pearl oyster en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de pearl oyster en el diccionario inglés»español

pearl oyster SUST.

pearl oyster

madreperla f

pearl oyster

ostra f perlífera

Traducciones de pearl oyster en el diccionario español»inglés

ostra perlífera

pearl oyster

Traducciones de pearl oyster en el diccionario inglés»español

oyster [ingl. am. ˈɔɪstər, ingl. brit. ˈɔɪstə] SUST.

1. oyster:

oyster C GASTR., ZOOL.

ostra f

oyster C GASTR., ZOOL.

ostión m Méx.

oyster atrbv. shell

de ostra

oyster atrbv. shell

de ostión Méx.

2. oyster (color):

oyster U

color m perla

oyster atrbv.

color perla adj inv

pearl¹ [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] SUST.

1.1. pearl C:

pearl

perla f

a string of pearls

un collar de perlas

to cast pearls before swine

echarles margaritas a los cerdos

to cast pearls before swine atrbv. necklace/earrings

de perlas

1.2. pearl:

U mother-of-pearl

nácar m

U mother-of-pearl

madreperla f

U mother-of-pearl

concha f nácar Méx.

U mother-of-pearl

concha f de perla Chile

mother-of-pearl atrbv. brooch/buttons

de nácar

mother-of-pearl atrbv. brooch/buttons

de madreperla

mother-of-pearl atrbv. brooch/buttons

de concha nácar Méx.

mother-of-pearl atrbv. brooch/buttons

de concha de perla Chile

mother-of-pearl lipstick/nail varnish

nacarado

mother-of-pearl lipstick/nail varnish

perlado

1.3. pearl C (thing of value, beauty):

pearl

joya f

pearls of wisdom

sabias palabras fpl

pearls of wisdom irón.

joyitas fpl irón.

Hawaii, pearl of the Pacific

Hawai, la perla del Pacífico

2. pearl → purl

Véase también: purl², purl¹

purl² [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] V. intr. liter.

purl stream/water:

purl

murmurar liter.

I.purl¹ [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] SUST. U (stitch)

purl

punto m revés

purl

punto m al revés

purl

punto m del revés

II.purl¹ [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] V. trans. (in knitting)

purl

tejer al revés

purl

tejer del revés

knit one, purl one

uno al or del derecho, uno al or del revés

III.purl¹ [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] V. intr. (in knitting)

purl

tejer al revés

purl

tejer del revés

pearl² [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] V. trans., intr.

pearl → purl

Véase también: purl², purl¹

purl² [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] V. intr. liter.

purl stream/water:

purl

murmurar liter.

I.purl¹ [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] SUST. U (stitch)

purl

punto m revés

purl

punto m al revés

purl

punto m del revés

II.purl¹ [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] V. trans. (in knitting)

purl

tejer al revés

purl

tejer del revés

knit one, purl one

uno al or del derecho, uno al or del revés

III.purl¹ [ingl. am. pərl, ingl. brit. pəːl] V. intr. (in knitting)

purl

tejer al revés

purl

tejer del revés

pearl oyster en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de pearl oyster en el diccionario inglés»español

oyster [ˈɔɪstəʳ, ingl. am. -stɚ] SUST.

oyster

ostra f

pearl [pɜ:l, ingl. am. pɜ:rl] SUST.

1. pearl:

pearl

perla f

to wear pearls

llevar perlas

a string of pearls

un collar de perlas

2. pearl fig. (a drop):

pearl

gota f

pearl of dew

gota de rocío

pearls of sweat

gotas de sudor

3. pearl fig. (a fine example):

pearl

joya f

a pearl of a ...

una joya de...

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to cast one's pearls before the swine provb.

echarles margaritas a los cerdos provb.

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Cultured or farmed pearls from pearl oysters and freshwater mussels make up the majority of those currently sold around the globe.

www.dnaindia.com

Healthy stocks in many reef fisheries have suffered overfishing, with bech-de-mere (sea cucumber), pearl oyster, dugong and turtle fisheries having collapsed in the 20th century.

theconversation.com

Their square breastplate made it easier for the diver to bend forwards to look for pearl oysters on the seabed.

en.wikipedia.org

In nature, pearl oysters produce pearls by covering a minute invading parasite with nacre.

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These bivalves are the largest pearl oysters in the world.

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The outer layer of pearls and the inside layer of pearl oyster and freshwater pearl mussel shells are made of nacre.

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Overfishing, habitat loss from heavy siltation, and water pollution have eliminated most commercial fishing except for a small mussel harvest to provide shells to seed pearl oysters overseas.

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At danger from the large demand for pearls, the typical lifespan of a pearl oyster is usually around 3 years to 14 years.

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The superfamily includes the economically-important saltwater pearl oysters as well as the hammer oysters.

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She also tells him that the lagoon is indeed thick with pearl oysters.

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