bronze
A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin,…A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
» We won the bronze medal.
Wir haben die Bronzemedaille gewonnen. — mayabe
Мы выиграли бронзовую медаль. — andy
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5 senses(uncountable)A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.
Bronze
бро́нзаbrónza
бро́нзаbrónza, спижspyž
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
(countable, uncountable)A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze.
Bronze
бро́нзовыйbrónzovyj
бро́нзаbrónza, бро́нзовийbrónzovyj
a sculpture made of bronze
(countable)A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture.
бро́нзаbrónza
(countable, uncountable)A bronze medal; third place.
She wanted to win the tournament, but had to settle for the bronze after being beaten in the semi-finals.
(countable, uncountable)Boldness; impudence.
Examples
59 sentencesWe won the bronze medal.
ruМы выиграли бронзовую медаль. — andy
deWir haben die Bronzemedaille gewonnen. — mayabe
This is bronze.
ruЭто бронза. — Katie_Yves
The statue was cast in bronze.
ruСтатуя была отлита в бронзе. — marafon
deDie Statue wurde aus Bronze gegossen. — Wolf
They cast bronze into a statue.
The sun has bronzed her skin.
deDie Sonne hat ihre Haut gebräunt. — stefz
Translations
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Origin
From French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). FirsFrom French bronze (1511); from Italian bronzo (13th c.), of uncertain origin (q.v.). First use appears c. 1721 in the writings of Matthew Prior (for which, see citation below).
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Forms
plural: bronzesSynonyms
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