-
1 mother of-pearl
-
2 mother-of-pearl
noun, adjective ((of) the shining, hard, smooth substance on the inside of certain shells.) madreperla, nácartr[mʌðərəv'pɜːl]1 madreperla, nácar nombre masculinomother-of-pearl [.mʌðərəv'pərl] n: nácar m, madreperla fadj.• anacarado, -a adj.• nacarado, -a adj.n.• berberí s.m.• madreperla s.f.• nácar s.m.'mʌðərəv'pɜːrl, ˌmʌðərəv'pɜːlmass noun nácar m, madreperla f, concha f nácar (Méx), concha f de perla (Chi)['mʌðǝrǝv'pɜːl]1.N madreperla f, nácar m2.ADJ nacarado* * *['mʌðərəv'pɜːrl, ˌmʌðərəv'pɜːl]mass noun nácar m, madreperla f, concha f nácar (Méx), concha f de perla (Chi) -
3 mother-of-pearl
adj.anacarado, nacarado, nacáreo, nacarino.s.1 nácar.2 madreperla, concha de perla, nácar. -
4 mother-of-pearl cloud
English-Spanish dictionary of Geography > mother-of-pearl cloud
-
5 mother-of-pearl bead
nC&G gota de madreperla f -
6 mother-of-pearl culture
nOCEAN cultivo del nácar mEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > mother-of-pearl culture
-
7 pearl
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.) perla- pearly- pearl-diver
- pearl-fisher
pearl n perlatr[pɜːl]1 perla■ are those pearls real or cultured? ¿esas perlas son auténticas o cultivadas?2 figurative use (thing of value, beauty, etc) joya1 (necklace etc) de perlas; (button) de nácar, de madreperla\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpearl barley cebada perladapearl diver pescador,-ra de perlaspearl grey gris nombre masculino plural perlapearl oyster ostra perlíferapearl ['pərl] n: perla fadj.• de perlas adj.• nacarado, -a adj.n.• margarita s.f.• perla s.f.v.• tejer invirtiendo la puntada v.pɜːrl, pɜːla) c perla fpearls of wisdom — sabias palabras fpl; (iro) joyitas fpl (iró)
to cast pearls before swine — echarles margaritas a los cerdos; (before n) <necklace, earrings> de perlas
pearl diver — pescador m de perlas
pearl oyster — madreperla f, ostra f perlífera
b) u ( mother-of-pearl) nácar m, madreperla f, concha f nácar (Méx), concha f de perla (Chi); (before n) <brooch, buttons> de nácar (or de madreperla etc)[pǝːl]1.N perla f ; (=mother-of-pearl) nácar m, madreperla fpearl of wisdom — (fig) joya f de sabiduría
- cast pearls before swine2.CPD [earring, button] de perla(s); (in colour) color de perlapearl barley N — cebada f perlada
pearl button N — botón m de nácar
pearl diver N — pescador(a) m / f de perlas
pearl necklace N — collar m de perlas
pearl oyster N — ostra f perlífera
* * *[pɜːrl, pɜːl]a) c perla fpearls of wisdom — sabias palabras fpl; (iro) joyitas fpl (iró)
to cast pearls before swine — echarles margaritas a los cerdos; (before n) <necklace, earrings> de perlas
pearl diver — pescador m de perlas
pearl oyster — madreperla f, ostra f perlífera
b) u ( mother-of-pearl) nácar m, madreperla f, concha f nácar (Méx), concha f de perla (Chi); (before n) <brooch, buttons> de nácar (or de madreperla etc) -
8 mother
nACOUST disco matriz m, maestro m, matriz f -
9 mother
1. noun1) (a female parent, especially human: John's mother lives in Manchester; (also adjective) The mother bird feeds her young.) madre2) ((often with capital: also Mother Superior) the female leader of a group of nuns.) madre
2. verb(to care for as a mother does; to protect (sometimes too much): His wife tries to mother him.) cuidar como una madre, criar- motherless
- motherly
- motherliness
- mother-country
- motherland
- mother-in-law
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-tongue
mother n madretr['mʌðəSMALLr/SMALL]1 madre nombre femenino1 (care for) cuidar como una madre; (rear) criar2 (spoil) mimar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmother country patria, madre patriamother figure figura maternalMother Nature la Madre nombre femenino Naturalezamother's boy niño de mamáMother's Day Día de la Madremother's help niñeramother ship buque nombre masculino nodrizamother's ruin familiar ginebramother superior madre nombre femenino superiormother tongue lengua maternamother ['mʌðər] vt1) bear: dar a luz a2) protect: cuidar de, protegermother n: madre fadj.• madre adj.• maternal adj.• materno, -a adj.• matriz adj.n.• madre s.f.v.• ahijar v.• mimar v.• servir de madre a v.
I 'mʌðər, 'mʌðə(r)noun madre f; (before n)
II
transitive verb mimar
III
['mʌðǝ(r)]mother naked — (AmE colloq) como Dios lo (or me etc) trajo al mundo (fam)
1.N madre f2.VT (=care for) cuidar como una madre; (=spoil) mimar, consentir; (=give birth to) parir, dar a luz3.CPDmother country N — patria f ; (more sentimentally) madre patria f
mother figure N — figura f materna, figura f de la madre
Mother Goose N — la Oca
mother hen N — gallina f madre
mother love N — amor m maternal
Mother's Day N — Día m de la Madre
mother's help N — niñera f
Mother of God N — madre f de Dios
mother ship N — buque m nodriza
Mother Superior N — madre f superiora
mother tongue N — lengua f materna
* * *
I ['mʌðər, 'mʌðə(r)]noun madre f; (before n)
II
transitive verb mimar
III
mother naked — (AmE colloq) como Dios lo (or me etc) trajo al mundo (fam)
-
10 madreperla
madreperla sustantivo femenino mother-of-pearl
madreperla sustantivo femenino mother-of-pearl ' madreperla' also found in these entries: English: mother-of-pearl - mother - pearl -
11 nácar
nácar sustantivo masculino mother-of-pearl, nacre
nácar sustantivo masculino mother-of-pearl ' nácar' also found in these entries: Spanish: concha English: mother-of-pearl - mother - pearl -
12 concha
concha sustantivo femenino concha nácar (Méx) or (Chi) de perla mother-of-pearlc) (Teatr) prompt box(— del queso) rind; (— del pan) crust; (— de nueces) shell
concha sustantivo femenino
1 Zool shell
2 (material, carey) tortoiseshell
3 LAm vulgar cunt ' concha' also found in these entries: Spanish: caracol - vieira English: seashell - shell - mother - pearl - sea - tortoiseshelln.• concha s.f. -
13 botones
botones sustantivo masculino y femenino (pl ( de oficina) (m) office boy; (f) office girl
botones m inv (empleado de un hotel) bellboy, US bellhop (recadero) messenger, errand boy ' botones' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrochar - como - máquina - presilla - chomba - derramar - desparramar - mercería - pegar English: buttondown - junior - mother-of-pearl - page - dog - push - single -
14 cloud
* -
15 perla
Del verbo perlar: ( conjugate perlar) \ \
perla es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
perla sustantivo femenino ( joya) pearl; perla cultivada or de cultivo cultured pearl
perla sustantivo femenino
1 pearl
2 fig (persona) gem
ser una perla, to be a treasure Locuciones: de perlas: todo marcha de perlas, everything's going well, me viene de perlas, it suits me very well ' perla' also found in these entries: Spanish: gris - auténtico - concha English: cultured pearl - pearl - mother
См. также в других словарях:
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