pearl

perle

Petite boule précieuse, lisse et généralement blanche, qui se forme dans une huître ou un coquillage semblable.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : pearl necklace, cultured pearl, pearl earrings

conseil précieux, perle de sagesse

Petit conseil ou renseignement particulièrement utile ou plein de sagesse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a pearl of wisdom (My grandmother shared another pearl of wisdom.)

Synonymes : tip, insight

Expressions courantes : pearl of wisdom, clinical pearl, practical pearl

barbue

Poisson marin au corps plat appelé barbue.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : brill

Expressions courantes : catch a pearl, pearl fish

sterne

Oiseau marin au plumage clair, de la famille des sternes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : tern

Expressions courantes : pale pearl, pearl bird

nacre

Matière lisse et brillante qui tapisse certains coquillages et sert à décorer des objets.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : mother-of-pearl, nacre

Expressions courantes : pearl inlay, pearl buttons, carved pearl

orner de perles

Décorer quelque chose avec des perles ou de la nacre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : pearl something with something (The maker pearled the crown with tiny white jewels.)

Synonymes : embellish, adorn

Expressions courantes : pearl a crown, pearl a gown

perler

Travailler une matière, comme des céréales, pour obtenir de petits grains arrondis.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : pearl barley, pearl the grain

pêcher des perles

Chercher et recueillir des perles dans les huîtres, généralement en plongeant dans la mer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : pearl for income, pearl offshore