bronze
To plate with bronzeTo plate with bronze.
» We won the bronze medal.
Wir haben die Bronzemedaille gewonnen. — mayabe
Мы выиграли бронзовую медаль. — andy
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5 senses(transitive)To plate with bronze.
My mother bronzed my first pair of baby shoes.
give the color and appearance of bronze to something
(transitive)To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan.
get a tan, from wind or sun
(intransitive)To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
(transitive)To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.
(intransitive)To finish in third place; to win a bronze medal.
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
1 languagesOrigin
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
bronzes, bronzing, bronzed, bronzedSynonyms
1 synonyms- get a tan, from wind or sun:tan
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle