pearl
To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearlTo set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
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» I gave my sister a pearl necklace on her birthday.
Ich schenkte meiner Schwester ein Perlenhalsband zu ihrem Geburtstag. — Yorwba
Я подарил своей сестре жемчужное ожерелье на день рождения. — afyodor
Я подарував сестрі на день народження перламутрове намисто. — deniko
Я подарувала сестрі на день народження перламутрове намисто. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
10 senses(figuratively, sometimes, transitive)To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
(transitive)To cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains.
to pearl barley
(transitive)To cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
(intransitive)To resemble pearl or pearls.
gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
(intransitive)To bead; to form droplets.
(intransitive)To hunt for pearls
to go pearling
(intransitive)To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
(intransitive)Of the nose of the surfboard: to sink in this manner.
(intransitive)Of aquatic plants: to produce visible bubbles on the stems and leaves during photosynthesis, usually in a simulated environment like an aquarium.
To use an ender pearl to teleport by throwing it.
Examples
104 sentencesI gave my sister a pearl necklace on her birthday.
Я подарував сестрі на день народження перламутрове намисто. — deniko
ruЯ подарил своей сестре жемчужное ожерелье на день рождения. — afyodor
deIch schenkte meiner Schwester ein Perlenhalsband zu ihrem Geburtstag. — Yorwba
These pearls look real.
Ці перли здаються справжніми. — deniko
ruЭти жемчужины выглядят как настоящие. — marafon
deDiese Perlen sehen echt aus. — Zaghawa
Tom bought Mary a pearl necklace.
ruТом купил Мэри жемчужное ожерелье. — marafon
My mother gave me a pearl necklace.
ruМоя мама дала мне жемчужное ожерелье. — odexed
Tom bought a pearl necklace for Mary.
ruТом купил Мэри жемчужное ожерелье. — marafon
Origin
Inherited from Middle English perle, from Old French perle of uncertain etymology. ProbablInherited from Middle English perle, from Old French perle of uncertain etymology. Probably via unattested Medieval Latin *pernula, from Latin perna (“haunch; a marine bivalve shaped like a leg of lamb”) but also derived from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perula (“little bag”). Its typographic use follows the name given by Jean Jannon to the type used in his miniature editions of Vergil, Horace, & the New Testament in the 1620s, which were the smallest printed works to his time. Its surfing use derives from the supposed resemblance to pearl diving.
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Forms
pearls, pearling, pearled, pearledWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- her pearl necklace
- a pearl necklace
- bought her pearl
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.