gold

Signification

Noun

1. A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
2. A coin or coinage made of this material, or supposedly so.
3. A deep yellow colour, resembling the metal gold.
4. The bullseye of an archery target.
5. A gold medal.
6. Anything or anyone that is very valuable.
7. (slang) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth) made of gold.

Symbol

☉ (alchemy)

Adj

1. Made of gold.
2. Having the colour of gold.
3. Premium, superior.
4. Of a musical recording: having sold 500,000 copies.
5. Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is immediately available for to read for free with no embargo period.

Verb

To appear or cause to appear golden.

Adj

In a finished state, ready for manufacturing.

Adv

of or referring to a gold version of something

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡəʊld/

Étymologie

From Middle English gold, from Old English gold (“gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *golþ, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃tóm (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow; gleam; to shine”). Related to yellow; see there for more. Germanic cognates include Dutch goud, German Gold, Norwegian gull, Swedish guld, and cognates from other Indo-European languages are Latvian zelts, Russian зо́лото (zóloto), Persian زرد (zard, “yellow, golden”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya).

Phrases

" There's gold here ," he said .

"Il y a de l'or ici", a-t-il dit.

The gold became a diaphanous , glittering globe .

L'or est devenu un globe diaphane et scintillant.