pearl diving in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pearl diving in the English»French Dictionary

pearl diving N

pearl diving

pêche f des perles

Translations for pearl diving in the English»French Dictionary

diving [Brit ˈdʌɪvɪŋ, Am ˈdaɪvɪŋ] N

1. diving (from a board):

diving

plongeon m

2. diving (swimming under the sea):

diving

plongée f sous-marine

to go diving

faire de la plongée sous-marine

to go diving attr club, equipment, gear, helmet

de plongée

I.dive [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] N

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (plunge into water)

plongeon m

2. dive (swimming under sea):

dive

plongée f sous-marine

to be on a dive

être en plongée

3. dive (descent):

dive (of plane, bird)

piqué m

to pull out of a dive

sortir d'un piqué

to take a dive fig prices:

chuter

the party's fortunes have taken a dive

le destin du parti a basculé

4. dive (lunge):

to make a dive for sth

foncer vers qc

5. dive (deliberate fall) inf (in fixed fight):

to take a dive

aller au tapis

(in football) that was a dive!

c'est du chiqué! inf

6. dive (bar, club):

dive inf, pej

tripot m inf

II.dive <pret dived Brit dove Am> [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] VB intr

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (into water)

plonger (off, from de, into dans, down to jusqu'à)

2. dive plane, bird:

dive

plonger, descendre en piqué (from de)

3. dive (go diving):

dive (as hobby)

faire de la plongée

dive (as job)

être plongeur

4. dive (lunge, throw oneself):

to dive into the bushes/under the bed

plonger dans les buissons/sous le lit

to dive into a bar/shop

s'engouffrer dans un bar/un magasin

he dived into his pocket and produced some money

il a plongé la main dans sa poche et a sorti de l'argent

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

pearl diving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pearl diving in the English»French Dictionary

diving N no pl

1. diving (jumping):

diving

plongeon m

2. diving (swimming):

diving

plongée f

I.dive [daɪv] N

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plongeon m

to take a dive

plonger

2. dive AVIAT:

dive

piqué m

3. dive inf (undesirable establishment):

dive

boui(-)boui m

II.dive <dived [or Am dove], dived [or Am dove]> [daɪv] VB intr

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plonger

shares dived by 25% to ...

les actions ont plongé de 25 % et sont maintenant à ...

2. dive (go sharply downwards):

dive plane

descendre en piqué

3. dive (move towards quickly):

to dive for sth

se ruer vers qc

to dive for cover

plonger à l'abri

pearl [pɜ:l, Am pɜ:rl] N

pearl a. fig:

pearl

perle f

to be a pearl

être une perle

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 édifiants

pearl grey

gris m perle

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

It was also a center for pearl diving.

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In the past, ships sailed for pearl diving in the morning and returned by night to the island.

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The tribe used to be involved in the lucrative pearl diving industry.

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He was also critical of attempts to finance pearl diving.

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He was assimilated into a coastal village whose specialty was pearl diving, married two teenage sisters and made them pregnant.

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As a major metropolitan area, it is known for its fishing and pearl diving heritage, oil industry, arts, entertainment, popular music and sports legacies.

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In the cut-throat pearl diving era life was even cheaper.

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The backbone of the economy was palm cultivation, fishing and pearl diving.

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Other reforms include the abolition of slavery, while the pearl diving industry developed at a rapid pace.

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Pearl diving is the practice of hunting for oysters by free-diving to depths of up to thirty metres.

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