♦ gold

♦ gold
♦ gold /gəʊld/
A n.
1 [u] oro (anche fig.); denaro; ricchezza; colore dell'oro: pure gold, oro puro; a gold ingot, un lingotto d'oro; a heart of gold, un cuor d'oro; This boy is as good as gold, questo è un ragazzo d'oro (o un ragazzo buono come il pane); the age of gold, l'età dell'oro
2 (nel tiro con l'arco) centro del bersaglio (di solito, dorato)
3 (sport) medaglia d'oro; l'oro (fam.): He won the gold in the long jump, vinse l'oro nel salto in lungo; We got two golds, vincemmo due ori
B a. attr.
1 d'oro; aureo: a gold coin [watch], una moneta [un orologio] d'oro
2 dorato; color oro
3 (econ., fin.) aureo: gold currency, valuta aurea; gold parity, parità aurea; gold coverage, copertura aurea
● (geol.) gold-bearing sand, sabbia aurifera □ (tecn.) gold-beater, battiloro □ gold-beating, battitura dell'oro □ gold brick, lingotto di metallo dorato; (fig.) cosa priva di valore, patacca; frode, inganno; (fam. USA) scansafatiche, lavativo □ (metall.) gold bronze, similoro □ gold bullion, oro in barre o verghe □ (banca) gold card, carta di credito d'oro (privilegiata) □ (geogr., stor.) Gold Coast, la Costa d'Oro □ gold deposit, giacimento aurifero □ gold digger, cercatore d'oro; (fam. USA, ingl. antiq.) donna che va in caccia di un marito (o di un amante) ricco □ (fin.) gold drain, depauperamento delle riserve auree □ gold dust, polvere d'oro; (fig.) mosca bianca (fig.); (una) rarità □ (zool.) gold eagle (Aquila chrysaëtos), aquila reale □ (fin.) gold-exchange standard = gold standard ► sotto □ gold-fever, febbre dell'oro □ gold-filled = gold-plated ► sotto □ gold leaf, foglia d'oro □ gold medal, medaglia d'oro □ gold-medallist, (vincitore di una) medaglia d'oro □ gold mine, (anche fig.) miniera d'oro □ gold nugget, pepita d'oro □ gold plate, (metall.) doratura elettrolitica; vasellame d'oro □ gold-plated, dorato □ gold-plating, doratura elettrolitica □ (fin., stor.) the gold pool, il pool dell'oro □ (fin.) gold premium, aggio dell'oro □ (fin.) gold reserves, riserve auree □ the gold rush, la corsa all'oro; la febbre dell'oro (in California, nel 1848) □ (fin.) gold standard, sistema (monometallico) aureo □ (miner.) gold stone, avventurina □ gold washer, cercatore d'oro che lava sabbie aurifere (nei fiumi, ecc.); piatto per vagliare le sabbie aurifere □ (fin., stor.) to go off gold, abbandonare la parità aurea.

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