Betekenis van silver In het Nederlands

• 0 a chemical element that is a valuable shiny, white metal, used for making cutlery (= knives, spoons, etc.), jewellery, coins, and decorative objects:

  • We gave them a dish made of solid silver as a wedding present.

  • Cleaning the silver (= silver objects) is a dirty job.

  • Shall we use the silver (= knives, spoons, plates, etc. made of silver) for dinner tonight?

  • UK I need some silver (= coins made of silver or a metal of similar appearance) for the ticket machine in the car park.

  • Great Britain won (a) silver/a silver medal in the javelin.

• 1 made of silver, or of the colour of silver:

  • a silver ring

  • My grandmother has silver hair.

• 2 to cover something, especially glass, with a thin layer of silver-coloured material in order to make a mirror

• 3 a white metal that is highly valued and used esp. in utensils, jewelry, coins, and decorative objects

• 4 (of) a bright gray-white color:

  • silver hair

  • The book jacket was printed in silver and black.