perla

f.

1 pearl.

de perlas (figurative) great, fine

me viene de perlas it's just the right thing

2 Perla.

3 perle.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: perlar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: perlar.

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perla

► nombre femenino

1 pearl

2 figurado gem

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de perlas familiar perfect

■ tu regalo me vino de perlas your present was just what I needed

■ la fiesta salió de perlas the party was a real success

collar de perlas pearl necklace

perla cultivada cultured pearl

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noun f.

pearl

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SF pearl

de perlas —

me parece de perlas — it's absolutely splendid

- me viene de perlas

perla cultivada — cultured pearl, cultivated pearl

perla negra — black pearl

perlas de imitación — imitation pearls

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I

femenino (joya) pearl

de perlas — (fam)

me viendría de perlas — it would suit me down to the ground

marcha de perlas — it's going really well

todo salió de perlas — everything went perfectly o (colloq) fine

- perla artificial

- perla cultivada or de cultivo

- perla natural or verdadera

II

masculino y femenino

a) (fam) (persona ideal) gem (colloq)

b) (Chi fam) (fresco) sassy (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky devil (colloq)

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= pearl, nugget.

Ex. There are also some errors, as for example the entry pearl, The, Middle English poem, XBV, which should be YBV (XBV is Czech literature).

Ex. Additionally, we were hoping to discover where and to what extent literature nuggets are hidden in non-LIS databases.

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* collar de perlas = string of pearls.

* cultivo de perlas = pearl culture.

* estar hecho un perla = be a bit of a lad.

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

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I

femenino (joya) pearl

de perlas — (fam)

me viendría de perlas — it would suit me down to the ground

marcha de perlas — it's going really well

todo salió de perlas — everything went perfectly o (colloq) fine

- perla artificial

- perla cultivada or de cultivo

- perla natural or verdadera

II

masculino y femenino

a) (fam) (persona ideal) gem (colloq)

b) (Chi fam) (fresco) sassy (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky devil (colloq)

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= pearl, nugget.

Ex: There are also some errors, as for example the entry pearl, The, Middle English poem, XBV, which should be YBV (XBV is Czech literature).

Ex: Additionally, we were hoping to discover where and to what extent literature nuggets are hidden in non-LIS databases.

* collar de perlas = string of pearls.

* cultivo de perlas = pearl culture.

* estar hecho un perla = be a bit of a lad.

* ir de perlas = come up + a treat, work + a treat, go down + a treat.

* salir de perlas = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

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perla¹

feminine

1 (joya) pearl

un collar de perlas a pearl necklace, a string of pearls

de perlas (fam); great (colloq)

el negocio marcha de perlas business is great o is going really well

el viernes me vendría de perlas Friday would be great for me o would suit me down to the ground

todo salió de perlas everything went perfectly, everything turned out fine (colloq)

2 (iró) (frase absurda) pearl of wisdom (iro)

Compuestos:

● perla artificial

artificial pearl

● perla cultivada or de cultivo

cultured pearl

● perla natural or verdadera

natural pearl

perla²

masculine and feminine

1 (fam) (persona ideal) gem (colloq)

2 (Chi fam) (fresco) sassy o mouthy devil (AmE colloq), cheeky devil (BrE colloq)

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Del verbo perlar: (conjugate perlar)

perla es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

perla sustantivo femenino (joya) pearl;
perla cultivada or de cultivo cultured pearl
perla sustantivo femenino
1 pearl
2 fig (persona) gem
ser una perla, to be a treasure
♦ Locuciones: de perlas: todo marcha de perlas, everything's going well, me viene de perlas, it suits me very well
'perla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gris
- auténtico
- concha
English:
cultured pearl
- pearl
- mother

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perla nf

1. [joya] pearl;

Comp

de perlas: su ayuda me viene de perlas her help is just what I needed

Comp

perla artificial artificial pearl;

perla cultivada cultured pearl;

perla de cultivo cultured pearl;

perla natural natural pearl

2. [maravilla] gem, treasure;

la nueva señora de la limpieza es una perla the new cleaning lady is a gem

3. [frase desafortunada] gem

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perla

f pearl;

nos vino de perlas fam it suited us fine fam

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perla nf

1) : pearl

2)

de perlas fam : wonderfully

me viene de perlas: it suits me just fine

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perla n pearl