alabasters

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

Translation

n. en typ av vit eller delikat nyanserad finkornig gips
adj. vit eller delikat nyanserad, slät som alabaster

Phrases & Collocations

smooth alabaster skin

len hud

Example Sentences

her alabaster cheeks flushed with warmth.

hennes alabasterlika kinder rodnade av värme.

an alabaster candle holder

en alabasterljusstake

an alabaster fireplace mantel

en alabasterpeis

Real-world Examples

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

Vem gjorde inte det? Din hud är som alabaster. Har du ens porer?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 5

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

Det missgillade honom; hans alabasterpanna rynkade. Han skakade på huvudet och rynkade pannan.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

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

Vid cyvassebordet knep mannen bakom alabasterarmén ihop läpparna i missnöje. Han flyttade sin tunga häst.

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

He saw her hair and her alabaster neck.

Han såg hennes hår och hennes alabasternacke.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Four)

I've found out what an alabaster brow is.

Jag har tagit reda på vad en alabasterpanna är.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

Geraldine had an alabaster brow too.

Geraldine hade också en alabasterpanna.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

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

Som alabaster, om du kysser den med ljus, blir den levande.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) April 2017 Collection

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

Hennes hår var rent guld som flöt tillbaka från hennes alabasterpanna.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

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

Alabaster försökte lära sig om den ekonomiska aspekten av valjakt i Taiji.

Source: Freakonomics

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

Stora alabastergrupper upptog varje plan yta, skyddade från damm under sina glashyllor.

Source: The South and the North (Part 1)

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