precious

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precioso

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precious
[ˈpreʃəs]
sustantivo
1(term of endearment)
  • my precious! -> ¡mi cielo!
adjetivo
2precioso(a), valioso(a) (valuable); preciado(a) (secret, possession)
  • this photo is very precious to me -> esta foto tiene mucho valor para mí
  • you and your precious books! (Ironic) -> ¡tú y tus dichosos libros!
3afectado(a) (Pej) (affected)
adverbio
4(familiar) (for emphasis)
  • precious little -> poquísimo(a)
  • precious few -> poquísimos(as)

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precious [pre-shos]
adjetivo
1Precioso, costoso, de gran valor, muy apreciado, muy estimado (valued).
  • Precious stones -> piedras preciosas
2Caro, amado, que excita el amor.
3(Iron.) Famoso, altivo (famous); sin valor, sin mérito.
4Bastante, considerable. (Familiar) (m)
  • A precious scoundrel -> un gran belitre
  • We lost precious time -> perdimos tiempo precioso

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precious [ˈpreʃəs]
adjective
1 (costly) [+jewel, stone] precioso; [+commodity, resource] preciado; [+possession] muy valioso
in time of drought water was a precious commodity The one [resource] more precious than any other was land When you insure your home, car or precious possessions... Tomac punctured and lost two precious minutes he could ill afford His [knowledge] of foreign affairs is too precious to be dispensed with. salt is nearly as precious as gold in some places
we're wasting precious time estamos desperdiciando un tiempo precioso
2 (treasured) preciado
she savoured the precious moments they spent together saboreó esos momentos preciados que pasaron juntos
it's my most precious possession
her friendship is very precious to me aprecio valoro mucho su amistad;or the book is very precious to me para mí el libro tiene gran valor
3 (artificial, affected) [+person] preciosista; afectado; [+style] rebuscado
4 (humorous)
I couldn't care less about your precious golf clubs me traen sin cuidado tus queridos palos de golf; (ironic)
your precious dog that precious marrow of yours
adverb
(informal)
precious little/few bien poco/pocos; precious little has been gained se ha logrado muy poco
noun
(my) precious! (old-fashioned) ¡querida!
modifier
precious metal (n) metal precioso; (m)
precious stone (n) piedra preciosa; (f)

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