How to say Gold in Spanish?

 Gold in Spanish

 

The gold is yellow – El oro es amarillo

Gold in Spanish means Oro, and is part of the group of noble metals, whose chemical symbol for gold Au – atomic number 79 – specific weight 19.3; It is found in nature in the form of specks and nuggets, very often linked to other metals. Known since ancient times, used and appreciated by man since prehistoric times, and almost certainly, gold was the first metal used by humans to make ornaments, jewelry, ritual objects, and symbols, most likely used before copper.

Tip: In chemistry, the metals that fall into the noble category are: gold “oro”, silver “plata”, platinum “platino”, palladium “paladio”, ruthenium “rutenio”, rhodium “rodio”, osmium “osmio”, iridium “iridio”.

Over time, gold has become a symbol of value, purity, and loyalty, but also of splendor and wealth, and is used to make jewelry, ornaments, and in some trophies to distinguish the winner.

Vocabulary:

gold – oro

jewelry – joyas

purity – pureza

loyalty – lealtad

trophies – trofeos

winner – ganador

 

This valuable metal has the following unique characteristics:

They do not rust in air and water. – No se oxidan en aire y agua.

They are unalterable in time – Son inalterables en el tiempo

Gold does not mix easily with other substances. – El oro no se mezcla fácilmente con otras sustancias.

They resist acids well. – Resisten bien los ácidos.

It is the most ductile and malleable metal of all – Es el metal más dúctil y maleable de todos

 

It is a metal with a yellow color in nature, the melting temperature is 1063 ° C, and it can take on different colors depending on the metals with which it is combined in the numerous executable alloys generally called: yellow gold, white, red, green rose.

In its pure state it is soft, and to obtain greater mechanical resistance it is combined with other alloy metals, to obtain specific technical and aesthetic characteristics of workability according to the use and the object to be made.

Can be bonded with: copper, silver, iron, aluminum, platinum, nickel, and many others. The most used colors in jewelry and goldsmiths are yellow, white, pink, and red.

 

Spanish Vocabulary:

silver – plata

sopper – cobre

iron – hierro

aluminum – aluminio

patinum – platino

nickel – níquel 

oxygen – oxígeno

humidity – humedad

heat – calor

“El oro” does not alter or attack or oxidize in the air with oxygen, humidity, heat, caustic acids, and alkalis, vice versa it reacts with the cyanide ion.

What is silver in Spanish?

 

Sentences with the word gold in Spanish:

No hay nada más valioso que el oro.	–	There is nothing more valuable than gold.
Hemos encontrado monedas de oro.	–	We have found gold coins.
Me he comprado unos pendientes de oro.	–	I bought some gold earrings.
¿Cómo puedes identificar qué es oro falso?	–	How can you identify what is fake gold?
Esta mina es de oro.	–	This mine is gold.
La pulsera de Elena parece de oro.	–	Elena’s bracelet looks like gold.
Un vaso de agua en el desierto vale oro.	–	A glass of water in the desert is worth gold.
El oro es un mineral muy valioso.	–	Gold is a very valuable mineral.
El aceite de oliva es tan valioso qué es considerado oro líquido.	–	Olive oil is so valuable that it is considered liquid gold.
Quiero que las letras del monumento sean de oro.	–	I want the letters on the monument to be gold.
Tienes un alma que vale oro.	–	You have a soul worth gold.
El oro es un elemento químico.	–	Gold is a chemical element.
El oro es un metal precioso de color amarillo dorado.	–	Gold is a precious metal with a golden yellow color.
No me gustan los accesorios de oro prefiero la plata.	–	I don’t like gold accessories, I prefer silver.
El oro es un metal bastante pesado.	–	Gold is quite a heavy metal.
En el patio de mi casa hemos encontrado pepitas de oro.	–	In the patio of my house we have found gold nuggets.
El oro ha sido conocido y utilizado por artesanos a lo largo de la historia.	–	Gold has been known and used by artisans throughout history.
El oro puro es demasiado blando para ser usado normalmente y se endurece aleándolo con plata o cobre.	–	Pure gold is too soft to be used normally and is hardened by alloying it with silver or copper.
El oro no solo se utiliza en la joyería sino también en la electrónica e incluso la medicina.	–	Gold is not only used in jewelry but also in electronics and even medicine.
El petróleo es conocido como el oro negro por el gran valor que posee.	–	Oil is known as black gold because of its great value.
Es un anillo de oro con un diamante incrustado.	–	It is a gold ring with a diamond embedded.
¿Qué es más valioso el oro o la plata?	–	Which is more valuable gold or silver?
¡Ojalá me encontrara una mina de oro!	–	I wish I could find a gold mine!
Existen muchos elementos más valiosos que el oro.	–	There are many elements more valuable than gold.
Mi abuela tenía una lámpara antigua recubierta completamente de oro.	–	My grandmother had an old lamp completely covered in gold.
Me compre una camisa que tiene los botones de oro.	–	I bought a shirt that has gold buttons.
El tiempo es oro.	–	The time is gold.
Aquella linda muñeca parecía que tenía los cabellos de oro.	–	That pretty doll looked like she had golden hair.
Le regalé a mi padre un silbato de oro.	–	I gave my father a gold whistle.
Brasil se llevó cinco medallas de oro en los juegos Olímpicos.	–	Brazil took five gold medals at the Olympics.

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