Usage examples of "silver" in English with translation to French

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I collect silver tea spoons. Je collectionne les cuillères à café en argent.

Nickel is a hard, bright silver metal. Le nickel est un métal dur, d'une lueur argentée.

Gold is heavier than silver. L'or est plus lourd que l'argent.

They won the silver medal. Ils ont remporté la médaille d'argent.

My brother polished the silver. Mon frère a poli l'argent.

I have several silver coins. Je possède plusieurs pièces d'argent.

Talking is silver, silence is golden La parole est d'argent, mais le silence est d'or

Speech is silver, silence is gold. La parole est d'argent mais le silence est d'or.

Speech is silver, silence is golden. La parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or.

Copper and silver are both metals. Le cuivre et l'argent sont deux métaux.

Speech is silver, but silence is golden. La parole est d'argent mais le silence est d'or.

The queen was wearing a magnificent silver dress. La reine portait une magnifique robe d'argent.

She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Elle est née avec une cuillère en argent dans la bouche.

Donna was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Donna est née avec une cuillère en argent dans la bouche.

He had heard wonderful stories about cities of gold with silver trees. Il avait entendu des histoires merveilleuses de villes d'or et d'arbres d'argent.

Silver is sometimes more valuable than gold, that is, in large quantities. L'argent vaut parfois plus que l'or, c'est-à-dire, en grandes quantités.

I have a collection of silver tea spoons from all over the world. J'ai une collection de cuillères à thé en argent du monde entier.

I buy my silver from a man who has a mine on his property. J'achète l'argent à un homme qui possède une mine.

I've heard that you can kill werewolves by shooting them with silver bullets. J'ai entendu que l'on peut tuer les loups-garous en leur tirant dessus avec des balles en argent.

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. Terminer second aux jeux olympiques vous vaut l'argent. Terminer second en politique vous vaut l'oubli.

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