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pearly

UK
/ˈpɜːli/
US
/ˈpɜrli/

Übersetzungen

pearlyadjektiv
pearlier
Komp.
pearliest
Super.
UK
/ˈpɜːli/
US
/ˈpɜrli/
The pearly surface of the shell glistened in the sunlight.
La surface nacrée de la coquille brillait au soleil.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
perléPour un objet orné de perles.
blancSurtout pour les dents; emploi fréquent dans l’expression pearly whites.
Synonyme
satiny
sheeny
smooth
iridescent
glossy
shiny
luminous
pearlysubstantiv
pearlies
Pl.
UK
/ˈpɜːli/
US
/ˈpɜrli/
Informal noun meaning ‘tooth’, chiefly in plural ‘pearlies’
dentFamilier, surtout au pluriel.
He lost one of his pearlies during the hockey match.
Il a perdu une de ses dents pendant le match de hockey.

Definitionen

pearlyadjektiv
Having a luster or sheen similar to that of a pearl; iridescent.
The pearly surface of the shell glistened in the sunlight.
Resembling a pearl in color, especially a pale, creamy white.
She wore a pearly dress that complemented her fair complexion.
Made of or ornamented with pearls.
She inherited a pearly necklace from her grandmother.
Relating to or suggestive of teeth, especially their whiteness, usually in the phrase “pearly whites”.
She flashed her pearly whites at the camera.
pearlysubstantiv
A tooth (chiefly in the plural form pearlies).
He lost one of his pearlies during the hockey match.
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