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1 precious
{'preʃəs}
I. 1. скъпоценен
2. ценен, скъп, любим
3. префинен, превзет, маниерен
4. разг. ужасен, истински
you've made a PRECIOUS mess of it хубава каша си забъркал
it costs a PRECIOUS sight more than I can afford струва много повече, отколкото мога да дам
he's a PRECIOUS rascal голям/истински мошеник е
keep your PRECIOUS tickets дръж си прословутите билети
II. adv съвсем, много, ужасно
he has PRECIOUS little to say почти няма какво да каже
to take PRECIOUS good care of добре се грижа за
it's PRECIOUS cold ужасно е студено* * *{'preshъs} а 1. скъпоценен; 2. ценен; скъп; любим; З. префине(2) {'preshъs} adv съвсем; много, ужасно; he has precious little to* * *ценен; скъп; скъпоценен; префинен; превзет;* * *1. he has precious little to say почти няма какво да каже 2. he's a precious rascal голям/истински мошеник е 3. i. скъпоценен 4. ii. adv съвсем, много, ужасно 5. it costs a precious sight more than i can afford струва много повече, отколкото мога да дам 6. it's precious cold ужасно е студено 7. keep your precious tickets дръж си прословутите билети 8. to take precious good care of добре се грижа за 9. you've made a precious mess of it хубава каша си забъркал 10. префинен, превзет, маниерен 11. разг. ужасен, истински 12. ценен, скъп, любим* * *precious[´preʃəs] I. adj 1. скъпоценен, скъп, ценен; my \precious! скъпа моя! 2. префинен, превзет, маниерен, неестествен; 3. разг., ирон. хубав, "знаменит"; to make a \precious mess of s.th. хубавичко обърквам нещо; he thinks a \precious sight too much of himself твърде много си въобразява;FONT face=Times_Deutsch ◊ adv preciously; II. adv разг. много, ужасно, страшно; съвсем; it is \precious cold страшно е студено; there's \precious little left почти нищо не е останало.
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