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aluminum foil (US),
aluminium foil (UK),
tin foil (UK) n | (silver paper used for baking) | papier d’aluminium, papier aluminium nm |
| | (familier, courant) | papier alu, alu nm |
| | | feuille d'aluminium nf |
| | We wrapped up our food with aluminum foil. |
| | Nous avons emballé notre nourriture dans du papier d'aluminium. |
| | Nous avons emballé notre nourriture dans du papier alu (or: dans de l'alu). |
| born with a silver spoon in your mouth adj | figurative (have a wealthy upbringing) | né avec une cuillère d’argent dans la bouche loc adj |
| | | bien né loc adj |
| | She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. |
coho,
coho salmon,
cohoe salmon,
cohoe,
silver salmon,
blue jack n | (fish: variety of salmon) | saumon argenté nm |
| colloidal silver n | (liquid metal) | argent colloïdal nm |
cross [sb]'s palm,
cross [sb]'s palm with silver v expr | (pay [sb] to obtain [sth]) | graisser la patte (de [qqn]) loc v |
| every cloud has a silver lining expr | (there is always [sth] positive) | à quelque chose malheur est bon expr |
| mild silver protein n | (medicine: antiseptic) (Médecine) | protéinate d'argent nm |
| silver birch n | (tree with silvery-white bark) | bouleau argenté nm |
| | They planted silver birch all around the pond. |
| silver bullet n | (direct or immediate solution) | remède miracle nm |
| | Il n'y a pas de remède miracle pour résoudre ce problème. |
| silver fir | (botany) | sapin argenté nm |
| silver foil n | UK, dated (aluminum foil) | papier d'aluminium nm |
| silver fox n | (tame fox breed) | renard argenté nm |
| silver fox n | informal, figurative (attractive man with grey hair) | bel homme aux cheveux grisonnants, bel homme aux cheveux poivre et sel nm |
| | (familier, moins précis) | séduisant quinqua nm |
| silver gilt | (ornamental coating) | vermeil nm |
silver gray (US),
silver grey (UK) n | (color: light gray) | gris argenté nm |
silver gray,
silver-gray (US),
silver grey,
silver-grey (UK) adj | (light grey in color) | gris argenté adj inv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| silver jubilee n | (25th anniversary) | vingt-cinquième anniversaire nm |
| silver lining n | figurative (positive aspect of [sth] bad) (figuré) | le bon côté de [qch] nm |
| | Not many people came to the charity auction, but the silver lining was that we raised £11,000. |
| | Peu de monde est venu à la vente aux enchères de bienfaisance mais le bon côté, c'est que nous avons collecté 11 000 £. |
| silver medal | (second place medal) | médaille d'argent nf |
| silver mine n | (where silver is extracted) | mine d'argent nf |
| | The silver mine is situated in the south-west of Honshu Island. |
| silver mining n | (extraction of silver from underground) | extraction de l'argent nf |
| | | extraction d'argent nf |
| silver nitrate | (chemistry) | nitrate d'argent nm |
| silver paper n | (tinfoil) (familier) | alu, papier alu nm |
| silver perch n | (drum fish in southern US) (poisson) | perche argentée d'Amérique nf |
| silver perch n | (silvery, perchlike fish) (terme général) | perche argentée nf |
| silver plate n | (thin coat of silver) | plaqué argent nm |
| | Obviously the solid silver cutlery was more expensive than the silver plate. |
| silver plating n | (thin coating of silver) | placage d'argent nm |
| | Ce bijoutier a comme spécialité le placage d'argent des bijoux fantaisie. |
| on a silver platter expr | figurative (without any effort) (figuré) | sur un plateau d'argent loc adv |
| Note: Often used in negative constructions. |
| | Success doesn't come on a silver platter. |
| | La réussite n'est jamais offerte sur un plateau d'argent. |
| silver roan n | (whitish-grey horse) | rouan silver nm |
| silver roan n | (horse's coat: whitish-grey colour) | rouan silver nm |
| the silver screen n | figurative (motion pictures, film industry) (figuré : cinéma) | le grand écran nm |
| silver screen n | (screen movie is projected on) | grand écran nm |
| silver service n | UK (formal method of serving dinner) | service à l'anglaise nm |
| silver spoon n | (utensil) | cuillère en argent, cuiller en argent nf |
| | We gave our parents a set of silver spoons for their anniversary. |
| silver surfer n | slang (elderly internet user) | papy surfeur, surfeur senior nm |
| silver tongue n | figurative (eloquence) | éloquence nf |
| silver wedding | (anniversary) | noces d'argent nfpl |
| silver wedding anniversary n | (marriage: 25 years) | noces d'argent nfpl |
| | They had a party to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. |
| | Ils ont organisé une fête pour célébrer leurs noces d'argent. |
| silver-haired adj | (having gray hair) | grisonnant adj |
| silver-plate [sth]⇒ vtr | (coat thinly with silver) | argenté adj |
| silver-plated adj | (coated in silver) | argenté adj |
| | | plaqué argent loc adj |
| silver-tongued adj | figurative (who speaks well, persuasively) (familier) | baratineur, baratineur nm, nf |
| | (familier) | baratineur, baratineur adj |
| | | beau parleur nm |
silverware,
silver ware n | (silver objects) | argenterie nf |
| | The pawn shop sells precious gems and silverware. |
| | Le prêteur sur gages vend des pierres précieuses et de l'argenterie. |
| sterling silver n | (silver strengthened by alloy) | argent fin nm |
| | I like these earrings, but do you have them in sterling silver? |
| | J'aime bien ces boucles d'oreilles, mais vous les auriez en argent fin ? |
| sterling silver flatware n | (cutlery made of silver alloy) | couverts en argent massif nmpl |
| | We were given some sterling silver flatware as a wedding present. |
white bass,
silver bass n | (fish: Morone chrysops) (poisson) | bar blanc nm |