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1 precious
1. adjective1) (costly) wertvoll, kostbar [Schmuckstück]; Edel[metall, -stein]2) (highly valued) wertvoll, kostbar [Zeit, Eigenschaft]3) (beloved) teuer (geh.); lieb4) (affected) affektiert5) (coll.): (considerable) beträchtlich; erheblich2. adverb(coll.) herzlich [wenig, wenige]* * *['preʃəs](of great value: precious jewels.) kostbar- academic.ru/90373/precious_metal">precious metal- precious stone
- precious few/little* * *pre·cious[ˈpreʃəs]I. adj1. (of great value) wertvoll, kostbar▪ to be \precious to sb jdm viel bedeuten\precious commodity kostbarer [o wertvoller] Rohstoff\precious memory/moment kostbare Erinnerung/kostbarer Momenta \precious possession ein wertvoller Besitzto waste \precious time wertvolle Zeit verschwendenif it weren't for your \precious short cut,... wenn wir nicht deine heiß geliebte Abkürzung genommen hätten,... iron\precious little herzlich wenigthere's \precious little chance of that happening die Chance, dass so etwas passiert, ist wohl minimalto be \precious little help wohl kaum eine große Hilfe sein\precious few nur eine Hand voll* * *['preʃəs]1. adj1) (= costly) wertvoll, kostbarmy precious ( one)! — mein Schatz!
I have very precious memories of that time/of him — ich habe Erinnerungen an diese Zeit/an ihn, die mir sehr wertvoll or teuer (geh) sind
4) (pej: mannered, affected) language, humour etc pretiös, preziös; person geziert, geschraubt; style geziert, gekünstelt2. adv (inf)precious little/few — herzlich wenig/wenige (inf)
* * *precious [ˈpreʃəs]A adj (adv preciously)1. kostbar, wertvoll (auch fig Erinnerungen etc)2. Edel…:3. iron schön, nett, fein:a precious mess eine schöne Geschichte4. umg schön, beträchtlich:a precious lot better than bei Weitem besser als5. fig preziös, überfeinert, affektiert, geziert (Stil etc)B adv umg reichlich, herzlich:C s Schatz m, Liebling m* * *1. adjective1) (costly) wertvoll, kostbar [Schmuckstück]; Edel[metall, -stein]2) (highly valued) wertvoll, kostbar [Zeit, Eigenschaft]3) (beloved) teuer (geh.); lieb4) (affected) affektiert5) (coll.): (considerable) beträchtlich; erheblich2. adverb(coll.) herzlich [wenig, wenige]* * *adj.kostbar adj. -
2 jewel
noun1) (ornament) [kostbares] Schmuckstückjewels — collect. Schmuck, der; Juwelen Pl.
* * *['‹u:əl](a precious stone: rubies, emeralds and other jewels.) das Juwel- academic.ru/88425/jewelled">jewelled- jeweller
- jewellery* * *jew·el[ˈʤu:əl]n[to be] set with \jewels mit Juwelen besetzt [sein]to be a [real] \jewel ein [echter] Schatz sein fam5.▶ the \jewel in the crown das Glanzstück [o Prunkstück]* * *['dZuːəl]na case full of jewels — ein Koffer voll Juwelen or wertvoller Schmuckstücke
2) (of watch) Stein mthis new book is the jewel in her crown — dieses neue Buch ist ihr Meisterwerk
* * *jewel [ˈdʒuːəl]A s1. Juwel m/n, Edelstein m, weitS. Schmuckstück n, pl auch Schmuck m:2. TECH Stein m (einer Uhr)3. fig Juwel n:a) Kleinod n (Sache)b) Schatz m umg (Person)B v/t prät und pperf -eled, besonders Br -elled1. mit Juwelen schmücken oder besetzen* * *noun1) (ornament) [kostbares] Schmuckstückjewels — collect. Schmuck, der; Juwelen Pl.
* * *n.Edelstein m.Juwel -en n.Kleinod -e n. -
3 jewel
jew·el [ʼʤu:əl] n[to be] set with \jewels mit Juwelen besetzt [sein]to be a [real] \jewel ein [echter] Schatz sein ( fam)PHRASES:the \jewel in the crown das Glanzstück [o Prunkstück]
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