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  • 1 precious

    1. adjective
    1) (costly) wertvoll, kostbar [Schmuckstück]; Edel[metall, -stein]
    2) (highly valued) wertvoll, kostbar [Zeit, Eigenschaft]
    3) (beloved) teuer (geh.); lieb
    4) (affected) affektiert
    5) (coll.): (considerable) beträchtlich; erheblich
    2. adverb
    (coll.) herzlich [wenig, wenige]
    * * *
    ['preʃəs]
    (of great value: precious jewels.) kostbar
    - academic.ru/90373/precious_metal">precious metal
    - precious stone
    - precious few/little
    * * *
    pre·cious
    [ˈpreʃəs]
    I. adj
    1. (of great value) wertvoll, kostbar
    ▪ to be \precious to sb jdm viel bedeuten
    \precious commodity kostbarer [o wertvoller] Rohstoff
    \precious memory/moment kostbare Erinnerung/kostbarer Moment
    a \precious possession ein wertvoller Besitz
    to waste \precious time wertvolle Zeit verschwenden
    2. ( pej: affected) manner, style manieriert geh, geziert; person affektiert geh
    ▪ to be \precious about sth viel Aufhebens [o großes Getue] um etw akk machen
    3. attr, inv ( iron fam: with annoyance) heiß geliebt iron
    if it weren't for your \precious short cut,... wenn wir nicht deine heiß geliebte Abkürzung genommen hätten,... iron
    a \precious lot he cares about it! es kümmert ihn herzlich wenig [o fam einen Dreck]!
    II. adv ( fam)
    \precious little herzlich wenig
    there's \precious little chance of that happening die Chance, dass so etwas passiert, ist wohl minimal
    to be \precious little help wohl kaum eine große Hilfe sein
    \precious few nur eine Hand voll
    * * *
    ['preʃəs]
    1. adj
    1) (= costly) wertvoll, kostbar
    2) (= rare) commodity kostbar, wertvoll
    3) (= treasured) wertvoll; (iro) hochverehrt, heiß geliebt

    my precious ( one)! — mein Schatz!

    I have very precious memories of that time/of him — ich habe Erinnerungen an diese Zeit/an ihn, die mir sehr wertvoll or teuer (geh) sind

    4) (pej: mannered, affected) language, humour etc pretiös, preziös; person geziert, geschraubt; style geziert, gekünstelt
    2. adv (inf)

    precious little/few — herzlich wenig/wenige (inf)

    * * *
    precious [ˈpreʃəs]
    A adj (adv preciously)
    1. kostbar, wertvoll (auch fig Erinnerungen etc)
    2. Edel…:
    3. iron schön, nett, fein:
    a precious mess eine schöne Geschichte
    4. umg schön, beträchtlich:
    a precious lot better than bei Weitem besser als
    5. fig preziös, überfeinert, affektiert, geziert (Stil etc)
    B adv umg reichlich, herzlich:
    C s Schatz m, Liebling m
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (costly) wertvoll, kostbar [Schmuckstück]; Edel[metall, -stein]
    2) (highly valued) wertvoll, kostbar [Zeit, Eigenschaft]
    3) (beloved) teuer (geh.); lieb
    4) (affected) affektiert
    5) (coll.): (considerable) beträchtlich; erheblich
    2. adverb
    (coll.) herzlich [wenig, wenige]
    * * *
    adj.
    kostbar adj.

    English-german dictionary > precious

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