Gold meaning in English

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Definition

gold (medal): (a medal made from) an expensive yellow precious metal noun
Our team would have won the gold medal this year: we came first!
golden: made of the most precious yellow metal; yellow; great adjective
a golden opportunity a great, an excellent opportunity
golden hair fair, pale, blond hair
the golden age (of Hollywood): the best historic period (of Hollywood) idiom

UK: Don't point your gold finger at me Mr Goldfinger.
US: The streets in America are paved in gold and concrete.

Examples

  • "America, you are so grand and gold, golden."
  • "Bordello Breeze (Gold Label)"
  • "A giant statue: tall and proud, with hard buttocks and soft eyes, made from bronze or silver or gold!"
  • "I can tell you with certainty that this is the first time that such an event has occurred at the Golden Gate Gourmet, and it will undoubtedly be the last."
  • "Life is worth more than gold, man."
  • "IT assistant for the Delavigne Corporation and local French man Jean Marron was awarded the San Francisco Gold Medal Hero Award yesterday for his display of courage in saving the life of his pilot instructor."
  • "Golden Gate Gourmet Restaurant"
  • "I had no idea that mining for gold was still a viable economic avenue."
  • "Manager, Golden Gate Gourmet Restaurant"
  • "I'll meet you at the Golden Elephant Palace."
  • "As requested, I've done a bit of research on your father Stephen Moon, and it turns out that he is in fact a gold miner living in Fairbanks, Alaska."
  • "There's bandits out there trying to take my gold."
  • "I never understood why the original was so red, so I made my own copy out of 24-carat gold."
  • "Five gold rings"
  • "You are the "Golden Number Child"."
  • "Gold? Platinum?"
  • "Do you know the restaurant, the Golden Gate Gourmet?"
  • "Bruno : You know it's funny, I didn't even know we had a "gold label edition" of "Bordello Breeze" in circulation, and usually I'm the one who gives final approval for our fragrance production."
  • "Here are the 4 GOLDEN STEPS to receive the compensation you probably deserve"
  • "Lotsa Medals : Well, Brent, I'm not sure those are everyone's concerns, but after one week of competition, Germany leads the medal count with 9 medals: 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze, closely followed by the US and France with 8 and 7 total medals respectively."
Exercise 1
Medal Madness!

Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate Olympic medal, as well as the place or position it represents.
Use the clues to help you.

The medal goes to the champion, who finishes in first place.
The medal goes to the next finisher, who finishes in place.
The bronze medal goes to the place finisher.
Medal Madness!

Fill in the blanks below with the appropriate Olympic medal, as well as the place or position it represents.
Use the clues to help you.

The gold 1 medal goes to the champion, who finishes in first place.
The silver 2 medal goes to the next finisher, who finishes in second 3 place.
The bronze medal goes to the third 4 place finisher.
1 gold: "Gold" is the correct answer. The medal for an Olympic champion is made of the metal "gold". Winners of each event receive a gold medal.
2 silver: "Silver" is the correct answer. The medal for an Olympic champion is made of the metal "silver". The competitor that finishes second receives a silver medal. Other things commonly made from silver: knives and forks, coins, jewelry.
3 second: "Second" is the correct choice. The silver medal is awarded to the second place finisher in Olympic events. The adjective "second" corresponds to the number 2. 1 = first, 2= second 3 = third.
4 third: "Third" is the correct choice. The bronze medal is awarded to the third place finisher in Olympic events. The adjective "third" corresponds to the number 3. 1 = first, 2= second 3 = third.
Exercise 2
Imagine you are watching a medal ceremony at the Olympic Games!

What are the athletes' medals made from? The first blank has been done for you!

1st place --> gold
2nd place --> 3rd place -->



Note: all these metals are mentioned in the dialogue you just heard!
Imagine you are watching a medal ceremony at the Olympic Games!

What are the athletes' medals made from? The first blank has been done for you!

1st place --> gold
2nd place --> silver 1 3rd place --> bronze 2



Note: all these metals are mentioned in the dialogue you just heard!
1 silver: A "silver" medal is awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games. Other things commonly made from silver: knives and forks, coins, jewelry. Note, the person who comes second in a contest is sometimes called the "runner-up".
2 bronze: Bronze is an alloy (or combination) of copper and tin and sometimes other elements. Bronze medals were introduced in the 1904 Olympic Games in St.Louis, Missouri. Before this, medals were only awarded to first and second places!

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