alabasters

[US]/'æləbɑːstə/
[UK]/'æləbæstɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en type af hvid eller delikalt farvet, fintkornet gips
adj. hvid eller delikalt farvet, glat som alabaster

Phrases & Collocations

smooth alabaster skin

glat alabastskin

Example Sentences

her alabaster cheeks flushed with warmth.

hendes alabastfarvede kinder, der lyste op af varme.

an alabaster candle holder

en alabaster-stage

an alabaster fireplace mantel

en alabaster pejskant

Real-world Examples

Who didn't? Your skin is like alabaster.Do you even have pores?

Hvem gjorde det ikke? Din hud er som alabast. Har du overhovedet porer?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 5

That displeased him; his alabaster brow furrowed. He shook his head, frowning.

Det var med til at ubehagelige ham; hans alabaster pande rynkede. Han rystede på hovedet og knurrede.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Across the cyvasse table, the man behind the alabaster army pursed his lips in disapproval. He moved his heavy horse.

Over cyvasse-bordet knyttede manden bag alabaster-hæren sine læber i utilfredshed. Han flyttede sin tunge hest.

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

He saw her hair and her alabaster neck.

Han så hendes hår og hendes alabaster hals.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Four)

I've found out what an alabaster brow is.

Jeg har fundet ud af, hvad en alabaster pande er.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

Geraldine had an alabaster brow too.

Geraldine havde også en alabaster pande.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

Like alabaster, if you kiss it with light, it becomes alive.

Som alabast, hvis du kysser det med lys, bliver det levende.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) April 2017 Collection

Her hair was pure gold rippling back from her alabaster brow.

Hendes hår var rent guld, der bølgede tilbage fra hendes alabaster pande.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

Alabaster tried to learn about the economics of whaling in Taiji.

Alabaster forsøgte at lære om økonomien i knækning i Taiji.

Source: Freakonomics

Great alabaster groups occupied every flat surface, safe from dust under their glass shades.

Store alabaster grupper optog hver flad overflade, sikker for støv under deres glas skærme.

Source: The South and the North (Part 1)

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