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1 mother-of-pearl
nounPerlmutt, das* * *noun, adjective ((of) the shining, hard, smooth substance on the inside of certain shells.) das Perlmutt* * *moth·er-of-ˈpearln Perlmutt nt* * *["mʌðərəv'pɜːl]1. nPerlmutt nt, Perlmutter f2. adjPerlmutt-* * *A s Perlmutter f/n, Perlmutt nB adj perlmuttern, Perlmutt…* * *nounPerlmutt, das* * *n.Perlmutt -e n. -
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moth·er-of-'pearl nPerlmutt nt -
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<bio.mat> ■ Perlmutt n ; Conchiolinum n -
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6 pearl
nounPerle, die[string of] pearls — (necklace) Perlenkette, die
pearl of wisdom — (often iron.) Weisheit, die
* * *[pə:l](a valuable, hard, round object formed by oysters and several other shellfish: The necklace consists of three strings of pearls; ( also adjective) a pearl necklace.) die Perle; Perlen-...- academic.ru/54184/pearly">pearly- pearl-diver
- pearl-fisher* * *[pɜ:l, AM pɜ:rl]I. n▪ \pearls pl Perlen pl, Perlenkette fto wear \pearls Perlen [o eine Perlenkette] tragen\pearl of dew Tautropfen m\pearls of sweat Schweißperlen plthat was a \pearl of a good job das war ein Traumjob4.▶ to be a \pearl of great price nicht in Gold aufzuwiegen seinIII. adj perlweiß\pearl grey perlgrau* * *I [pɜːl]n, vt, viSee:= purlII Perle f; (= mother-of-pearl) Perlmutt nt; (of sweat etc) Perle f, Tropfen m; (= colour) Grauweiß ntto cast pearls before swine (prov) — Perlen pl vor die Säue werfen (prov)
2. adjPerlen-; (= pearl-coloured) grauweiß* * *A s1. Perle f (auch fig):3. PHARM Perle f, Kügelchen n4. TYPO Perl(schrift) f, -druck mB v/i1. Perlen bilden, perlen, tropfen2. nach Perlen suchen oder tauchenC adj1. Perl(en)…2. Perlmutt(er)…3. geperlt, perlenförmig* * *nounPerle, die[string of] pearls — (necklace) Perlenkette, die
pearl of wisdom — (often iron.) Weisheit, die
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7 mother
1. nounMutter, dielike mother used to make — [Essen] wie bei Muttern (ugs.)
Mother Superior — Äbtissin, die
2. transitive verbnecessity is the mother of invention — (prov.) Not macht erfinderisch (Spr.)
(over-protect) bemuttern* * *1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; ( also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) die Mutter; Mutter-...2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) bemuttern- academic.ru/48143/motherhood">motherhood- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue* * *Moth·er[ˈmʌðəʳ, AM -ɚ]* * *['mʌðə(r)]1. nMother of God — Muttergottes f, Mutter f Gottes;
she's a mother of three — sie hat drei Kinder
she's her mother's daughter —
the mother of all battles/confrontations/traffic jams — die Mutter aller Kriege/Auseinandersetzungen/Staus
a real mother of a day — ein Scheißtag m (inf)
2. attrMutter-mother hen — Glucke f
3. vt(= care for) young auf- or großziehen; (= give birth to) zur Welt bringen; (= cosset) bemuttern* * *mother1 [ˈmʌðə(r)]A s1. Mutter f (auch fig):a mother of four eine Mutter von vier Kindern;mother’s boy Muttersöhnchen n;Mother’s Day Muttertag m;Mother Earth die Mutter Erde;Mother Nature die Mutter Natur;mother’s ruin Br sl Gin m;Mother Russia Mütterchen n Russland;old Mother XY umg die alte Frau XYB adj Mutter…C v/t1. meist fig gebären, hervorbringen2. bemuttern3. die Mutterschaft (gen) anerkennen4. figa) die Urheberschaft (gen) anerkennenmother a novel on sb jemandem einen Roman zuschreibenmother2 [ˈmʌðə(r)]A s Essigmutter fB v/i Essigmutter ansetzen* * *1. nounMutter, dieshe is a or the mother of six [children] — sie ist Mutter von sechs Kindern
like mother used to make — [Essen] wie bei Muttern (ugs.)
Mother Superior — Äbtissin, die
2. transitive verbnecessity is the mother of invention — (prov.) Not macht erfinderisch (Spr.)
(over-protect) bemuttern* * *n.Mutter -¨ f.Muttertier n. -
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1. noun1) (casing) Schale, die; (of turtle, tortoise) Panzer, der; (of snail) Haus, das; (of pea) Schote, die; Hülse, diecollect shells on the beach — am Strand Muscheln sammeln
come out of one's shell — (fig.) aus sich herausgehen
retire or go into one's shell — (fig.) sich in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehen (ugs.)
2) (pastry case) Teighülle, die5) (Motor Veh.) Aufbau, der; Karosserie, die; (after fire, at breaker's, etc.) [Karosserie]gerippe, das2. transitive verb1) (take out of shell) schälen; knacken, schälen [Nuss]; enthülsen, (nordd.) palen [Erbsen]2) (Mil.) [mit Artillerie] beschießenPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91489/shell_out">shell out* * *[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) die Schale2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) das Gerippe3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) die Granate2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) enthülsen,schälen2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) beschießen•- shellfish- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *[ʃi:l][ʃel]I. n1. (exterior case) of an egg, nut Schale f; of a tortoise, turtle Panzer m; (mother of pearl) Perlmutt nt; of a pea Hülse f, Schote f; of an insect wing Flügeldecke fto pick up \shells on the beach Muscheln am Strand sammelncrab \shell Krebsschale fsnail \shell Schneckenhaus nt2. (of a building) Mauerwerk nt; (unfinished building) Rohbau m; (damaged building) Ruine f; of a vehicle Karosserie fthe burnt-out \shell of a car ein ausgebranntes Autowrack6. FOOD[pastry] \shell [Mürbteig]boden m8.▶ to bring sb out of their \shell jdn aus der Reserve locken▶ to go [back] [or crawl [back]] [or retreat] into one's \shell sich akk in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehenII. vt▪ to \shell sth1. (remove shell) etw schälento \shell nuts Nüsse knackento \shell peas Erbsen enthülsen2. (bombard) etw [mit Granaten] bombardierenIII. vito \shell easily sich akk leicht schälen lassen* * *[ʃel]1. n1) (of egg, nut, mollusc) Schale f; (on beach) Muschel f; (of pea etc) Hülse f; (of snail) (Schnecken)haus nt; (of tortoise, turtle, insect) Panzer m; (= pastry shell) Form fto come out of one's shell (fig) — aus seinem Schneckenhaus kommen, aus sich (dat) herausgehen
to retire into one's shell (fig) — sich in sein Schneckenhaus verkriechen
I'm just an empty shell (fig) — ich bin nur noch eine leere Hülse
2) (= frame of building) Mauerwerk nt, Mauern pl; (unfinished) Rohbau m; (= ruin) Gemäuer nt, Ruine f; (of car, unfinished) Karosserie f; (gutted) Wrack nt; (of ship) Gerippe nt, Rumpf m; (gutted) Wrack nt4) (= boat) Rennruderboot nt2. vt1) peas etc enthülsen; eggs, nuts schälen* * *shell [ʃel]A s1. allg Schale f2. ZOOLa) Muschel(schale) fb) Schneckenhaus nc) Flügeldecke f (eines Käfers)d) Panzer m, Rückenschild m (der Schildkröte):bring sb out of their shell fig jemanden aus der Reserve locken;come out of one’s shell fig aus sich herausgehen, auftauen;retire ( oder withdraw) into one’s shell fig sich in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehen, sich abkapselna) (noch) unausgebrütet,b) fig noch in der Entwicklung4. ZOOLa) Muschelkalk mb) Muschelschale fc) Perlmutt nd) Schildpatt n5. BOT (Nuss- etc) Schale f, Hülse f, Schote f6. FLUG, SCHIFF Schale f, Außenhaut f, (Schiffs) Rumpf m8. Kapsel f, (Scheinwerfer- etc) Gehäuse n, Mantel m9. MILa) Granate fb) (Geschoss-, Patronen) Hülse fc) US Patrone f (für Schrotgewehre)10. Rakete f (ein Feuerwerkskörper)11. GASTR Pastetenhülle f, -schale f13. SPORT Rennruderboot n14. (das) bloße Äußere15. Innensarg m16. (Degen- etc) Korb m17. TYPO Galvano n18. SCHULE Br Klasse fB v/t1. Erbsen etc enthülsen2. schälen:shell nuts Nüsse knacken3. Körner von der Ähre entfernen4. MIL (mit Granaten) beschießen5. mit Muscheln auslegen* * *1. noun1) (casing) Schale, die; (of turtle, tortoise) Panzer, der; (of snail) Haus, das; (of pea) Schote, die; Hülse, diecome out of one's shell — (fig.) aus sich herausgehen
retire or go into one's shell — (fig.) sich in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehen (ugs.)
2) (pastry case) Teighülle, die5) (Motor Veh.) Aufbau, der; Karosserie, die; (after fire, at breaker's, etc.) [Karosserie]gerippe, das2. transitive verb1) (take out of shell) schälen; knacken, schälen [Nuss]; enthülsen, (nordd.) palen [Erbsen]2) (Mil.) [mit Artillerie] beschießenPhrasal Verbs:* * *n.Außenhaut f.Gerippe - n.Granate -en f.Mantel -¨ m.Muschel -n f.Schale -n f. -
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[ʃel] n1) ( exterior case) of an egg, nut Schale f; of a tortoise, turtle Panzer m; ( mother of pearl) Perlmutt nt; of a pea Hülse f, Schote f; of an insect wing Flügeldecke f;to pick up \shells on the beach Muscheln am Strand sammeln;crab \shell Krebsschale f;snail \shell Schneckenhaus nt2) ( of a building) Mauerwerk nt; ( unfinished building) Rohbau m; ( damaged building) Ruine f; of a vehicle Karosserie f;the burnt-out \shell of a car ein ausgebranntes Autowrack6) food[pastry] \shell [Mürbteig]boden mPHRASES:to bring sb out of their \shell jdn aus der Reserve locken;to come out of one's \shell aus sich dat herausgehen;to go [back] [or crawl [back]] [or retreat] into one's \shell sich akk in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehen vtto \shell sth1) ( remove shell) etw schälen;to \shell nuts Nüsse knacken;to \shell peas Erbsen enthülsento \shell easily sich akk leicht schälen lassen -
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mother-of-pearl — [muth′ərəv pʉrl′] n. [transl. of ML mater perlarum: orig. applied to the marine animal, later to the shell] the hard, pearly internal layer of certain marine shells, as of the pearl oyster or abalone, which is used in the arts, in making pearl… … English World dictionary
Mother-of-pearl — Moth er of pearl , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard, iridescent, pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See {Pearl}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mother of pearl — (n.) c.1500, translating M.L. mater perlarum, with the first element perhaps connected in popular imagination with obsolete MOTHER (Cf. mother) (n.2) dregs. Cf. It. madreperla, Fr. mère perle, Du. parelmoer, Ger. Perlmutter, Dan. perlemor … Etymology dictionary
mother-of-pearl — n [U] a pale coloured hard smooth shiny substance that forms the inside of some ↑shellfish, and is used for making buttons, jewellery etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
mother-of-pearl — noun uncount the shiny layer inside some shells, used for making buttons, jewelry, etc … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mother-of-pearl — ► NOUN ▪ a smooth pearly substance lining the shells of oysters, abalones, and certain other molluscs … English terms dictionary
mother-of-pearl — noun the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell • Syn: ↑nacre • Derivationally related forms: ↑nacreous (for: ↑nacre) • Hypernyms: ↑shell * * * ˌmother of ˈpearl … Useful english dictionary
mother-of-pearl — /mudh euhr euhv perrl /, n. 1. a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre. adj. 2. of or having the qualities of mother of pearl, as being iridescent or pearly:… … Universalium
mother-of-pearl — also mother of pearl N UNCOUNT Mother of pearl is the shiny layer on the inside of some shells. It is used to make buttons or to decorate things … English dictionary
mother-of-pearl — perlamutras statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Dvigeldžių moliuskų kriauklės vidinis sluoksnis, susidedantis iš plonų aragonito plokštelių. atitikmenys: angl. mother of pearl; nacre; pearl vok. Perlmutter, f rus. перламутр, m … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
mother-of-pearl — 1. adjective Made from or looking like mother of pearl; iridescent or pearly. 2. noun The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre. Syn: nacre … Wiktionary