mother-of-pearl in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mother-of-pearl in the English»French Dictionary

mother-of-pearl [Brit mʌðərəvˈpəːl, Am ˌməðər əv ˈpərl] N

mother-of-pearl

nacre f

mother-of-pearl attr necklace, brooch, box

de or en nacre

Translations for mother-of-pearl in the French»English Dictionary

nacre [nakʀ] N f

nacre

mother-of-pearl

de nacre bouton

mother-of-pearl

de nacre teint, peau

pearly

incrustation [ɛ̃kʀystasjɔ̃] N f

1. incrustation ART:

incrustation (procédé)

inlaying

incrustation (résultat)

inlay

un objet orné d'incrustations

an object decorated with inlay

incrustations d'or

gold inlay

un meuble à incrustations de nacre

a piece of furniture inlaid with mother-of-pearl

2. incrustation GEOL (dépôt):

incrustation

encrustation

3. incrustation TECH (dans chauffage):

incrustation

scale

incrustation

fur Brit

4. incrustation (broderie):

incrustation

panel

incrustations de dentelle

lace panels

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un coffret qui présente des incrustations de nacre

a box set with mother of pearl

mother-of-pearl in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mother-of-pearl in the English»French Dictionary

mother-of-pearl N

mother-of-pearl

nacre f

Translations for mother-of-pearl in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

nacre

mother of pearl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The greatest are decorated with mosaics of sharks and sahuagin dancing joyfully, decorated with seashells, mother-of-pearl, and actual pearls and featuring windows made from crystal.

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