oro

∗ ≈

gold

∗ sustantivo

oro
masculine noun
1gold (metal)
  • de oro -> gold
  • oro en barras -> bullion
  • oro negro -> oil
  • oro en polvo -> gold dust
also:
  • oros -> = suit in Spanish deck of cards, with the symbol of a gold coin (naipes)
2(expresiones)
  • guardar algo como oro ->
  • en paño o ->
  • en polvo -> to treasure something (peninsular SpanishAm)
  • no lo haría ni por todo el oro del mundo -> I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China
  • hacerse de oro -> to make one's fortune
  • no es oro todo lo que reluce -> all that glitters is not gold
  • pedir el oro y el moro -> to ask the earth
  • prometer el oro y el moro -> to promise the earth

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oro [o’-ro]
noun
1Gold. (m)
2Gold color (pelo de mujer). (m)
3Ornaments, or trinkets made of gold. (m)
4Gold, money, wealth, riches. (m)
5 (m)
noun, plural
68212;Diamonds, a suit at cards.
  • A peso de oro -> to succeed by means of money
  • Como oro en paño -> we show our values of things by the care we take of them
  • Oro en pasta -> bruto o virgen, bullion
  • Oro en libritos -> libritos de oro fino, gold-leaf
  • Oro en polvo -> gold-dust
  • Oro mate -> gold-size
  • Como un oro -> como mil oros, as clean and beautiful as gold
  • No es oro todo lo que reluce -> (Prov.) all is not gold that glitters
  • Oro es lo que oro vale -> gold is worth what it will buy; other things than money have value

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oro
sustantivo:masculino
1 (metal) gold
de oro gold; golden; (literario) regla de oro golden rule; tiene una voz de oro she has a wonderful voice
apalear oro to be rolling in money
de oro y azul very smart and elegant; all dressed up
como un oro like new
es de oro he's a treasure
guardar algo como oro en paño to treasure sth
hacerse de oro to make a fortune
prometer el oro y el moro to promise the earth moon;o
no es oro todo lo que reluce all that glitters is not gold
oro amarillo yellow gold
Collar de [oro amarillo] con rubíes, [bagettes] de diamante y moneda antigua.
oro batido gold leaf
oro en barras gold bars; (p) bullion
oro en polvo gold dust
oro laminado rolled gold
oro molido ormolu
oro negro black gold; oil
oro viejo old gold
Su color es de [oro viejo] y su sabor, rico en matices.
2 oros (España) (Naipes) one of the suits in the Spanish card deck, represented by gold coins
note note See culture box in entry baraja.

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