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1 miser
(a mean person who lives very poorly in order to store up wealth: That old miser won't give you a cent!) avaro- miserly- miserliness
tr['maɪzəSMALLr/SMALL]1 avaro,-amiser ['maɪzər] n: avaro m, -ra f; tacaño m, -ña fn.• ahuchador, -ora s.m.,f.• avaro s.m.• cicatero, -era s.m.,f.'maɪzərnoun avaro, -ra m,f, tacaño, -ña m,f['maɪzǝ(r)]N avaro(-a) m / f* * *['maɪzər]noun avaro, -ra m,f, tacaño, -ña m,f -
2 treasure
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1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; (also adjective) a treasure chest.) tesoro2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) tesoro
2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) apreciar mucho, valorar mucho2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) guardar como un tesoro, atesorar•- treasurer
treasure n tesorotr['treʒəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) tesoro, tesoros nombre masculino plural2 (valued person) tesoro, joya1 (value, cherish) apreciar mucho, valorar mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLtreasure hunt caza del tesorotreasure trove tesoro encontradotreasure n: tesoro mv.• apreciar mucho v.• atesorar v.• guardar como un tesoro v.n.• tesoro s.m.
I 'treʒər, 'treʒə(r)a) u ( hoard of wealth) tesoros mplb) c (something valuable, prized) tesoro m; (before n)treasure hunt — ( Games) búsqueda f del tesoro
c) ( term of endearment) tesoro m
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a) ( value greatly)thank you for the book, I shall always treasure it — gracias por el libro, lo guardaré como algo muy especial
I treasure the moments we spent together — el recuerdo de los momentos que pasamos juntos es muy preciado para mí
b) treasured past p < possession> preciado['treʒǝ(r)]1.N (=gold, jewels) tesoro mburied treasure — tesoro m enterrado or escondido; (=valuable object, person) joya f
yes, my treasure — sí, mi tesoro
2. VT1) (=value) valorar3.CPDtreasure chest N — (lit) cofre m del tesoro, tesoro m ; (fig) [of information, knowledge] tesoro m
treasure house N — (fig) mina f
treasure hunt N — caza f del tesoro
treasure trove N — tesoro m hallado
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I ['treʒər, 'treʒə(r)]a) u ( hoard of wealth) tesoros mplb) c (something valuable, prized) tesoro m; (before n)treasure hunt — ( Games) búsqueda f del tesoro
c) ( term of endearment) tesoro m
II
a) ( value greatly)thank you for the book, I shall always treasure it — gracias por el libro, lo guardaré como algo muy especial
I treasure the moments we spent together — el recuerdo de los momentos que pasamos juntos es muy preciado para mí
b) treasured past p < possession> preciado
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