Usage examples of "balón de plata" in Spanish with translation to English

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El problema es que estamos escasos de plata. The trouble is that we are short of money.
Él ganó una medalla de plata. He won a silver medal.
Yo tengo muchas monedas de plata. I have several silver coins.
Él siempre está corto de plata. He is always short of money.
En las competiciones olímpicas, la medalla de oro es para el primer puesto, la medalla de plata para el segundo, y la medalla de bronce es para el tercer puesto. In Olympic competitions, a gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second, and a bronze medal is for third place.
Prefiero los anillos de plata a los de oro. I prefer silver rings to gold ones.
Ellos ganaron la medalla de plata. They won the silver medal.
Donna nació con una cuchara de plata en su boca. Donna was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
Él había oído historias maravillosas de ciudades de oro y árboles de plata. He had heard wonderful stories about cities of gold with silver trees.
Él consiguió el balón. He got the ball.
¿Puedes distinguir la plata del estaño? Can you distinguish silver from tin?
Este balón es el tesoro de ese niño. This ball is that boy's treasure.
La palabra es plata y el silencio oro. Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
Tom no me va a pasar la plata que necesito. Tom won't lend me the money I need.
El cobre y la plata son dos metales. Copper and silver are both metals.
No tengo plata para comprarlo. I have no money to buy it.
El oro es más pesado que la plata. Gold is heavier than silver.
No traigo plata conmigo ahora. I have no money with me now.
¿Sabes cuál es la diferencia entre plata y estaño? Can you tell silver and tin apart?
Tom no tenía plata suficiente. Tom didn't have enough money.
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