Meaning

2 senses
  1. A medal made of, or having the color of, silver, given as a prize for finishing in second place.

    Silbermedaille

    сере́брянная меда́льserébrjannaja medálʹ

    a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

  2. (broadly)Finishing in second position, being a runner-up.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. They won the silver medal.

    Вони виграли срібну медаль. — deniko

    ruОни выиграли серебряную медаль. — andy

  2. She won a silver medal.

    Вона виграла срібну медаль. — deniko

    ruОна завоевала серебряную медаль. — marafon

    deSie gewann eine Silbermedaille. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. He won a silver medal.

    Він виграв срібну медаль. — deniko

    ruОн выиграл серебряную медаль. — odexed

    deEr gewann eine Silbermedaille. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. He has a silver medal for his actions.

  5. I will not settle for a silver medal.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
medal made of, or having the colour of, silver:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
medal made of, or having the colour of, silver:

Forms

plural: silver medals
Singularsilver medal
Pluralsilver medals

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition:silver

Word family

3 related words

See also

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