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"Copper" is a noun which is often translated as "el cobre", and "silver" is a noun which is often translated as "la plata". Learn more about the difference between "copper" and "silver" below.
copper(
ka
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puhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (metal)
2. (colloquial) (coin) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el penique (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Larry just had enough coppers for a cup of tea.Larry tenía justo los peniques necesarios para una taza de té.
b. la perra (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
Tom searched the drawers for change and found a few coppers.Tom buscó en los cajones a ver si había monedas y encontró unas perras.
3. (colloquial) (police officer) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. el poli (M), la poli (F) (colloquial) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The coppers nicked Mickey for robbing the chemist's.Los polis agarraron a Mickey por robar la farmacia.
b. el policía (M), la policía (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They legged it when they saw a copper across the road.Cuando vieron al policía al otro lado de la calle, se escaparon a correr.
4. (old-fashioned) (large boiler) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la caldera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The sweet shop prepares its fudge in coppers.La dulcería prepara sus dulces en calderas.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de cobre
Juan served everyone Moscow Mules in copper mugs.Juan les sirvió a todos Mulas de Moscú en tazas de cobre.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. cobrear
I'm looking into the possibility of coppering the railings rather than replacing them.Estoy considerando la posibilidad de cobrear la verja en lugar de cambiarla.
silver(
sihl
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vuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (metal)
2. (silverware)
a. la platería (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We should polish the silver before tomorrow's important dinner.Deberíamos pulir la platería antes de la cena importante de mañana.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de plata
My sister gave me a silver pen as a graduation gift.Mi hermana me dio una pluma de plata como regalo de graduación.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. azogar
On the tour around the mirror workshop, we learned about the process of silvering glass to make it reflective.En la visita al taller de espejos, aprendimos acerca del proceso de azogar el cristal para hacerlo reflectante.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. blanquear
His silvering hair made him look very distinguished.El pelo le daba un aire distinguido al paso que le blanqueaba.
