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precious ['preʃəs](a) (jewel, material, object) précieux, de grande valeur;∎ the world's most precious resources les ressources les plus précieuses de la planète(b) (friend, friendship, moment) précieux;∎ my time is precious mon temps est précieux;∎ the ambulance lost precious minutes in a traffic jam l'ambulance a perdu des minutes précieuses dans un embouteillage;∎ a few precious drops of water quelques précieuses gouttes d'eau;∎ that photo is very precious to me je tiens beaucoup à cette photo(c) (affected → style, person) précieux∎ I don't want your precious advice je ne veux pas de vos fichus conseils;∎ here's your precious book! le voilà ton sacré livre!2 adverbfamiliar très□ ;∎ there's precious little chance of that happening il y a bien peu ou très peu de chances (pour) que cela se produise;∎ precious few of them turned up il y en a très peu qui sont venus3 noun∎ (term of affection) (my) precious mon trésor►► precious metal métal m précieux;precious stone pierre f précieuse
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