become a silver fox in his later movies.
Wunderwaffe
Patentlösung
The new policy was seen as a silver bullet for the crisis.
Silberstreif
positive Seite
Despite the delay, the silver lining was having more time to prepare.
Leinwand
Filmindustrie
She dreamed of making it big on the silver screen.
nach Regen folgt Sonnenschein
Every cloud has a silver lining, so don't lose hope now..
das Positive sehen
das Gute finden
Even after losing, she looked for the silver lining.

Images of silver

  • silver: precious metal with a shiny grayish-white color
    (materials) Silber
  • silver: medal awarded for second place
    (sports) Silber

Synonyms and analogies of silver in English

Examples of silver in a sentence

  • The artist sculpted a beautiful figure out of silver.
  • The designer chose silver for the kitchen walls.
  • Silver adds a cool glow to the logo.
  • Please polish the silver before the guests arrive.
  • The restaurant keeps its silver in a locked drawer.
  • He added another silver to his collection.

Translations of "silver" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
silbernadj.

While fishing, I sighted a flash of silver in the water.

Beim Angeln nahm ich einen silbernen Blitz im Wasser wahr.

silberneadj.

A silver pitcher gleamed under the bright lights of the party.

Eine silberne Kanne glänzte unter den hellen Lichtern der Party.

Noun
dasSilbernn.

He shifted retirement funds into what he calls digital gold and silver.

Er verlagerte Rentenfonds in das, was er digitales Gold und Silber nennt.

Silber-adj./n.

Three wilds are represented by gold, silver and bronze bars.

Die Drei Joker werden von Gold-, Silber- und Bronzestäben vertreten.

Verb
versilbernv.

It is the art, silver glass body from the inside.

Es ist die Kunst, Glaskörper von innen zu versilbern.

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silver: Examples and translations in context

Thanks to his silver tongue, the company survived another difficult financial year.

Dank seiner silbernen Zunge überstand das Unternehmen ein weiteres schwieriges Finanzjahr.

A silver sheet of rain hung between the mountains like a trembling curtain.

Ein silberner Regenvorhang hing wie ein zitternder Vorhang zwischen den Bergen.

I don't trust his silver tongue; he always hides something important.

Ich traue seiner silbernen Zunge nicht; er verheimlicht immer etwas Wichtiges.

Over the hill and far away, the sea glittered like a silver mirror.

Am Ende der Welt glitzerte das Meer wie ein silberner Spiegel.

The harvest moon rose slowly over the fields, bathing everything in silver light.

Der Erntemond stieg langsam über den Feldern auf und tauchte alles in silbernes Licht.

There were oceans of stars above us, glittering like silver dust in darkness.

Über uns funkelten massenhaft Sterne, wie silberner Staub in der Dunkelheit.

The tablecloth was finely dusted with a sprinkling of silver glitter.

Die Tischdecke war fein mit einer Prise silbernem Glitzer bestäubt.

The jewelry featured a beautiful embossment of flowers on its silver surface.

Der Schmuck zeigte eine schöne Prägung von Blumen auf seiner silbernen Oberfläche.

See also:

sterling silversilver medalsilver-platedsilver-colouredsilver lining
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