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sterling [ˈstɜːlɪŋ] n 1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a. British money pound sterling b. (as modifier) sterling reserves 2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the official standard of fineness of British coins: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925 3. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a. short for sterling silver b. (as modifier) a sterling bracelet 4. (Engineering / Metallurgy) an article or articles manufactured from sterling silver 5. (Historical Terms) a former British silver penny adj (prenominal) genuine and reliable; first-class sterling quality [probably from Old English steorra star + -ling1; referring to a small star on early Norman pennies; related to Old French esterlin] Sterling [ˈstɜːlɪŋ] n
(Biographies / Sterling, Peter (1960 M, Australian, SPORT AND GAMES: rugby league player) Peter. born 1960, Australian rugby league player ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sterling adjective excellent, sound, fine, first-class, superlative his years of sterling service Translations sterling [ˈstɜːlɪŋ] A. ADJ B. N (= currency) → (libras fpl) esterlinas fpl C. CPD sterling area N → zona f de la libra esterlina sterling balances NPL → balances mpl de libras esterlinas sterling silver N → plata f de ley sterling [ˈstɜːrlɪŋ] sterling adj sterling cutlery → Silberbesteck nt n (= silver) → (Sterling)silber nt adj attr → aus (Sterling)silber sterling [ˈstɜːlɪŋ] 1. n (Fin) → sterlina 2. adj a. (silver) → al titolo di 925/1000, di buona lega (Econ) pound sterling → lira sterlina sterling [ˈstɜːlɪŋ] 1. n (Fin) → sterlina n sterling [ˈstəːliŋ] (usually£when written) British money, especially in international trading etc. sterling جنيه إسْتَرليني العِملَه البَريطانيّه лира стерлинг sterling sterling der Sterling στερλίνα naelsterling استرلينگ؛پول رايج انگلستان punta livre sterling שְׁטֶרלִינג पाउण्ड funta sterlinga (britanski novac) sterling sterling sterlingspund sterlina 英貨 영국 파운드의 약자 sterlingas britu valūta sterling Brits geld (pund) sterling funt szterling libra esterlina liră sterlină стерлинг šterling šterling sterling sterling สกุลเงินอังกฤษ sterlin 英鎊(英國貨幣) англійська валюта برطانیہ کا سنہری سکہ đồng bảng Anh 英镑(英国货币) adj 1 (of silver) of a certain standard of purity. sterling مَصنوع من الفِضَّه الخالِصَه истински standardní prima von Standardwert κανονικής περιεκτικότητας puhas تمام عيار puhdas fin, de bon aloi טוֹהָר खरा, असली koji je bez standardne čistoće, bez primjesa (zlato, srebro) törvényes finomságú perak murni af stöðluðum gæðaflokki, ósvikinn, ekta puro, sterling 法定純度の (금, 은이) 법정 순도의 nustatytos prabos noteiktas raudzes- (sudrabs) sterling zuiver sterling pełnowartościowy de lei veritabil, adevărat установленной пробы štandardný ki je standardne čistine standardne čistoće sterling[] ที่ทำด้วยเงินบริสุทธื์ hâlis, has (銀的)標準純度的 такий, що відповідає встановленій пробі خالص اور معیاری thât, đúng tuổi (银的)标准纯度的 2 (of a person or his qualities etc) worthy and admirable. voortreflik مُثير للإعْجاب надежден poctivý, ryzí prima gediegen εξαίρετος tubli, väärt بي نهايت وفادار kunnollinen de confiance נַעֲלֶה उत्कृष्ट, उत्तम prav, valjan kiváló mulia ágætur ottimo 立派な (사람, 성격)이 훌륭한, 뛰어난 puikus, nepriekaištingas nevainojams; cēlsirdīgs; godīgs mulia eersteklas helstøpt wartościowy excelente excepţional, de încredere безупречный poctivý; rýdzi vreden pouzdan äkta, gedigen, fullödig ที่มีคุณภาพดี gerçek, hakiki 優秀的 повноцінний; бездоганний قابل اعتماد có chân giá trị 优秀的 sterling → الاسترليني šterlink sterling Pfund Sterling στερλίνα libra esterlina Ison-Britannian punta sterling funta sterlina 英貨 파운드 pond sterling sterling funt szterling libra esterlina фунт стерлингов brittiska pund สกุลเงินของสหราชอาณาจักรอังกฤษ sterlin đồng bảng Anh 标准纯银 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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| My next enquiries were concerning Philippa and her Husband, the latter of whom I learned having spent all her fortune, had recourse for subsistence to the talent in which, he had always most excelled, namely, Driving, and that having sold every thing which belonged to them except their Coach, had converted it into a Stage and in order to be removed from any of his former Acquaintance, had driven it to Edinburgh from whence he went to Sterling every other Day. Besides my plate and family pictures, household furniture of every kind, my own, my children's, and servants' apparel, they carried off about £900 sterling in money, and emptied the house of everything whatsoever, except a part of the kitchen furniture, not leaving a single book or paper in it, and have scattered or destroyed all the manuscripts and other papers I had been collecting for thirty years together, besides a great number of public papers in my custody. Stevens is an agreeable writer, and, as is the case with men of talent, his gifts adorn his sterling soundness. |
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