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1 precious stones
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2 precious few
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3 precious little
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4 precious
'preʃəs(of great value: precious jewels.) precioso- precious stone
- precious few/little
precious adj preciosotr['preʃəs]1 (jewel, stone, metal) precioso,-a2 (moment, memory, possession) preciado,-a, querido,-a3 ironic queridísimo,-a, maldito,-a1 (term of endearment) tesoro, vida\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLprecious few poquísimos,-asprecious little poquísimo,-ato be precious to somebody tenerle mucho cariño a alguien/algoprecious ['prɛʃəs] adj1) : preciosoprecious gems: piedras preciosas2) dear: querido3) affected: afectadoadj.• alambicado, -a adj.• amado, -a adj.• precioso, -a adj.• querido, -a adj.• rebuscado, -a adj.
I 'preʃəs1)a) ( valuable) <jewel/object> precioso, valiosísimoprecious metal — metal m precioso
precious stone — piedra f preciosa
b) ( dear) queridoto be precious TO somebody: this necklace is very precious to her le tiene mucho cariño a este collar; your friendship is very precious to me — tengo en gran estima tu amistad
c) (iro)2) ( affected) preciosista, afectado
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adverb (colloq) (as intensifier)precious few — muy pocos, poquísimos
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noun (as form of address) tesoro['preʃǝs]1. ADJ1) (=costly) [jewel, stone] precioso; [commodity, resource] preciado; [possession] muy valioso2) (=treasured) preciadoshe savoured the precious moments they spent together — saboreó esos momentos preciados que pasaron juntos
her friendship is very precious to me — aprecio or valoro mucho su amistad
3) (=artificial, affected) [person] preciosista, afectado; [style] rebuscado4) iroI couldn't care less about your precious golf clubs — me traen sin cuidado tus queridos palos de golf iro
2.ADV*precious little/few — bien poco/pocos
3.N(my) precious! — † ¡querida!
4.CPDprecious metal N — metal m precioso
precious stone N — piedra f preciosa
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I ['preʃəs]1)a) ( valuable) <jewel/object> precioso, valiosísimoprecious metal — metal m precioso
precious stone — piedra f preciosa
b) ( dear) queridoto be precious TO somebody: this necklace is very precious to her le tiene mucho cariño a este collar; your friendship is very precious to me — tengo en gran estima tu amistad
c) (iro)2) ( affected) preciosista, afectado
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adverb (colloq) (as intensifier)precious few — muy pocos, poquísimos
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noun (as form of address) tesoro -
5 precious
adj.1 precioso(a), valioso(a) (valuable); preciado(a) (secret, possession)2 afectado(a) (despectivo) (affected)3 de inestimable valor, valioso.4 repipi.precious little poquísimo(a)precious few poquísimos(as)my precious! ¡mi cielo! -
6 precious stone
(a jewel; a gem: diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones.) piedra preciosan.• gema s.f. -
7 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) muy poco -
8 precious metal
(a valuable metal such as gold, silver or platinum.) metal precioso -
9 precious metal
s.metal precioso. -
10 precious object
s.objeto precioso, alhaja. -
11 precious opal
s.ópalo noble. -
12 precious stone
s.piedra preciosa, gema, piedra fina. -
13 precious thing
s.cosa preciosa, niña de los ojos. -
14 precious-stone cutter
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15 semi-precious
semi'preʃəs((of a stone) having some value, but not considered a gem: garnets and other semi-precious stones.) semiprecioso['semɪˌpreʃǝs]ADJ semipreciososemi-precious stone — piedra f semipreciosa
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16 to be precious to somebody
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17 set with precious stones
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18 feel precious
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19 semi-precious
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20 carat
'kærət1) (a measure of weight for precious stones.) quilate2) (a unit for stating the purity of gold: an eighteen-carat gold ring.) quilatetr['kærət]1 quilate nombre masculinocarat ['kærət] n: quilate mn.• quilate s.m.'kærət18-carat gold — oro m de 18 quilates
b) ( for precious stones) quilate m['kærǝt]N quilate m24-carat gold — oro m de 24 quilates
* * *['kærət]18-carat gold — oro m de 18 quilates
b) ( for precious stones) quilate m
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