perla

/ˈpeɾla/, [ˈpeɾ.la]

pearl


Noun perla f (plural perlas)

  1. pearl
  2. bead
  3. (heraldry) pall

Noun perla f (uncountable)

  1. (printing, dated) a small size of type, standardized as 4 or 5 point

Verb perla

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of perlar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of perlar.
  3. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of perlar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • ¡Nunca he visto una perla de semejante magnitud!

    I've never seen a pearl of such magnitude!

  • Hong Kong se conoce como la Perla de Asia.

    Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.

  • Hay gente que no es capaz de ver una perla aunque ésta diga: "Soy una perla, soy una perla".

    There are people who cannot see a pearl even when it says "I am a pearl, I'm a pearl."

  • Dejó de buscar la perla.

    He stopped looking for the pearl.

  • Hay gente que no es capaz de ver una perla ni cuando ésta dice: "Soy una perla, soy una perla."

    There are people who cannot see a pearl even when it says "I am a pearl, I'm a pearl."

  • Tierra amada mía, perla del Mar de Oriente.

    My beloved land, pearl of the Orient Sea.


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