silver

/ˈsɪlvər/ noun

Translation

METAL [U] › a valuable, shiny, grey-white metal used to make coins and jewellery (symbol Ag)

gümüş

silver and gold a solid silver ring272

OBJECTS [U] › objects made of silver

gümüş eşyalar

272

PRIZE [C] › a silver medal (= a small, round disc given to someone for finishing second in a race or competition)

gümüş madalya

797

(Definition of silver noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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