copper

copper
I
1. 'kopə noun
1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) cobre
2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) penique, pela, perra, calderilla

2. adjective
1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) de cobre
2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.)

II 'kopə noun
(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!)
copper n cobre
copper
tr['kɒpəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (metal) cobre nombre masculino
2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (coin) penique nombre masculino, pela, perra
3 slang (policeman) poli nombre masulino o femenino
copper ['kɑpər] n
: cobre m
copper
adj.
• cobreño, -a adj.
• cobrizo, -a adj.
• de cobre adj.
n.
• calderilla s.f.
• caldero s.m.
• cobre (Química) s.m.
v.
• cubrir con cobre v.
'kɑːpər, 'kɒpə(r)
noun
1)
a) u (metal) cobre m
b) coppers pl (coins) (colloq) peniques mpl, perras fpl (Esp fam), quintos mpl (Méx fam), chauchas fpl (Chi fam), vintenes mpl (Ur fam)
c) (color) color m cobre; (before n) cobrizo
2) (police officer) (colloq) cop I 1)
['kɒpǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=material) cobre m
2) (=utensil) caldera f de lavar
3) (Brit) * (=coin) perra f (chica), centavo m (LAm); (=penny) penique m

it costs a few coppers — vale unos peniques

4) (Brit) see cop 1., 1)
2. ADJ
1) (=made of copper) de cobre
2) (=colour) cobrizo
3.
CPD

copper beech N — haya f roja or de sangre

copper sulphate N — sulfato m de cobre

copper wire N — hilo m de cobre

* * *
['kɑːpər, 'kɒpə(r)]
noun
1)
a) u (metal) cobre m
b) coppers pl (coins) (colloq) peniques mpl, perras fpl (Esp fam), quintos mpl (Méx fam), chauchas fpl (Chi fam), vintenes mpl (Ur fam)
c) (color) color m cobre; (before n) cobrizo
2) (police officer) (colloq) cop I 1)

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