cultured pearl in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cultured pearl in the English»French Dictionary

cultured pearl N

cultured pearl

perle f de culture

Translations for cultured pearl in the French»English Dictionary

perle de culture

cultured pearl

Translations for cultured pearl in the English»French Dictionary

I.culture [Brit ˈkʌltʃə, Am ˈkəltʃər] N

1. culture U (art and thought):

culture

culture f

high/popular culture

culture classique/populaire

to bring culture to the masses

mettre la culture à la portée de tous

2. culture (way of life):

culture

culture f

minority/dominant cultures

cultures minoritaires/dominantes

3. culture (cultivation):

culture

culture f

sand culture

la culture dans le sable

olive culture

la culture des olives

4. culture BIOL (of bacteria):

culture

culture f (bactérienne)

II.culture [Brit ˈkʌltʃə, Am ˈkəltʃər] VB trans BIOL

culture bacteria, tissue

faire une culture de

cultured [Brit ˈkʌltʃəd, Am ˈkəltʃərd] ADJ

cultured

cultivé

I.pearl [Brit pəːl, Am pərl] N

1. pearl:

pearl (real, imitation)

perle f

pearl (of dew, sweat) fig

perle f (of de)

natural pearl

perle fine or naturelle

natural pearl attr necklace, brooch

de perles

natural pearl button

en nacre

pearl earrings

boucles fpl d'oreilles en perles

2. pearl fig:

pearl (prized person, object)

perle f

pearl (city, building)

joyau m

pearls of wisdom

trésors mpl de sagesse

3. pearl (colour):

pearl

perle f

pearl

couleur f perle

II.pearl [Brit pəːl, Am pərl] ADJ

pearl

couleur perle

III.pearl [Brit pəːl, Am pərl] VB intr

1. pearl liter dew, liquid:

pearl

perler

2. pearl diver, fisherman:

pearl

pêcher les perles

cultured pearl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cultured pearl in the English»French Dictionary

cultured pearl

perle f de culture

Translations for cultured pearl in the English»French Dictionary

cultured ADJ

cultured

cultivé(e)

cultured pearl

perle f de culture

I.culture [ˈkʌl·tʃər] N a. BIOL

culture

culture f

to grow a culture

faire une culture

II.culture [ˈkʌl·tʃər] VB trans BIOL

culture

faire une culture de

pearl [pɜrl] N

pearl a. fig:

pearl

perle f

to be a (real) pearl

être une perle (fine)

pearl necklace

collier m de perles

cultured pearls

perles de culture

pearl button

bouton m de nacre

pearl of dew

perle de rosée

pearls of wisdom fig

propos mpl édifiants

Phrases:

to be a pearl of great price prov

ne pas avoir de prix

to cast one's pearls before swine prov

jeter des perles aux cochons prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The nucleus bead in a beaded cultured pearl is generally a polished sphere made from freshwater mussel shell.

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Both cultured pearls and natural pearls can be obtained from pearl oysters, though other molluscs, such as the freshwater mussels, also yield pearls of commercial value.

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Today, their labour of love, the seafarm, relates the story of paua pearls, considered the most lustrous and one of the rarest cultured pearls in the world.

www.deccanherald.com

Beneath the serene beauty of the cultured pearl lies a stormy tale of indomitable spirit, tragedy and triumph.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Cultured pearls are made by humans artificially placing an irritant inside the shell but, although the pearl will look similar, its interior will not have layers.

www.dailymail.co.uk

These days the pearling is carried out in pearl farms, producing cultured pearls.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Particular kinds of aquaculture include algaculture (the production of kelp/seaweed and other algae); fish farming; shrimp farming, shellfish farming, and the growing of cultured pearls.

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Today the mellower town is a major force in the cultured pearl industry.

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The recent development of synthetic rubies, synthetic sapphires and cultured pearls had made formal education essential.

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This includes the haar made of four strings of ruby and a gold-plated pendant lined with fresh-water cultured pearls.

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