medal
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- Regno Unito/[ˈmɛd.ɫ̩]/
- Stati Uniti/[ˈmɛɾ.ɫ̩]/
- Australia/[ˈmeɾ.ɫ̩]/
- //ˈmɛdəl//
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
sostantivo
- 1
A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
Whether their images, shrines, relics, consecrated things, holy water, medals, benedictions, those divine amulets, holy exorcisms, and the sign of the cross, be available in this disease?
- 2
A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.
- 3
obsoletoA Roman or Italian coin.
Etimologia
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Early Medieval Latin medālia, feminine derived via dissimilation (/dj–lj/ > /d–lj/) from mediālia, neuter plural of Late Latin mediālis (“middle”, adjective), from Classical Latin medius.
verbo
- 1
To win a medal.
He medalled twice at the Olympics.
I dashed into the mall; bought a gift; raced to the card store, snapped up a two-fer gift-bag special and was back in my car in 26 minutes. I could medal in power shopping.
Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.
I wanted to medal. I was pregnant and I wanted to medal.
- 2
To award a medal to.
Forme
- plurale
- medals
- passato
- medaled, medalled
- participio passato
- medaled, medalled
- participio presente
- medaling, medalling
- 3ª persona singolare
- medals
medal · A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
Medal · A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].medallion · A large medal, usually decorative.meddle · To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.