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plateado

adjectiveCEFR A1

What does “plateado” mean in English?

  1. silver

Example sentences

  • El coche es plateado.

    The car is silver(y).

  • La pulsera plateada brilla.

    The silvery bracelet shines.

  • Tienen platos plateados.

    They have silver-coloured plates.

How to use it

Plateado means 'silver' or 'silvery' (the colour). Ends in -o, agrees: plateado, plateada, plateados, plateadas. Distinct from plata (the metal).

Common mistake

Use plateado for the COLOUR (silvery); use plata for the METAL (silver). 'Anillo de plata' = made of silver; 'anillo plateado' = silver-coloured.

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