Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - golden
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Golden
golden
~ adj 1 having a bright, rich, yellow colour, like gold (golden sunlight | golden hair) 2 made of gold (a golden crown) 3 a golden opportunity a good chance to get something valuable or to be very successful (Don't turn the job down - it's a golden opportunity.) 4 golden boy/girl someone who is popular and successful (the golden girl of US tennis) 5 only before noun a golden period of time is one of great happiness or success (the golden summers of childhood) 6 golden oldie a popular song written several years ago that people still enjoy listening to
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is golden is bright yellow in colour. She combed and arranged her golden hair. ...an endless golden beach. ADJ 2. Golden things are made of gold. ...a golden chain with a golden locket. ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. If you describe something as golden, you mean it is wonderful because it is likely to be successful and rewarding, or because it is the best of its kind. He says there’s a golden opportunity for peace which must be seized. ADJ: ADJ n 4. If you refer to a man as a golden boy or a woman as a golden girl, you mean that they are especially popular and successful. When the movie came out the critics went wild, hailing Tarantino as the golden boy of the 1990s. PHRASE ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. consisting of, relating to, or containing gold 2. a. being or having the color gold or the color of gold b. blond 1 3. lustrous, shining 4. of a high degree of excellence ; superb 5. prosperous, flourishing ~ days 6. a. radiantly youthful and vigorous b. having talents that promise great success — often used with boy c. highly favored ; popular 7. favorable, advantageous a ~ opportunity 8. of, relating to, or being a 50th anniversary or its celebration 9. mellow, resonant a smooth ~ tenor • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden hair). 3 precious; valuable; excellent; important (a golden memory; a golden opportunity). Phrases and idioms golden age 1 a supposed past age when people were happy and innocent. 2 the period of a nation's greatest prosperity, literary merit, etc. golden-ager US an old person. golden balls a pawnbroker's sign. golden boy (or girl) colloq. a popular or successful person. golden calf wealth as an object of worship (Exod. 32). golden chain the laburnum. golden delicious a variety of dessert apple. golden disc an award given to a performer after the sale of 500,000 copies of a record. golden eagle a large eagle, Aquila chrysaetos, with yellow-tipped head-feathers. golden-eye any marine duck of the genus Bucephala. Golden Fleece (in Greek mythology) a fleece of gold sought and won by Jason. golden goose a continuing source of wealth or profit. golden hamster a usu. tawny hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, kept as a pet or laboratory animal. golden handshake colloq. a payment given on redundancy or early retirement. golden hello colloq. a payment made by an employer to a keenly sought recruit. Golden Horde the Tartar horde that overran E. Europe in the 13th c. (from the richness of the leader's tent). Golden Horn the harbour of Istanbul. golden jubilee 1 the fiftieth anniversary of a sovereign's accession. 2 any other fiftieth anniversary. golden mean 1 the principle of moderation, as opposed to excess. 2 = golden section. golden number the number of a year in the Metonic lunar cycle, used to fix the date of Easter. golden oldie colloq. an old hit record or film etc. that is still well known and popular. golden opinions high regard. golden oriole a European oriole, Oriolus oriolus, of which the male has yellow and black plumage and the female has mainly green plumage. golden perch Austral. = CALLOP. golden retriever a retriever with a thick golden-coloured coat. golden rod any plant of the genus Solidago with a...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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золотисто, золотой golden section search — поиск по методу золотого сечения method of golden section — метод золотого сечения - golden mean - golden number - golden ratio - golden rectangle - golden root - golden rule - golden section - golden spiral ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. золотистый golden hair —- золотистые волосы golden sunset —- золотистый закат golden grain —- золотистое зерно 2. золотой, прекрасный, счастливый golden opportunity —- прекрасный случай (-ая возможность) golden age —- золотой век golden days —- золотые дни, счастливое время golden hours —- счастливое время 3. прекрасный, отличный golden deeds —- благородные (прекрасные) поступки golden notes —- сладкие звуки golden smile —- ослепительная улыбка 4. редк. золотой golden guinea —- золотая гинея 5. редк. золотосодержащий; изобилующий золотом Id: golden wedding —- золотая свадьба Id: golden ball —- яблоко раздора Id: the golden fleece —- золотое руно Id: the land of the golden fleece —- страна золотого руна (Австралия) Id: golden gates —- врата рая Id: golden mean —- золотая середина Id: golden goose —- курица, несущая золотые яйца, источник обогащения Id: G. Horde —- ист. Золотая орда Id: to open door with the golden key —- подкупать, давать взятки; золотой ключик любую дверь отопрет 6. редк. золотить 7. редк. становиться золотистым ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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hours счастливое время GOLDEN jubilee золотая свадьба GOLDEN daisy noun bot. хризантема, златоцвет GOLDEN chain noun bot. ракитник, золотой дождь GOLDEN calf золотой телец GOLDEN age золотой век GOLDEN adj. 1) золотистый 2) золотой (преим. перен.); - golden age - golden hours - golden opportunity - golden deeds GOLDEN key взятка, подкуп GOLDEN mean золотая середина GOLDEN oldie noun старомодный шлягер (старая песенка, сохранившая популярность) GOLDEN opportunity прекрасный случай GOLDEN syrup noun светлая патока GOLDEN deeds благородные поступки GOLDEN handshake noun большое выходное пособие (служащему, от которого хотят избавиться) ...Англо-русский словарь
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