gold
A. -noun
1. (=metal, commodity, currency) oro (m)
·he paid for it in gold
·lo pagó en oro
·to invest in gold
·invertir en oro
·she only wears gold
·nounólo lleva (joyas de) oro
·they stole 12 million pounds worth of gold
·robaron oro por valor de 12 millones de libras
·[24-carat] gold
oro (m) de 24 quilates
·to be [made] of gold
·ser de oro
·[pure] gold
(literally) oro (m) puro
·she'noun pure gold
(figurative) es una joya, vale su peso en oro
·[solid] gold
oro (m) macizo
2. (=colour) dorado (m)
·autumnal browns and golds
·los marrones y dorados del otoño
3. (=gold medal) medalla (f) de oro
·he won (the) gold in Barcelona
·ganó la medalla de oro en Barcelona
·to go for gold
·intentar ganar la medalla de oro
B. -adjective
1. (=made of gold) [jewellery, coins, tooth] de oro
2. (=gold-coloured) [paint, lettering, frame] dorado [fabric, dress, shirt]   color oro invariable, dorado
·the sign was written in gold letters
·el cartel estaba escrito con letras doradas
·she decided to paint it gold
·decidió pintarlo color oro or dorado
·a green and gold flag
·una bandera verde y oro
C. -compound
·gold bar -noun barra (f) de oro
·gold braid -noun galónoun (m) de oro
·gold card -noun tarjeta (f) oro
·the Gold Coast -noun (history) la Costa de Oro
·gold digger -noun (literally) buscador (m) / buscadoa (f) (figurative) cazafortunas masculine and feminine invariable
·gold disc -noun (music) disco (m) de oro
·gold dust -noun oro (m) en polvo
a. biros are like gold dust in this office
(British, Great Britain) (figurative) en esta oficina no encuentras un bolígrafo ni por casualidad
·gold fever -noun fiebre (f) del oro
·gold filling -noun empaste (m) de oro
·gold foil -noun papel (m) de oro
·gold leaf -noun   oro (m) en hojas, pan (m) de oro
·gold market -noun mercado (m) del oro
·gold medal -noun (Sport) medalla (f) de oro
·gold medallist -noun medallero (m) / medallera (f)
·gold mine -noun (literally, figurative) mina (f) de oro
·gold miner -noun minero (m) de oro
·gold mining -noun minería (f) de oro
·gold plate -noun
(=tableware) vajilla (f) de oro
(=covering) baño (m) de oro
·it isn't solid gold just gold plate
·no es oro puro sino un baño de oro
·doors covered with gold plate
·puertas revestidas de un baño de oro
·gold reserves -noun reservas feminine plural de oro
·gold rush -noun fiebre (f) del oro
·gold standard -noun patrónoun (m) oro
·to come off or leave the gold standard
·abandonar el patrónoun de oro