sterling

sterling
'stə:liŋ
1. noun
((usually £ when written) British money, especially in international trading etc.)

2. adjective
1) ((of silver) of a certain standard of purity.)
2) ((of a person or his qualities etc) worthy and admirable.)
sterling n libra esterlina
sterling
tr['stɜːlɪŋ]
noun
1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL libra esterlina, libras nombre femenino plural esterlinas
adjective
1 formal use (excellent) excelente
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
sterling silver plata de ley
the pound sterling la libra esterlina
sterling ['stərlɪŋ] adj
1) : de ley
sterling silver: plata de ley
2) excellent: excelente
sterling
adj.
de ley adj.
esterlina adj.
genuino, -a adj.
n.
libras esterlinas s.f.pl.

I 'stɜːrlɪŋ, 'stɜːlɪŋ
mass noun (Fin) la libra (esterlina)

in sterling — en libras (esterlinas)


II
adjective
1) (no comp)
a) (Fin)

the pound sterling — la libra esterlina

b) (silver) de plata de ley

sterling silver — plata f de ley

2) (excellent) invaluable, invalorable (CS)

he did some sterling work for us — efectuó un excelente trabajo para nosotros

['stɜːlɪŋ]
1. ADJ
1) (Econ)

pound sterling — libra f esterlina

sterling traveller's cheques — cheques mpl de viaje en libras esterlinas

2) [quality etc] destacado

a sterling character — una persona de toda confianza

a person of sterling worth — una persona de grandes méritos

2.
N (=currency) (libras fpl ) esterlinas fpl
3.
CPD

sterling area N — zona f de la libra esterlina

sterling balances NPL — balances mpl de libras esterlinas

sterling silver N — plata f de ley

* * *

I ['stɜːrlɪŋ, 'stɜːlɪŋ]
mass noun (Fin) la libra (esterlina)

in sterling — en libras (esterlinas)


II
adjective
1) (no comp)
a) (Fin)

the pound sterling — la libra esterlina

b) (silver) de plata de ley

sterling silver — plata f de ley

2) (excellent) invaluable, invalorable (CS)

he did some sterling work for us — efectuó un excelente trabajo para nosotros


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