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metallic [mɪˈtælɪk] adj 1. (Chemistry) of, concerned with, or consisting of metal or a metal 2. suggestive of a metal a metallic click metallic lustre 3. (Chemistry) Chem (of a metal element) existing in the free state rather than in combination metallic copper metallically adv
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metallic Translations metallic [məˈtælɪk] adj [sound] → métallique [object] → métallique [paint, colour] → métallisé(e) I put on the green metallic helmet → J'ai mis le casque vert métallisé. He had painted all the wood with metallic silver paint → Il avait peint toutes les boiseries en gris métallisé. [taste] → métallique metallic adj → metallisch; metallic finish/paint → Metalliclackierung f → /-lack m; metallic blue/green → blau-/grünmetallic; a metallic blue car → ein Auto nt → in Blaumetallic metallic [mɪˈtælɪk] adj → metallico/a metallic [mɪˈtælɪk] adj → metallico/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A high mast was fixed on the frame, held firmly by metallic lashings, to which was attached a large brigantine sail. Machine it was, with a ringing metallic pace, and long, flexible, glittering tentacles (one of which gripped a young pine tree) swinging and rattling about its strange body. The thunder was loud and metallic, like the rattle of sheet iron, and the lightning broke in great zigzags across the heavens, making everything stand out and come close to us for a moment. |
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