Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To plate with nickel.
vernickeln
никелирова́тьnikelirovátʹ
plate with nickel
(UK)To distribute airborne leaflet propaganda.
Examples
25 sentencesDo you have a nickel?
У тебе є п'ять центів? — deniko
A nickel is a five-cent coin.
deEin Nickel ist eine Fünfcentmünze. — Esperantostern
This coin is made of nickel.
That painting isn't worth a nickel.
It's made of cobalt and nickel.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from German Nickel, first used in a text by the Swedish mineralogist Axel F. CronBorrowed from German Nickel, first used in a text by the Swedish mineralogist Axel F. Cronstedt as an abbreviation of Kupfernickel (“a mineral containing copper and nickel”), from Kupfer (“copper”) + Nickel (“insignificant person, goblin”), originally nickname of Nikolaus (“Nicholas”), due to the deceptive silver colour of the relatively valueless ore. Compare cobalt as related to kobolds.
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Forms
nickels, nickeling, nickeled, nickeledWord family
3 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