What does nacre in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word nacre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nacre in French.
The word nacre in French means mother-of-pearl, pearly, pearly white, fritillary, give a pearly sheen, give a pearly sheen. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word nacre
mother-of-pearlnom féminin (substance de coquille de mollusques) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Cette table en marqueterie a des incrustations de nacre. |
pearly, pearly whiteadjectif (irisé comme la nacre) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Souvent les nuages dans le ciel ont des reflets nacrés. Sometimes the clouds in the sky have a pearly shimmer. |
fritillarynom masculin (type de papillon) (butterfly) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le nacré est un papillon orange tacheté de noir. The fritillary is an orange butterfly spotted with black. |
give a pearly sheenverbe transitif (donner l'aspect de la nacre) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Il faut nacrer les fausses perles pour leur donner de l'éclat. |
give a pearly sheenverbe transitif (littéraire (donner à [qch] les reflets de la nacre) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") La pleine lune nacre les eaux du lac. |
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