perla
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la perla(
pehr
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lah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (jewelry)
La baronesa lucía un collar de perlas y pendientes de oro.The baroness was wearing a pearl necklace and gold earrings.
2. (figurative) (critique)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. pearl of wisdom (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
"La familia es más importante que el dinero", fue una de las perlas que me dijo mi padre."Family is more important than money," was one of my father's pearls of wisdom.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (figurative) (wonder)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. gem (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Laura es una perla y todos los solteros se quieren casar con ella.Laura is a gem and all the bachelors want to marry her.
4. (colloquial) (insolent person) (Chile)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Chile
a. smart-ass (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
¡Deja de mentir, perla!Stop telling lies, you smart-ass!
b. smart-arse (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Andrea es una perla! Osó criticarme enfrente de mis amigos.Andrea is a smart-arse! She dared to criticise me in front of my friends.
c. sassy devil (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ese perla piensa que habla diciendo la cruda verdad, pero en realidad está siendo grosero.That sassy devil thinks he's being brutally honest, but he's actually being rude.
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