pearl oyster in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pearl oyster in the English»Italian Dictionary

pearl oyster [Am pərl ˈɔɪstər] N

pearl oyster

ostrica f perlifera

Translations for pearl oyster in the Italian»English Dictionary

ostrica perlifera

pearl oyster

Translations for pearl oyster in the English»Italian Dictionary

oyster [Brit ˈɔɪstə, Am ˈɔɪstər] N

1. oyster ZOOL:

oyster

ostrica f

oyster before n knife

da ostriche

oyster sauce

alle ostriche

oyster shell

d'ostrica

2. oyster (colour):

oyster

grigioverde m

3. oyster FOOD (part of fowl):

oyster

noce f

the world's your oyster

il mondo è tuo

Pearl [Brit pəːl]

Pearl

Pearl (nome di donna)

I.pearl [Brit pəːl, Am pərl] N

1. pearl (real, imitation):

pearl

perla f

natural pearl

perla naturale

natural pearl before n necklace, brooch, etc.

di perle

natural pearl button

di madreperla

pearl earrings

orecchini di perle

2. pearl → mother-of-pearl

3. pearl fig:

pearl (of dew)

perla f

pearl (of dew)

gocciolina f

pearl (of dew)

stilla f

pearl (of sweat)

goccia f (of di)

4. pearl fig:

pearl (prized person, object)

perla f

pearl (city, building)

perla f

pearl (city, building)

gioiello m

pearls of wisdom

perle di saggezza

5. pearl (colour):

pearl

(color) perla m

II.pearl [Brit pəːl, Am pərl] ADJ

pearl

color perla

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

1. pearl liter dew, liquid:

pearl

stillare, formare goccioline

2. pearl diver, fisherman:

pearl

andare a pesca di perle

See also mother-of-pearl

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

mother-of-pearl

madreperla f

mother-of-pearl before n necklace, brooch, box

di madreperla

pearl oyster in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pearl oyster in the English»Italian Dictionary

oyster [ˈɔɪs·tɚ] N

oyster

ostrica f

pearl [pɜ:rl] N

1. pearl:

pearl

perla f

to wear pearls

portare una collana di perle

a string of pearls

un filo di perle

2. pearl fig (a drop):

pearl

goccia f

pearl of dew

goccia di rugiada

pearls of sweat

goccia di sudore

3. pearl fig (a fine example):

pearl

perla f

a pearl of a …

una perla di…

Phrases:

to cast one's pearls before the swine prov

gettare le perle ai porci prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Trouble is, all oysters are not alike: it seems pearl oysters are more, er, expressive than oysters farmed for food.

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Archeologists have found ruins of chunku cutting factories, centres for split opening of pearl oysters at the site.

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In nature, pearl oysters produce pearls by covering a minute invading parasite with nacre.

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In effect, the pearl oysters act as "interpreters".

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A recent project to farm black pearl oysters has been successful at generating additional income for the island's people.

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Fishing restrictions and competition mean they can't rely on trading goods such as sea slugs and pearl oysters, which they used to collect while free-diving to depths of 25m.

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You can also snorkel in a protected marine reserve while viewing the underwater pearl oyster lines.

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These pearl oysters feed on infusorians, foraminifers, radiolarians and other small planktonic organisms.

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Pearls are also produced from freshwater mussel species unrelated to pearl oysters.

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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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