placcato oro
The English phrase "gold plate" is translated into Italian as placcato oro.
placcato oro is used to describe an object that has been covered with a thin layer of gold. If you want to refer specifically to the industrial process of gold plating or the gold layer itself, use the noun phrase placcatura in oro.
Did you know?
- The word oro shares an ancient root with the English word 'aurora', referring to the glowing light of the dawn.
- While placcato oro refers to a metal layer, Italians use dorato to describe anything that simply looks gold, even if it contains no gold at all.
- In Italian, the word oro is a masculine noun that is almost never used in the plural form.
Examples in context
- Il ristorante di lusso serve piatti d'oro per occasioni speciali.The luxury restaurant serves gold plates for special occasions.
- Questo anello è placcato oro.This ring is gold plated.
- Preferisco un gioiello placcato oro rispetto all'acciaio.I prefer a gold plated piece of jewelry over steel.
- Il colore del metallo placcato oro è bellissimo.The color of the gold plated metal is beautiful.
Example conversation
Francesco and Sofia are looking at jewelry in a small boutique.
- FrancescoSofia, guarda questo bracciale placcato oro.Sofia, look at this gold plated bracelet.
- SofiaÈ molto elegante, Francesco.It is very elegant, Francesco.
- FrancescoCosta poco perché è solo placcato oro.It is cheap because it is only gold plated.
- SofiaNon importa, mi piace molto.It doesn't matter, I like it a lot.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries oro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
