pearl

perla

Pequeña joya lisa y generalmente blanca que se forma dentro de una ostra u otro animal marino parecido.

En inglés sencillo: A small, smooth, usually white jewel that forms inside an oyster or a similar sea animal.

• She wore a pearl necklace.
• Divers found a large pearl inside an oyster.
• Are these pearls real?

Expresiones frecuentes: pearl necklace, cultured pearl, pearl earrings

consejo, perla de sabiduría

Consejo o información breve que resulta especialmente útil o demuestra mucha sabiduría.

En inglés sencillo: A small piece of advice or information that is especially useful or wise.

• That little pearl of advice saved me hours.
• The doctor shared a clinical pearl with her students.
• His talk contained several practical pearls for new teachers.

Cómo se usa: a pearl of wisdom (My grandmother shared another pearl of wisdom.)

Sinónimos: tip, insight

Expresiones frecuentes: pearl of wisdom, clinical pearl, practical pearl

rémol

Pez marino de cuerpo plano conocido como rémol.

En inglés sencillo: A sea fish with a flat body, also called a brill.

• The fisherman called the flatfish a pearl.
• The old guide lists pearl among the local fish.
• They caught two pearls in their net.

Sinónimos: brill

Expresiones frecuentes: catch a pearl, pearl fish

charrán

Ave marina de plumaje claro, del tipo de los charranes.

En inglés sencillo: A pale seabird of the kind called a tern.

• The pale seabird was known locally as a pearl.
• A pearl flew above the fishing boat.
• The old bird list includes pearls and gulls.

Sinónimos: tern

Expresiones frecuentes: pale pearl, pearl bird

nácar

Material liso y brillante del interior de algunas conchas, utilizado para decorar objetos.

En inglés sencillo: The smooth, shiny material inside some shells, used to decorate objects.

• The box has a delicate pearl inlay.
• Its handle was decorated with polished pearl.
• They used pearl from shells to make buttons.

Sinónimos: mother-of-pearl, nacre

Expresiones frecuentes: pearl inlay, pearl buttons, carved pearl

adornar con perlas

Decorar algo con perlas o con el material brillante del interior de las conchas.

En inglés sencillo: To decorate something with small round jewels or shiny material from inside shells.

• The artist pearled the crown.
• They pearled the collar with tiny jewels.
• Her wedding gown was carefully pearled by hand.

Cómo se usa: pearl something with something (The maker pearled the crown with tiny white jewels.)

Sinónimos: embellish, adorn

Expresiones frecuentes: pearl a crown, pearl a gown

perlar

Procesar algo, como un cereal, para convertirlo en pequeños granos redondeados.

En inglés sencillo: To process something, such as grain, into small rounded pieces.

• The mill pearls barley for cooking.
• Workers pearled the grain before packing it.
• This machine can pearl several kinds of grain.

Expresiones frecuentes: pearl barley, pearl the grain

buscar perlas

Buscar y recoger perlas dentro de las ostras, normalmente buceando en el mar.

En inglés sencillo: To search for small round jewels inside oysters, usually by diving into the sea.

• They pearl in the shallow lagoon.
• His grandfather pearled along this coast for years.
• The divers went out to pearl at dawn.

Expresiones frecuentes: pearl for income, pearl offshore