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JEWEL
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Traducere în limba română
jewel I. substantiv
1. piatră preţioasă; nestemată; giuvaer, odor; (pl) bijuterii.
2. lucru de valoare, comoară, tezaur.
3. piatră (de ceas).
4. plural zorzoane.
jewel II. verb tranzitiv
1. a împodobi, a găti cu pietre scumpe / preţioase, a înfrumuseţa.
2. a pune pietre / rubine la (mecanismul ceasului).
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
With this intention, I called a cab and drove out to my house at Streatham, carrying the jewel with me.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
And as they had no longer any need to fear her, they went into the witch’s house, and in every corner there stood chests full of pearls and jewels.
(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)
Not at all, sir; I ask only this: don't send for the jewels, and don't crown me with roses: you might as well put a border of gold lace round that plain pocket handkerchief you have there.
(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)
Since a full moon has an area of influence of four extra days beyond the date of its appearance, you will be able to delay signing for two days, until March 11—a jewel of a day to shake hands or sign papers.
(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)
Where are the jewels which you have stolen?
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The frog said, I want not your pearls, and jewels, and fine clothes; but if you will love me, and let me live with you and eat from off your golden plate, and sleep upon your bed, I will bring you your ball again.
(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)
Oh, sir!—never rain jewels!
(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)
And when the time came for him to go home, he had bought pearls and jewels for the two eldest, but he had sought everywhere in vain for the rose; and when he went into any garden and asked for such a thing, the people laughed at him, and asked him whether he thought roses grew in snow.
(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)
Her hand, which dangles over the side, sparkles cold with jewels.
(The Great Gatsby, de F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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