silver

la plata

platear

silver(

sihl

-

vuhr

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (metal)

a. la plata

(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).

(F)

Gold is more valuable than silver.El oro es más valioso que la plata.

2. (silverware)

a. la platería

(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).

(F)

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).

adjective

3. (made of silver)

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.

4. (silver-colored)

a. plateado

I bought a silver case for my cell phone.Compré una funda plateada para mi móvil.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to bathe in silver)

a. platear

The bust is set on a silvered base.El busto está encima de una base plateada.

6. (to back with a silver-colored material)

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.).

intransitive verb

7. (to turn gray)

a. blanquear

His silvering hair made him look very distinguished.El pelo le daba un aire distinguido al paso que le blanqueaba.

Unlock More Translations for Free

Learn more with unlimited dictionary access. Sign up for free today.

silver

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (metal)

a. la plata

(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).

(F)

2. (prov)

a.

every cloud has a silver liningno hay mal que por bien no venga

silver hairedcon el pelo blanco

silver (medal)medalla de plata

silver paperpapel de plata

silver platebaño m de plata

the silver screenla pantalla grande

silver weddingbodas de plata

3. (coins) (United Kingdom)

a. la monedas plateadas

(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).

(F)

4. (silverware)

a. la (objetos de) plata

(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).

(F)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

5. (made of silver)

a. de plata

silver(-colored)plateado(a)

silver [ˈsɪlvəʳ]

noun

1 (metal) plata (f); (silverware, silver cutlery) plata (f); vajilla (f) de plata

2 (money) monedas (f) de plata; monedas (f) plateadas

"have you got any silver?" — "sorry, only notes and coppers" —¿tienes monedas de plata? —no, solo billetes y monedas de cobre; £2 in silver 2 libras en monedas de plata

adjective

1 (made of silver) [+ring, cutlery] de plata

2 (in colour) plateado; [+car] gris plata

spoon cloud

transitive verb

[+metal] platear; [+mirror] azogar; [+hair] blanquear;

intransitive verb

[+hair] blanquear

modifier

silver beet (n) (US) acelga (f)

silver birch (n) abedul (m) plateado

silver coin (n) moneda (f) de plata

silver fir (n) abeto (m) blanco; pinabete (m)

silver foil (n) papel (m) de aluminio or plata

silver fox (n) zorro (m) plateado

silver gilt (n) plata (f) dorada

silver jubilee (n) vigésimo quinto aniversario (m)

silver lining (n) resquicio (m) de esperanza

silver medal (n) medalla (f) de plata

silver medallist (n) medalleroamedallera (m) (f) de plata;a medallera

silver paper (n) papel (m) de plata

silver plate (n) (material) plateado (m); (objects) vajilla (f) plateada

silver-plate

the silver screen (n) la pantalla cinematográfica

silver tongue (n)

to have a silver tongue tener un pico de oro

the Silver State (n) (US) Nevada (f)

silver wedding (n) bodas (f) de plata

Examples

Phrases

Machine Translators

Translate silver using machine translators

See Machine Translations

Conjugations

More Conjugations

Want to Learn Spanish?

Spanish learning for everyone. For free.

Translation

The world’s largest Spanish dictionary

Conjugation

Conjugations for every Spanish verb

Vocabulary

Learn vocabulary faster

Grammar

Learn every rule and exception

Pronunciation

Native-speaker video pronunciations

Word of the Day

el/la polizón

stowaway

SpanishDict Premium

Have you tried it yet? Here's what's included:

Cheat sheets

No ads

Learn offline on iOS

Fun phrasebooks

Learn Spanish faster

Support SpanishDict

every cloud has a silver lining	no hay mal que por bien no venga
silver medal	la medalla de plata
silver necklace	el collar de plata
silver-plated	chapado en plata
silver jewelry	joyería de plata
sterling silver	la plata de ley
silver plating	plateado
the color silver	el color plateado
silver beet	la acelga
nickel silver	la alpaca
German silver	la alpaca
silver ring	anillo de plata
made of silver	hecho de plata
silver lining	el consuelo
silver earrings	aretes de plata
gold and silver	oro y plata
silver or lead	plata o plomo
925 sterling silver	plata de ley 925

	Present	Past	Future
I	silver	silvered	will silver
you	silver	silvered	will silver
he/she	silvers	silvered	will silver
we	silver	silvered	will silver
you	silver	silvered	will silver
they	silver	silvered	will silver