or

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) gold
2. (masculine) or (yellow in heraldry)

Adv

now, presently

Conj

yet, however, now, that said, as it happens (introduces the second term in a syllogism)

Sinonieme

doré

médaille d’or

ange

👼

chéri

donc

favori

laiton

mais

en vérité

AU

ambre

médaille d'or

ambre jaune

Vertalings

gold

oro

oro

Gold

goud

ouro

or

aurum

altın

ذهب

χρυσός

aur

χρυσάφι

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɔʁ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle French: or

Geërf van Old French: or

Geërf van Latyn: aurum

Geërf van Old French: ore

Verwante met Spaans: ahora

Verwante met Portugees: agora

In summary

From Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”).

Sinne

Cet étranger , sans coffre-fort , avait son or dans un portefeuille , simplement fermé de rubans .

This stranger, without a safe, had his gold in a wallet, simply closed with ribbons.

Or le Sénat a supprimé la disposition que nous avions adoptée .

However, the Senate deleted the provision we had adopted.

Or , ces formules y sont peu applicables .

However, these formulas are not very applicable.

Jack or Jive a collaboré avec plusieurs artistes européens .

Jack or Jive has collaborated with several European artists.