oro
gold.
In a thesaurus on dentistry, for example, the term gold will be an NT under FILLING MATERIALS; it would make little sense to create a 'metals' or 'precious metals' hierarchy.
acabar con un broche de oro
end + Nombre + on a high (note)
Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
adornado con pan de oro
gold-leafed
Our digital facsimile editions can replicate manuscripts of alternating red and blue capitals, and gold-leafed illuminations, with hypertext commentaries.
aniversario de oro
golden anniversary
May 2002 marked the golden anniversary of the first cloned tadpoles.
bodas de oro
golden wedding
After the years had passed they reunited and had a golden wedding.
botón de oro
buttercup
England has a wealth of wild flowers including snowdrops, daffodils, bluebells, primroses, buttercups and cowslips.
buscador de oro
gold digger
gold prospector
In this little town of about a dozen log houses, they were initiated into the mysteries, pleasures, and sufferings of a gold-digger's life.
Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.
buscar oro [Utilizando un plato grande de metal para lavar la tierra]
pan for + gold
They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed.
búsqueda de oro
gold digging
After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.
como los chorros del oro
spotlessly
Microfibre cloths are fantastic for removing dust and they dry the surface spotlessly in seconds.
conservar como oro en paño
treasure + Nombre + dearly
keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart
For many, the memories of sitting in Nana's kitchen is one that is treasured dearly.
She gave her friend Cox a necklace when her daughter, Coco, was born, and she is still keeping it close to her heart almost seven years later.
convertir en oro
turn to + gold
And now the singer wants to turn her hand to fashion designing - no doubt another trend that she will turn to gold.
corazón de oro
heart of gold
Hollis is an orphan who is shuffled from foster home to foster home despite her heart of gold.
costar el oro y el moro
cost + the earth
cost + an arm and a leg
cost + a pretty penny
cost + a fortune
The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.
Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.
In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
dar el oro y el moro
give + Posesivo + right arm
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
dar todo el oro del mundo
give + Posesivo + right arm
I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
de oro macizo
solid-gold
A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.
descubrir una mina de oro
strike + gold
hit + the jackpot
That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.
Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.
edad de oro [Usado generalmente para referirse a la jubilación]
golden age
golden years
It is unlikely that the 1970s will be dubbed a golden age of libraries.
A long-lost engagement ring still divides childhood sweethearts who are now in their golden years.
el cofre de oro al final del arco iris [Expresión utilizada para indicar algo que es inalcanzable o imposible] [Expresión utilizada para indicar algo que es inalcanzable o imposible]
the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow
They agreed that whenever a rainbow appeared, they would contact each other and would try to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
It seems to me that trying to pin down 'quality' is a bit like trying to find the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
el tiempo es oro
time is money
One of the cartoons shows a shaggy-haired scientist working at the blackboard with a caption that reads 'Time is money'.
enchapado en oro
gold-plated
Of the more than 560,000 items exhibited, 98 percent were candlesticks cast in bronze, some silver-plated and some gold-plated.
en oro
gilt
Various skins were used for leather bindings - calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest - and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).
en pan de oro
gold-leafed
Our digital facsimile editions can replicate manuscripts of alternating red and blue capitals, and gold-leafed illuminations, with hypertext commentaries.
estampado en oro [Decoración de las letras o adornos de la cubierta o lomo de un libro en color oro]
gold tooling
goldblocking
gilt-tooled
For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
Sixteenth-century examples are also known of goldblocking with wooden tools, used cold.
And there was a steady output in the later nineteenth century of well-made prize bindings in gilt-tooled calf, which were slickly produced by specialist firms.
fiebre del oro, la
gold rush, the
However, in California, after the gold rush, the number of libraries grew much faster that population.
gallina de los huevos de oro
cash cow
money-maker
money spinner
As the market matures, star products become cash cows.
Today, tourism is becoming the big money-maker, with rubbernecks preferring Fiji to overcrowded Hawaii.
The Olympic games have become a real money spinner for the UK government.
ganador de la medalla de oro
gold medalist
Derice's father, Ben Bannock, was a gold medalist in the 200 metres.
guardar como oro en paño
keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart
treasure + Nombre + dearly
She gave her friend Cox a necklace when her daughter, Coco, was born, and she is still keeping it close to her heart almost seven years later.
For many, the memories of sitting in Nana's kitchen is one that is treasured dearly.
impresión en oro [Decoración de las letras o adornos de la cubierta o lomo de un libro en color oro]
gold tooling
For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
limpio como los chorros del oro
spotlessly clean
I have done absolutely no studying tonight, but my kitchen is spotlessly clean if that counts for anything.
lingote de oro
gold bar
For grades 3-4, children estimate the value of treasure chests filled with gold coins and explore the size and weight of gold bars.
matar la gallina de los huevos de oro
kill + the goose that lays the golden egg(s)
If we keep increasing taxes we will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
medalla de oro
gold medal
She came up from behind to win an Olympic gold medal in Atlanta.
medallista de oro
gold medalist
Derice's father, Ben Bannock, was a gold medalist in the 200 metres.
mina de oro
goldmine [gold mine]
gold mine
Databases which should be gold mines degenerate into dustbins, and inter-departmental strife tears apart the organization's commitments.
An overview is given of an expert system for the evaluation of seismic hazard in gold mines.
no ser oro todo lo que reluce
not + be + cracked up to be
Internet's promise of extending and improving human interaction through the digital medium isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
No todo lo que reluce es oro
All that glitters is not gold
Not all that is gold glitters
Not all that glitters is gold
The article 'All that glitters may not be gold' argues that media literacy must become an integrated part of school curricula.
Now, you could pay for the privilege of being able to use such a tool; but not all that is gold glitters.
Not all that glitters is gold but Earth would have a lot less of the glittery stuff if not for a massive rain of meteors about 3.9 billion years ago.
oportunidad de oro
golden opportunity
golden chance
While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
Ronaldo wasted a golden chance to equalise with a header that went wide.
oro batido [En encuadernación, hoja muy fina de oro que se coloca sobre los moldes decorativos para decorarlos tras su fundición]
gold leaf
Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.
oro de los tontos [Usado también para referirse a la pirita]
fool's gold
Despite being nicknamed fool's gold, pyrite is sometimes found in association with small quantities of gold.
oro en lingotes
gold bullion
The submarine was sunk while en route to German-occupied France with a cargo of pure silver and gold bullion valued at about $2.3 million by 1944 standards.
pagarle a Alguien en oro
pay + Nombre + in gold
It was said that the faeries paid her in gold as they favoured mortal children over their own.
pagarle a Alguien su peso en oro
pay + Nombre + Posesivo + weight in gold
Although Beckham is paid his weight in gold, he's not actually worth it.
pan de oro [En encuadernación, hoja muy fina de oro que se coloca sobre los moldes decorativos para decorarlos tras su fundición]
gold leaf
Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.
patrón oro, el
gold standard, the
Rocket scientists, long considered the gold standard in intelligence among all professionals, are not nearly as smart as originally thought.
pepita de oro [Metafóricamente, algo muy valioso]
nugget of gold
They do have the problem, however, of being able to sort out the nuggets of literary gold from amongst the torrents of published dross.
pico de oro
gift of the (gob/gab), the
The show is a classic talk show in its own right, and with Roseanne's gift of the gob truly hilarious.
querer el oro y el moro
have + Posesivo + cake and eat it
The article is entitled 'Web lists or OPACs: can we have our cake and eat it, too?'.
regla de oro
golden rule
The two golden rules in citation practice were stated at the beginning of the chapter.
tener un corazón de oro
have + a heart of gold
Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold.
terminar con un broche de oro
end + Nombre + on a high (note)
Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
todo lo que toca se convierte en oro
Midas touch, the
He has become known in Hollywood as the man with the Midas touch because of his ability to come up with memorable television series .
valer el oro y el moro
cost + the earth
cost + an arm and a leg
cost + a pretty penny
The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'.
Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover.
In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
valer + Posesivo + peso en oro
be worth + Posesivo + weight in gold
Any guy who can score 30 goals a season is worth his weight in gold for the team.
vellocino de oro, el
Golden Fleece, the
The writer discusses a visit to the region where Greek legend claims that Jason stole the Golden Fleece.
venderse a cambio de oro
sell + Reflexivo + for gold
We all agreed that he was a spy and a deserter, who had gone over to the enemy camp and sold himself for gold.
venderse por oro
sell + Reflexivo + for gold
We all agreed that he was a spy and a deserter, who had gone over to the enemy camp and sold himself for gold.
yacimiento de oro
goldfield
Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.
