What does metal in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word metal in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use metal in Spanish.

The word metal in Spanish means metal, brass, metal appliqué, hot-dip metal coating, money, alkali metal, noble metal, precious metal. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word metal

metal

nombre masculino (elemento químico sólido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El hierro es un metal.
Iron is a metal.

brass

nombre masculino (instrumento de viento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La trompeta pertenece al metal.
The trumpet is a brass instrument.

metal appliqué

(lamparilla metálica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Compró una lámpara de pared con un aplique de metal.
She bought a wall lamp with metal appliqué.

hot-dip metal coating

locución nominal masculina (proceso: recubrimiento) (covering process)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le faltaba el baño de metal fundido para terminar la pieza.
The only thing left to finish the piece was the hot-dip metal coating.

money

locución nominal masculina (figurado, desaprobación (el dinero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No me gusta el vil metal, pero me hace falta.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He doesn't love his job; he just does it for money.

alkali metal

locución nominal masculina (tabla periódica: grupo I)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El litio es un metal alcalino.
Lithium is an alkali metal.

noble metal

nombre masculino (material inerte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El oro es un metal noble.

precious metal

nombre masculino (platino, oro, plata)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El metal precioso se usa en joyería.

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