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Meaning of gold | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common
ɡəʊld

Definitions

  1. A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
    uncountable
  2. An English surname originating as an occupation for a goldsmith or a rich man.
  3. A member of the Goldi or Nanai people.
  4. ☉ (alchemy)
  5. A suit in a Spanish deck of cards.
  6. A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.
    countable, uncountable
  7. A trademark for a certification indicating that a recording, such as an album of music, has sold 500,000 copies.
  8. A card from this suit.
  9. A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.
    uncountable
  10. Having the color of gold.
  11. first-person singular present indicative of orar
  12. The bullseye of an archery target.
    countable
  13. Thomas, born 1920, U.S. astronomer, born in Austria: formulated the steady-state theory of the universe.
  14. A gold medal.
    countable
  15. Symbol Au A soft, shiny, yellow element that is the most easily shaped metal. It occurs in veins and in alluvial deposits. Because it is very durable, resistant to corrosion, and a good conductor of heat and electricity, gold is used as a plating on electrical and mechanical components. It is also an international monetary standard and is used to make jewelry and decoration. Atomic number 79. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.
    Symbol
  16. Anything or anyone that is very valuable.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
  17. a small golden-yellow fish often kept as a pet. The child kept a goldfish in a bowl. goudvis سَمَك بلون ذَهَبي златна рибка peixe dourado zlatá rybka der Goldfisch guldfisk χρυσόψαροpez de colores kuldkala ماهی طلایی؛ ماهی قرمز kultakala poisson rouge דָּג זָהָב स्वर्ण मछली zlatna ribica aranyhal ikan emas gullfiskur pesce rosso 金魚 금붕어 auksinė žuvelė zelta zivtiņa ikan emas goudvisgullfiskzłota rybka سور كب، طلايى كب peixe dourado caras auriu золотая рыбка zlatá rybka zlata ribica zlatna ribi...
  18. A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth) made of gold.
    countable, in-plural, slang, uncountable
  19. gold beaten into a very thin sheet. a brooch covered with gold-leaf. bladgoud رُقاقَه ذهبيه варак folha de ouro lístkové zlato das Blattgold guldblad φύλλο χρυσού pan de oro lehtkuld روکش طلا lehtikulta feuille d'or עֲלֵה זָהָב स्वर्णपत्तर zlatni listić aranylemez, -füst lembaran emas gullþynna foglia d'oro 金ぱく 금박 aukso folija zelta folija kepingan emas goudblad bladgull płatek złota په سره زر كي مينځل folha de ouro foiţă de aur сусальное золото lístkové zlato, zlatá fólia zlat listič zlatni ...
  20. in competitions, the medal awarded as first prize. goue medalje ميداليه ذَهَبيَّه златен медал medalha de ouro zlatá medaile die Goldmedaille guldmedalje χρυσό μετάλλιο medalla de oro kuldmedal مدال طلا kultamitali médaille d'or מֶדַלייַת זָהָב स्वर्ण पदक zlatna medalja aranyérem medali emas gullpeningur medaglia d'oro 金メダル 금메달 aukso medalis zelta medaļa pingat emas gouden medaille, gouden plak gullmedalje złoty medal د طلا مدال medalha de ouro medalie de aur золотая медаль zlatá medaila zlat...
  21. a rush of people to a part of a country where gold has been discovered. goudstormloop إندفاع إلى الذَّهَب златна треска corrida ao ouro zlatá horečka der Goldrausch guldfeber πυρετός του χρυσού, χρυσοθηρία fiebre del oro kullapalavik هجوم مردم به ناحیه ای که در آن طلا کشف شده kultaryntäys ruée vers l'or הַבֶּהָלָת לַזָהָב स्वर्ण की होड़ zlatna groznica aranyláz demam emas gullæði corsa all'oro, febbre dell'oro ゴールドラッシュ 골드 러시 aukso karštligė zelta drudzis kerubut emas trektocht naar de goudvel...
  22. a person who makes jewellery, ornaments etc of gold. goudsmid صائِغ златар ourives zlatník der Goldschmied guldsmed χρυσοχόοςorfebre kullassepp طلاساز kultaseppä orfèvreצורף सुनार zlatar aranyműves pandai emas gullsmiður orefice, orafo 金細工師 금세공인 auksakalys zeltkalis tukang emas goudsmidgullsmed złotnik طلا جوړونکی ourives bijutier ювелир zlatník zlatar zlatar guldsmed ช่างทอง kuyumcu 金匠 ювелір سنار thợ kim hoàn 金匠
    etc
  23. very well-behaved. so goed as kan kom جيّد كالذَّهَب възпитан bem-comportado velmi hodný, zlatý goldrichtig velopdragen πολύ καλός, χρυσός άνθρωπος (μτφ.) (bueno como) un ángel kuldaväärt بسیار خوش رفتار kiltti sage comme une image “זָהָב” स्वर्ण जैसा उत्तम dobar kao zlato nagyon jó (gyerek) sangat sopan einstaklega þægur/þægilegur d'oro; buono come il pane 行儀がよい 행식이 착한 auksinis ‘zelta gabaliņš' berbudi pekerti beleefd, gehoorzaamså snill som dagen er lang bardzo grzeczny/uczynny دیړه خوښ خلق...

Equivalents

Afrikaans goud goudstuk skatkis
አማርኛ ወርቅ
Azərbaycanca altun qızıl
Беларуская золата
বাংলা জর সোনা
བོད་སྐད གསེར
Català daurat or
Čeština střed Zlata zlaťák zlato zlaty
Cymraeg aur
Esperanto oro
Eesti kuld kuldne
Euskara urre urrezko
فارسی زر زرین طلا طلائی طلایی
Français d’or doré Gold médaille d'or or
Gaeilge ór
Gàidhlig oir or
Galego dourado ouro
ગુજરાતી સોનું
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻulaʻula kula
עברית זהב פַּז
Magyar arany
Հայերեն գանձ ոսկե ոսկեդրամ ոսկի
Bahasa Indonesia emas kencana mas
Íslenska gull
ქართული ოქრო
Қазақша алтын
ខ្មែរ មាស សុវណ្ណ
ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿನ್ನ
한국어 골드 금메달 금색 동전 황금
Kurdî altûn ar maş zerrîn zêrrîn
Кыргызча алтын
Lëtzebuergesch Gold
Lingála wólo
ລາວ ຄຳ
Lietuvių auksas
Latviešu zelts
Te Reo Māori koura whero
Македонски златник злато
Монгол алт алтан
Bahasa Melayu aurum emas kencana
Malti deheb
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရွှေ
नेपाली सुन
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସୁନା
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੋਨਾ
Română aur auriu
سنڌي سون
සිංහල රන්
Slovenčina zlato zlatý
Slovenščina zlat Zlata zlato
ChiShona ndarama
Soomaali dahab
Shqip ar
Svenska guld guldmedalj guldmynt gyllene
Kiswahili dhahabu
Тоҷикӣ зар тилло
Türkmençe altyn
Tagalog ginto
ئۇيغۇرچە ئالتۇن
Українська злато зло́то золотий золото
اردو زر سُونا
Oʻzbekcha oltin
Tiếng Việt quỷ vang vàng kim
IsiXhosa igolide
Yorùbá wura
IsiZulu igolide

Examples

“You like to hear about gold. A king filled his prison room As full as the room could hold To the top of his reach on the wall With every known shape of the stuff. ’Twas to buy himself off his doom.”
“The pirates were searching for gold.”
“Daniel hit the gold to win the contest.”
“France has won three golds and five silvers.”
“That food mixer you gave me is absolute gold, mate!”
“Now obviously this meant that I went over my allotted time, but the theatre management didn't mind because I was giving them comedy gold and that's what gets bums on seats.”
“Marge Quincey didn't deserve a husband like his dad. He was pure gold, and she wasn't worth a light beside him.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
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