gems in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gems in the English»French Dictionary

gem [Brit dʒɛm, Am dʒɛm] N

1. gem (stone):

gem

pierre f précieuse

gem

gemme f spec

2. gem (appreciative term):

the gem of collection

le joyau de

a gem of a village

un village merveilleux

this book is a real gem

ce livre est une vraie merveille

she's a gem inf (very capable)

c'est une perle

she's a gem (very pleasant)

c'est un amour inf

3. gem (amusing feature in newspaper):

gem

perle f

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unmounted gem

non serti

mine gems, mineral

extraire

to mine for gems, mineral

extraire

unpolished glass, gem

non poli

Translations for gems in the French»English Dictionary

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pierreries

gems

gemme

gem, gemstone

être une perfection personne, chose:

to be a gem

chaton (pierre)

gem, stone

joyau

jewel, gem

les trésors du cinéma français

the gems of the French cinema

gems in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gems in the English»French Dictionary

gem [dʒem] N

1. gem (jewel):

gem

pierre f précieuse

2. gem (precious, helpful person):

gem

perle f

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mount of a gem

monture f

mount a gem, painting

monter

set of gems, sheets

parure f

Translations for gems in the French»English Dictionary

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bijou

gem

c'est une perle rare

she is a gem

pierre

gem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

From the purity of his actions, the parts of his body became the germs of the various gems.

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They leap out of the letters as little gems.

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An imprisoned demon spreads terror and nightmares to the ones within the gems reach at night and it might cause clairvoyance for its bearer.

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This means there are no power gems or hyper cubes.

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Traditionally, no gem other than a ruby or a red spinel is set in the center of a nine gems arrangement.

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They designed and built a sterling silver belt draped with coins and gems representing, to date, 155 countries.

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Many types of objects, such as medals, engravings, small plaquettes, modern engraved gems and bronze statuettes were essentially made for the collector's market.

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Start scouring antiquarian bookshops for these gems now...

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Gems are sometimes cut and set either to display pleochroism or to hide it, depending on the colors and their attractiveness.

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How these gems were wrested from the stellar dragons remains unsaid.

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