oyster

[US]/'ɒɪstə/
[UK]/'ɔɪstɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. musling; en person som er reservert eller muntlig

vi. å samle muslinger; å odle muslinger
Word Forms
Past Tenseoystered
Pluraloysters
Past Participleoystered
Third Person Singularoysters
Present Participleoystering

Phrases & Collocations

oyster bar

muslingestav

raw oysters

rå muslinger

oyster sauce

musselssaus

oyster mushroom

soppsvamp

oyster shell

muslingeskall

pearl oyster

perlemusling

oyster oil

muslingeolje

Example Sentences

a trout farm; an oyster farm.

en laksfarm; en musselfarm.

a clam bed; an oyster bed.

en muslingebælge; en øyebælge.

I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.

Jeg elsker å spise mussel; det er virkelig smakfuldt.

he swallowed his two dozen oysters as a whet.

han sloppet sine to dusin mussels som en oppvarmning.

Have you ever heard of oyster-shucking?

Har du hørt om å skjære nakne mussels?

The song of the oyster, though not silenced, was diminuendo con amore.

Østersens sang, selv om den ikke ble stilnet, var diminuendo con amore.

She carried a piping hot grill of oysters and bacon.

Hun bærer en varm grill av muslinge og bacon.

We don’t have oysters tonight, but the crayfish are very good.

Vi har ikke muslinger i kveld, men de nakne er veldig gode.

I’ll ask the fishmonger if he can order three dozen oysters for me.

Jeg vil spørre fiskelikoen om han kan bestille tre dusin mussler for meg.

What do you mean, you don’t know what to do with your life? The world is your oyster!

Hva mener du, du vet ikke hva du skal gjøre med livet ditt? Verden er din mussel!

Set in its windows, like pearls in an oyster, are an elegant Attic red figure krater attributed to a 5th-century BC painter, an Etruscan pouring vessel and an array of vases.

Plassert i sine vinduer, som perler i en musling, er en elegante attiske røde figurkrater tilskrevet en maler fra 5. århundre f.Kr., en etruskisk hølende beholder og en rekke krukker.

Definition: Oyster Shell is the shell of Ostrea gigas Thunberg, Ostrea talienwhanensis Crosse or Ostrea rivularis Gould (Fam.Osteridae).

Definisjon: Oyster Shell er skjell fra Ostrea gigas Thunberg, Ostrea talienwhanensis Crosse eller Ostrea rivularis Gould (Fam.Osteridae).

Real-world Examples

The world is my oyster. I got it.

Verden er min perle. Jeg har det.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 5

He swam down and down and picked up the oyster.

Han svømte ned og ned og plukket opp perlen.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 4)

What happened to the world being your oyster?

Hva skjedde med at verden er din perle?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

They restored more than 300,000 oysters there.

De gjenopprettet over 300 000 perler der.

Source: VOA Special English: World

But the world is your oyster when you are educated.

Men verden er din perle når du er utdannet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2022 Collection

I would like the baked oysters and the seafood platter.

Jeg vil ha de baker perlene og fiskeplaten.

Source: EnglishPod 271-365

When he was diving he saw a very large oyster.

Når han dyrte så han en veldig stor perle.

Source: Beijing Normal University Edition High School English (Compulsory 4)

One, a rattlesnake hot dog, and then Rocky Mountain oysters.

En, en rattlesnake hot dog, og så Rocky Mountain perler.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Gourmet Food

Compared to women born in other dynasties, the world is your oyster.

Jeg sammenlignet med kvinner født i andre dynastier, er verden din perle.

Source: If national treasures could speak.

Now that I have my vision back, the world is my oyster.

Nå at jeg har min synsfunksjon tilbake, er verden min perle.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

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