Word Frequency
medal (ˈmɛdəl
)
Definitions
noun
- a small flat piece of metal bearing an inscription or image, given as an award or commemoration of some outstanding action, event, etc
verb
-als, -alling, -alled, (US) -als, -aling, -aled- tr to honour with a medal
- intr (informal) (in sport) to win a medal
Derived Forms
medallic (mɪˈdælɪk
) adjectiveWord Origin
C16: from French médaille, probably from Italian medaglia, ultimately from Latin metallummetalTranslations for 'medal'
- British English: medal A medal is a small metal disc, given as an award for bravery or as a prize in a sporting event....the country's highest medal for bravery.ˈmɛdl NOUN
- Arabic: مِدَالِيَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: medalha
- Chinese: 奖章
- Croatian: medalja
- Czech: medaile
- Danish: medalje
- Dutch: medaille
- European Spanish: medalla
- Finnish: mitali
- French: médaille
- German: Medaille
- Greek: μετάλλιο
- Italian: medaglia
- Japanese: メダル
- Korean: 메달
- Norwegian: medalje
- Polish: medal
- Portuguese: medalha
- Romanian: medalie medalii
- Russian: медаль
- Spanish: medalla
- Swedish: medalj
- Thai: เหรียญ
- Turkish: madalya
- Ukrainian: медаль
- Vietnamese: huy chương
Example Sentences Including 'medal'
And so far as me and the lads are concerned, that wins you the medal.Riot
Her hangovers seemed to be getting worse as she got older, and yesterday took the gold medal for the hangover of all hangovers.PS, I LOVE YOU (2004)
It came at the long sixth, which measures a formidable 583 yards off the medal tee.Irish Times (2002)
It would have been very different if we had lost out on a medal.Irish Times (2002)
Major Fredrick told me that for covering the injured man with his body Swinney was being put forward for a medal.BLACK KNIGHTS: On the Bloody Road to Baghdad (2003)
Meanwhile the Greeks aren't slow to celebrate a success and the news of another medal met with an eruption of celebrations afloat.Yachting Boating World (2004)
Sir Steven, 39, made history at the 2000 Sydney Olympics when he won his fifth consecutive gold medal after five games spanning 16 years.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The medal , accepted by Helen Carter, who lives in Penzance, now sits in the boathouse at Carn Thomas.Let Not the Deep
Zoe Baker grabbed Britain's fifth medal of the championships, bronze in the 50m breast-stroke, with 31.40.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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