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['preʃəs] 1.1) (valuable) [resource, object, time] prezioso2) (held dear) [ person] caro (to a)3) colloq. iron. (beloved) amato2. 3.* * *['preʃəs](of great value: precious jewels.) prezioso- precious stone
- precious few/little* * *precious /ˈprɛʃəs/A a.1 ( anche iron.) prezioso: precious stones, pietre preziose; precious metal, metallo prezioso; precious words, parole preziose; Here's your precious newspaper!, eccoti il tuo prezioso giornale!3 (spreg.) delicato; ultrasensibile; schizzinoso; suscettibile: Why be so precious about such a little thing?, perché risentirsi tanto per una simile sciocchezza?B n.(fam. antiq.) tesoro; amato bene (lett.)C avv.( solo con little e few) molto; assai: precious little help, assai poco aiuto; pochissimo aiuto; precious few friends, pochissimi amici; There's precious little I can do, io posso fare ben poco● precious coral, corallo rossopreciously avv.* * *['preʃəs] 1.1) (valuable) [resource, object, time] prezioso2) (held dear) [ person] caro (to a)3) colloq. iron. (beloved) amato2. 3. -
2 ♦ few
♦ few /fju:/A a. e pron.1 pochi, poche; scarsi, scarse: I have few friends in this town, ho pochi amici in questa città; Few words were said, sono state dette poche parole; Few know the truth, pochi sanno la verità; Few of them knew, pochi di loro lo sapevano NOTA D'USO: - meno (less / fewer)-2 – a few, alcuni, alcune; qualcuno, qualcuna; qualche (sing.): for a few minutes, per alcuni minuti; per qualche minuto; There were only a few people at the funeral, al funerale c'era solo qualche persona; in a few days, fra qualche giorno; a few of them, alcuni di loroB n.(the few) i pochi, le poche: the few I saw, i pochi che vidi● few and far between, molto infrequenti; pochissimi; rari □ a few more, degli altri; ancora: I like these apples: I'd like a few more, queste mele mi piacciono: ne vorrei delle altre □ as few as, solo; appena □ the chosen few, i pochi eletti □ every few minutes [days], a intervalli di pochi minuti [di pochi giorni]; ogni due o tre (o tre o quattro, ecc.) minuti [giorni] □ (fam.) a good few (o quite a few), un buon numero; parecchi; un bel po': DIALOGO → - Hearing from an old friend- It's been a good few years since we last spoke, hasn't it?, sono passati un bel po' di anni da quando ci siamo sentiti l'ultima volta, vero? □ (fam.) to have had a few, essere brillo; aver alzato il gomito □ to name but a few, per citarne qualcuno □ not a few, non pochi; un bel po' □ (fam.) precious few, pochissimi; ben pochi □ some few, alcuni; taluni NOTA D'USO: - less o fewer?-.
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