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1 valuable commodity
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2 precious
'preʃəs(of great value: precious jewels.) precioso- precious stone
- precious few/little
precious adj preciosotr['preʃəs]1 (jewel, stone, metal) precioso,-a2 (moment, memory, possession) preciado,-a, querido,-a3 ironic queridísimo,-a, maldito,-a1 (term of endearment) tesoro, vida\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLprecious few poquísimos,-asprecious little poquísimo,-ato be precious to somebody tenerle mucho cariño a alguien/algoprecious ['prɛʃəs] adj1) : preciosoprecious gems: piedras preciosas2) dear: querido3) affected: afectadoadj.• alambicado, -a adj.• amado, -a adj.• precioso, -a adj.• querido, -a adj.• rebuscado, -a adj.
I 'preʃəs1)a) ( valuable) <jewel/object> precioso, valiosísimoprecious metal — metal m precioso
precious stone — piedra f preciosa
b) ( dear) queridoto be precious TO somebody: this necklace is very precious to her le tiene mucho cariño a este collar; your friendship is very precious to me — tengo en gran estima tu amistad
c) (iro)2) ( affected) preciosista, afectado
II
adverb (colloq) (as intensifier)precious few — muy pocos, poquísimos
III
noun (as form of address) tesoro['preʃǝs]1. ADJ1) (=costly) [jewel, stone] precioso; [commodity, resource] preciado; [possession] muy valioso2) (=treasured) preciadoshe savoured the precious moments they spent together — saboreó esos momentos preciados que pasaron juntos
her friendship is very precious to me — aprecio or valoro mucho su amistad
3) (=artificial, affected) [person] preciosista, afectado; [style] rebuscado4) iroI couldn't care less about your precious golf clubs — me traen sin cuidado tus queridos palos de golf iro
2.ADV*precious little/few — bien poco/pocos
3.N(my) precious! — † ¡querida!
4.CPDprecious metal N — metal m precioso
precious stone N — piedra f preciosa
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I ['preʃəs]1)a) ( valuable) <jewel/object> precioso, valiosísimoprecious metal — metal m precioso
precious stone — piedra f preciosa
b) ( dear) queridoto be precious TO somebody: this necklace is very precious to her le tiene mucho cariño a este collar; your friendship is very precious to me — tengo en gran estima tu amistad
c) (iro)2) ( affected) preciosista, afectado
II
adverb (colloq) (as intensifier)precious few — muy pocos, poquísimos
III
noun (as form of address) tesoro
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