Silver meaning in English
Learn how to use Silver correctly with Gymglish.
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Definition
silver (metal): a shiny gray precious metal (used for cutlery, jewellery etc.)
(a) silver (belt): (a belt) the color of a shiny gray precious metal
Examples
- "A giant statue: tall and proud, with hard buttocks and soft eyes, made from bronze or silver or gold!"
- "I can't decide what to wear: The purple shirt with green stripes, or the orange shirt with silver spots... My meeting with Philip Cheeter is in half an hour."
- "SILVER - n/a"
- "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."
- "Brian Jones (UK) won a silver medal in Flirting with the opposite sex ."
- "SILVER - Fifi Le Caniche (France)"
- "You should also be receiving a silver plaque entitled "Delavigne's perfume achievers" from Polly."
- "No silver bells, no jingle bells, no little drummer boy, no rum pum pum, nothing!"
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.
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.
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!
Note: all these metals are mentioned in the dialogue you just heard!
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!
Note: all these metals are mentioned in the dialogue you just heard!
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!
Exercise 3
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!
Note: all these metals are mentioned in the dialogue you just heard!
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!
Note: all these metals are mentioned in the dialogue you just heard!
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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