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1 precious stone
(a jewel; a gem: diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones.) edelsteinsubst.edelstein -
2 precious
'preʃəs(of great value: precious jewels.) kostbar, verdifull; elsket- precious stone
- precious few/littledyrebar--------kjær--------kostbarIsubst. \/ˈpreʃəs\/bare i uttrykkmy precious min elskede, skatten minIIadj. \/ˈpreʃəs\/1) dyrebar, kostbar, verdifull2) elsket, kjær3) affektert, kunstlet4) (hverdagslig, ironisk) nydelig, fantastisk• they are a precious pair!5) veldigIIIadv. \/ˈpreʃəs\/ ( hverdagslig)1) veldig2) forferdelig, forbasket• precious little you care! -
3 semi-precious
semi'preʃəs((of a stone) having some value, but not considered a gem: garnets and other semi-precious stones.) halv-edel (stein) -
4 gemstone
noun (a precious or semi-precious stone especially before it is cut into shape.) edelstein, smykkesteinsubst. \/ˈdʒemstəʊn\/(uslipt) edelsten -
5 diamond
1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamant2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamantstift/-bor3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) rute(mønster)4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ruterkort•- diamondsdiamantIsubst. \/ˈdaɪəmənd\/1) ( mineralogi) diamant2) diamantverktøy (verktøy med liten diamant til å skjære glass)3) rombe, rombeformet gjenstand4) (kortspill, også diamonds) ruterkort, ruter5) ( typografi) diamant, 4 punkts skrift6) (softball, baseball) bane, indre spillebane, diamondcut diamond slipt diamantdiamond cut diamond hauk over hauk, hardt mot hardtdiamond in the rough (amer.) uslipt diamant ( overført) udannet og barsk, men godhjertet person, uslipt diamanta diamond rule en gyllen regelrough diamond uslipt diamant ( overført) udannet og barsk, men godhjertet person, uslipt diamantIIadj. \/ˈdaɪəmənd\/1) diamant-2) diamantaktig, diamantformet, diamantlignende -
6 emerald
'emərəld1) (a type of precious stone, green in colour.) smaragd2) ((also emerald green) its colour ( also adjective): She has an emerald (green) coat.) smaragdgrøntsmaragdIsubst. \/ˈemər(ə)ld\/smaragdIIadj. \/ˈemər(ə)ld\/smaragd-, smaragdfarget, (smaragd)grønn -
7 gem
‹em1) (a precious stone especially when cut into a particular shape, eg for a ring or necklace.) edelstein2) (anything or anyone thought to be especially good: This picture is the gem of my collection.) perle, praktstykke•- gemstoneedelstein--------juvelIsubst. \/dʒem\/1) edelsten (ofte mindre og i tillegg slipt\/polert på en spesiell måte), gemme2) ( overført) klenodium, perle, skatt3) ( overført) lite kunstverkthe gem of the collection juvelen i samlingen, selve juvelen i samlingena little gem of something en perle av noeIIverb \/dʒem\/pryde med edelstener, smykkea night gemmed with stars en stjernefunklende natt -
8 jewel
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9 onyx
'oniks(a type of precious stone with layers of different colours: The ashtray is made of onyx; ( also adjective) an onyx ashtray.) onykssubst. \/ˈɒnɪks\/, \/ˈəʊnɪks\/1) ( mineralogi) onyks2) ( på finger eller tå) negl -
10 opal
'oupəl(a type of usually bluish-white or milky white precious stone, with slight traces or streaks of various other colours: There are three opals in her brooch; ( also adjective) an opal necklace.) opal(-)subst. \/ˈəʊp(ə)l\/( mineralogi) opal -
11 ruby
'ru:biplural - rubies; noun1) (a kind of deep red precious stone: a ring set with rubies; ( also adjective) a ruby necklace.) rubin2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour: a ruby dress.) rubinrød(t)rubin--------rødIsubst. \/ˈruːbɪ\/1) ( mineralogi) rubin2) ( i ur) rubin, stein3) rubinrødt4) ( også ruby port) rød portvin5) ( typografi) agat (5 1\/2-punkters stilgrad)IIverb \/ˈruːbɪ\/( farge) rubinrødIIIadj. \/ˈruːbɪ\/rubinrød, rubin-, rubinfarget -
12 sapphire
(a kind of dark-blue precious stone: a gold brooch set with a sapphire; ( also adjective) a sapphire ring.) safir(-)safirIsubst. \/ˈsæfaɪə\/1) ( mineralogi) safir2) safirblåttIIadj. \/ˈsæfaɪə\/safirblå -
13 topaz
(a kind of precious stone, of various colours.) topassubst. \/ˈtəʊpæz\/1) ( mineralogi) topas2) ( fugl i slekten Topaza) topaskolibri -
14 turquoise
'tə:kwoiz1) (a kind of greenish-blue precious stone: The ring was set with a turquoise.) turkis2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour: (a) pale turquoise (dress).) turkisfargetIsubst. \/ˈtɜːkwɔɪz\/, \/ˈtɜːkwɑːz\/1) ( mineralogi) turkis2) ( farge) turkisIIadj. \/ˈtɜːkwɔɪz\/, \/ˈtɜːkwɑːz\/turkis(farget)
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