English-German translations for tinsel

• Flitter der
• Flittergold das
• Lametta das
  Jedes Kommissionsmitglied hat versucht, seinen eigenen Weihnachtsbaum zu schmücken und mit etwas persönlichem Lametta zu versehen. Each Commissioner has done his or her best to decorate their own Christmas tree by hanging a few bits of tinsel of their own upon it.
• Rauschgold das
• Rauschsilber das

Definition of tinsel

• A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like
• Very thin strips of a glittering, metallic material used as a decoration, and traditionally draped at Christmas time over streamers, paper chains and the branches of Christmas trees
• Glittering, later especially superficially so; gaudy, showy
• To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy ornaments; to make gaudy
• To give a false sparkle to (something

Related words

• Martins
• Tocantins
• matins
• tinsmith
• tinsmithy
• septinsular
• Artinskian
• Martinsthorpe
• Stinsford