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1 precious stone
(a jewel; a gem: diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones.) pedra preciosa* * *pre.cious stone[pr'eʃəs stoun] n pedra preciosa. -
2 precious stone
(a jewel; a gem: diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones.) pedra preciosa -
3 precious
['preʃəs](of great value: precious jewels.) precioso- precious stone
- precious few/little* * *pre.cious[pr'eʃəs] adj 1 precioso: a) valioso, de alto preço. b) de estimação, querido. c) afetado, presumido. 2 fastidioso, tedioso. 3 refinado, rematado, completo, perfeito. a precious fool / um tolo completo. a precious scoundrel / um malandro refinado. -
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5 semi-precious
[semi'preʃəs]((of a stone) having some value, but not considered a gem: garnets and other semi-precious stones.) semiprecioso* * *sem.i-pre.cious[semi pr'eʃəs] adj semiprecioso. -
6 semi-precious
[semi'preʃəs]((of a stone) having some value, but not considered a gem: garnets and other semi-precious stones.) -
7 gemstone
noun (a precious or semi-precious stone especially before it is cut into shape.) pedra preciosa* * *gem.stone[dʒ'emistoun] n pedra ou minério que, quando lapidado, pode ser usado como jóia. -
8 gemstone
noun (a precious or semi-precious stone especially before it is cut into shape.) pedra preciosa -
9 diamond
1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamante2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamante3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) losango4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ouros•- diamonds* * *di.a.mond[d'aiəmənd] n 1 diamante, pedra preciosa. 2 brilhante. 3 losango, rombo. 4 diamante: instrumento para cortar vidro. 5 ouros pl (no jogo de cartas). 6 Typogr corpo 4 l/2 m. 7 Amer quadra de beisebol. 8 vidraça em forma de losango. • vt adornar com diamantes. • adj de diamante, diamantino. black diamonds a) diamantes escuros. b) carvão. rough diamonds a) diamante bruto. b) pessoa grosseira porém honesta e boa. -
10 emerald
['emərəld]1) (a type of precious stone, green in colour.) esmeralda2) ((also emerald green) its colour ( also adjective): She has an emerald (green) coat.) esmeralda* * *e.mer.ald['em2r2ld] n esmeralda. • adj verde-esmeralda. -
11 gem
[‹em]1) (a precious stone especially when cut into a particular shape, eg for a ring or necklace.) pedra preciosa2) (anything or anyone thought to be especially good: This picture is the gem of my collection.) jóia•- gemstone* * *[dʒem] n 1 pedra preciosa, jóia. 2 fig pérola, pessoa notável, preciosa, linda. 3 Amer espécie de broa ou sonho. 4 Typogr tipo pequeno. • vt enfeitar com pedras preciosas. -
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13 onyx
['oniks](a type of precious stone with layers of different colours: The ashtray is made of onyx; ( also adjective) an onyx ashtray.) ónix* * *on.yx['ɔniks] n ônix. -
14 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.) opala* * *o.pal['oupəl] n Min opala. -
15 ruby
['ru:bi]plural - rubies; noun1) (a kind of deep red precious stone: a ring set with rubies; ( also adjective) a ruby necklace.) rubi2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour: a ruby dress.) rubi* * *ru.by[r'u:bi] n 1 Min rubi, rubim. 2 cor do rubi. 3 algo semelhante ao rubi em cor como: vinho tinto, carbúnculo, sangue. 4 Typogr tipo de corpo 5 1/2. • vt ruborizar. • adj da cor do rubi, vermelho-vivo. -
16 sapphire
(a kind of dark-blue precious stone: a gold brooch set with a sapphire; ( also adjective) a sapphire ring.) safira* * *sap.phire[s'æfaiə] n 1 safira. 2 cor azul-safira. • adj azul-safira. -
17 topaz
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18 turquoise
['tə:kwoiz]1) (a kind of greenish-blue precious stone: The ring was set with a turquoise.) turquesa2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour: (a) pale turquoise (dress).) azul turquesa* * *tur.quoise[t'ə:kwɔiz] n 1 turquesa: pedra preciosa de cor azul ou verde. 2 cor azul celeste, cor azul-esverdeada. • adj azul celeste, azul-esverdeado. -
19 diamond
1) (a very hard, colourless precious stone: Her brooch had three diamonds in it; ( also adjective) a diamond ring.) diamante2) (a piece of diamond (often artificial) used as a tip on eg a record-player stylus.) diamante3) (a kind of four-sided figure or shape; ♦: There was a pattern of red and yellow diamonds on the floor.) losango4) (one of the playing-cards of the suit diamonds, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ouros•- diamonds -
20 emerald
['emərəld]1) (a type of precious stone, green in colour.) esmeralda2) ((also emerald green) its colour ( also adjective): She has an emerald (green) coat.) verde-esmeralda
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