Polyglot Dictionary

Perle

/ˈpɛʁlə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Perlen

Meaning

  1. pearl

    • Die Kette besteht aus Perlen.

      The necklace is made of pearls.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Tropfen

Close, figuratively — a drop can poetically be described as a pearl, as in "pearls of sweat."

Similar in other languages

French

perle

perle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pearl."

Portuguese

pérola

pérola is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pearl."

Practice

1 What does Perle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kette besteht aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Perle?

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