gild
To cover with a thin layer of goldTo cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
» Yuri lived in a gilded cage.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
vergolden
золоти́тьzolotítʹ, позолоти́тьpozolotítʹ
золоти́тиzolotýty, позоло́чуватиpozolóčuvaty, позолоти́тиpozolotýty
decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
(transitive)To adorn.
schmücken
украша́тьukrašátʹ, укра́ситьukrásitʹ
(transitive)To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
(transitive)To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
(transitive)To give a brilliant colour or flush to one's face; (also) to make appear drunk.
Examples
11 sentencesYuri lived in a gilded cage.
The palace was a gilded cage for the princess.
ruДворец стал для принцессы позолоченной клеткой.
deDas Schloss war für die Prinzessin ein goldener Käfig.
Nine pounds of gold was needed to gild the victory medals.
The room was decorated with tapestries, embroidered cushions and gilded chairs.
deDas Zimmer war mit Gobelins, bestickten Polstern und vergoldeten Stühlen dekoriert.
While the rest of us work hard, the robber barons eat with gilded utensils.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gilden, gulden, from Old English gyldan (“to gild, to cover with a thiFrom Middle English gilden, gulden, from Old English gyldan (“to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold”), from Proto-West Germanic *gulþijan, from Proto-Germanic *gulþijaną, from Proto-Germanic *gulþą (“gold”).
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Forms
gilds, gilding, gilded, gildedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle