gem

S2 W2

BrE /dʒem/ AmE /dʒem/

noun en → es

1 PRECIOUS STONE [singular] B2

a precious stone that is very valuable and beautiful, such as a diamond or ruby

gema, joya

Collocations precious gem · valuable gem

  • She wears a large diamond gem in her ring.

    Ella lleva una gran gema de diamante en su anillo.

2 TWIN [singular] C1

one of two babies born at the same time from one egg or sperm, so they look exactly alike and have the same DNA

gemelo/a (de un huevo)

Collocations identical twin · monozygotic twin

  • They are identical twins, but one is left-handed and the other is right-handed.

    Son gemelos idénticos, pero uno es zurdo y el otro diestro.

3 MATCH [singular] C1

a person or thing that exactly matches another one in appearance or quality; a perfect match

pareja, gemelo/a (en calidad)

Collocations perfect match · exact duplicate

  • The painting is a perfect gem of Renaissance art.

    El cuadro es una obra de arte renacentista perfectamente idéntica.