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silver medal
A medal made of silver or coated with silver, awarded in a competition, usually in sports, for second place.
Die Schwimmerin gewann bei den Olympischen Spielen die Silbermedaille über 100 Meter Freistil.
The swimmer won the silver medal in the 100-meter freestyle at the Olympic Games.
The word is a simple and clear compound of 'das Silber' (silver) and 'die Medaille' (medal). Its meaning can therefore be derived directly from the two parts.
Stolz zeigte der Athlet seine Silbermedaille.
The athlete proudly showed his silver medal.
In a sports context, this word is usually combined with the verb 'gewinnen' (to win) or 'holen' (to get/win). The preposition 'bei' names the competition, and the preposition 'in' or 'über' names the event or discipline.
Er gewann eine Silbermedaille bei der Weltmeisterschaft im Skifahren.
He won a silver medal at the World Skiing Championships.
The 'Silbermedaille' (silver medal) is part of a fixed system for honoring the top three places. The 'Goldmedaille' (gold medal) is for first place, the 'Silbermedaille' (silver medal) for second, and the 'Bronzemedaille' (bronze medal) for third place.
Er verpasste die Goldmedaille nur knapp und freute sich über Silber.
He narrowly missed the gold medal and was happy with silver.
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Silber and Silbermedaille can both refer to second place. Silber refers generally to the competition result that was won, while Silbermedaille refers to the individual object awarded for it. Silber is appropriate when reporting the result; Silbermedaille is used when presenting or describing the object.
Bei der Siegerehrung nahm die Läuferin ihre Silbermedaille entgegen.
At the medal ceremony, the runner received her silver medal.
Die Läuferin gewann bei der Meisterschaft Silber.
The runner won silver at the championship.
