| Additional Translations |
| pearl adj | (off-white in colour) | perlado/a adj |
| | | aperlado adj |
| | | perla adj inv |
| | The bride is wearing a pearl dress. |
| | La novia lleva un vestido perlado. |
| pearl n | figurative (very fine) (figurado) | joya nf |
| | This woman is a pearl of very high value. |
| | Esta mujer es una joya de gran valor. |
| pearl n | (off-white colour) | perlino adj |
| | Do you have this dress in pearl? |
| | ¿Tienes ese vestido en perlino? |
| pearls npl | (small bead of cosmetics) | perlas nfpl |
| | Tara prefers face pearls to loose powder. |
| | Tara prefiere las perlas para la cara antes que los polvos sueltos. |
Compound Forms:
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| cultured pearl | (artificial pearl) | perla cultivada nf + adj |
| freshwater pearl n | (pearl that forms in mussel shell) | perla de agua dulce nf |
| | Marine pearls are valued more highly than freshwater pearls. |
| | Las perlas marinas tienen más valor que las perlas de agua dulce. |
| mother-of-pearl adj | (made of mother-of-pearl) | de nácar, de madreperla loc adj |
| mother-of-pearl adj | figurative (nacreous, pearlescent) | nacarado/a, perlado/a adj |
| mother-of-pearl n | (pearlescent interior of mollusc shell) (madreperla) | nácar nm |
nacreous cloud,
mother-of-pearl cloud n | (meteorology) | nube nacarada, nube madreperla loc nom f |
| | | nube estratosférica polar loc nom f |
| Pearl Anniversary n | (marriage: 30 years) | bodas de perla loc nom fpl |
| pearl barley n | (processed cereal grain) | cebada perlada nf |
| | Preparé una sopa de cebada perlada y carne que quedó deliciosa. |
| pearl blue n | (shimmery blue colour) | azul perla loc nom m |
| | Pearl blue is a popular colour for cars. |
| | El azul perla es un color muy común en los autos. |
pearl blue,
pearl-blue adj | (shimmery blue in colour) | azul perla loc adj mf |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective before a noun. |
| pearl diver | (who dives for pearl oysters) | pescador de perlas, pescadora de perlas nm, nf + loc adj |
pearl gray (US),
pearl grey (UK) n | (colour: shimmery gray) | gris perla loc nom m |
| | Do these shoes come in pearl gray? |
| | ¿Estos zapatos vienen en gris perla? |
pearl gray,
pearl-gray (US),
pearl grey,
pearl-grey (UK) adj | (shimmery grey) | gris perla loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The visitor was wearing an elegant pearl-grey dress. |
| | La visita estaba usando un elegante vestido gris perla. |
| Pearl Harbor n | US (US naval harbour) | Pearl Harbor n propio m |
| | Pearl Harbor was a beautiful place before the land developers got hold of it. |
| | Pearl Harbor era un lugar muy bonito hasta que llegaron los promotores inmobiliarios. |
| pearl millet n | (cereal grain) | mijo en grano nm |
| | A los canarios les encanta el mijo en grano. |
| | | mijo perla nm |
| pearl necklace n | (jewelry: string of pearls) | collar de perlas nm + loc adj |
| | Los collares de perlas son joyas clásicas, van bien con vestidos de cuello a la base. |
| pearl necklace n | vulgar, informal (sex: ejaculating on chest) (vulgar, sexo) | collar de perlas loc nom m |
| pearl of wisdom n | (wise saying) | perla de sabiduría loc nom f |
| pearl onion n | (vegetable) | cebolla perla loc nom f |
| Pearl River n | (river in Mississippi, US) | río Pearl n propio m |
Pearl River,
Zhu Jiang n | (river in China) | río de las Perlas n propio m |
| | | río Cantón n propio m |
| pearl white n | (shimmery white colour) | blanco perla loc nom m |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En la nueva colección de trajes de novia predomina el blanco perla. |