copper
To coat or sheathe with copperTo coat or sheathe (something) with copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
» Copper and silver are both metals.
И медь, и серебро - металлы. — Selena777
Мідь та серебро — метали. — deniko
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8 senses(transitive)To coat or sheathe (something) with copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
медни́тьmednítʹ, омедни́тьomednítʹ
coat with a layer of copper
(transitive)To give (something) a colour by applying a copper salt.
(dated, transitive)To give copper coins to (someone); to pay.
(US, transitive)In the game of faro: to place a copper coin, or now usually a small disc or token, on (a playing card) to indicate that a player bets against that card.
In the game of faro: to place a copper coin, or now usually a small disc or token, on (a playing card) to indicate that a player bets against that card.
(US, figuratively, transitive)To bet against (something).
(UK, slang, transitive)To inform on (someone) to the police; to nark.
(UK, intransitive, slang, transitive)To inform on someone to the police.
(US, archaic, slang, transitive)To arrest (someone).
Examples
62 sentencesCopper and silver are both metals.
Мідь та серебро — метали. — deniko
ruИ медь, и серебро - металлы. — Selena777
Aluminum doesn't conduct electricity as well as copper.
ruАлюминий проводит электричество не так хорошо, как медь. — Wezel
deAluminium leitet Elektrizität nicht so gut wie Kupfer. — Naina
Aluminum doesn't conduct electricity as well as copper does.
ruАлюминий проводит электричество не так хорошо, как медь. — Wezel
deAluminium leitet Elektrizität nicht so gut, wie es Kupfer tut. — Naina
Copper is a metal.
ruМедь — это металл. — LanguagesLover
deKupfer ist ein Metall. — Vortarulo
Copper conducts electricity well.
ruМедь хорошо пропускает электричество. — Robertpaulson
deKupfer leitet Elektrizität gut. — xtofu80
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The noun is inherited from Middle English coper, copper (“copper ore; copper metal; bronzeThe noun is inherited from Middle English coper, copper (“copper ore; copper metal; bronze”), from Old English coper, copor (“copper”), from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), a contraction of Latin aes Cyprium (literally “Cyprian brass or copper”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Κῠ́προς (Kŭ́pros, “Cyprus”) (a major source of copper during the Near East’s Bronze Age), from the name of a Northwest Semitic goddess from the root כ־ב־ר/ك ب ر (k b r) (“related to being big, large; great; or old”). Doublet of kobo.
The noun is probably derived from cop (“(informal, dated) to arrest or capture (someone)”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns), although cop is attested slightly later.
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Forms
coppers, coppering, coppered, copperedLessons 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