precious

precious
'preʃəs
adjective
(of great value: precious jewels.) precioso
- precious stone
- precious few/little
precious adj precioso
a precious stone una piedra preciosa
precious
tr['preʃəs]
adjective
1 (jewel, stone, metal) precioso,-a
2 (moment, memory, possession) preciado,-a, querido,-a
3 ironic queridísimo,-a, maldito,-a
noun
1 (term of endearment) tesoro, vida
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
precious few poquísimos,-as
precious little poquísimo,-a
to be precious to somebody tenerle mucho cariño a alguien/algo
■ she's very precious to me le tengo mucho cariño
precious ['prɛʃəs] adj
1) : precioso
precious gems: piedras preciosas
2) dear: querido
3) affected: afectado
precious
adj.
• alambicado, -a adj.
• amado, -a adj.
• precioso, -a adj.
• querido, -a adj.
• rebuscado, -a adj.

I 'preʃəs
adjective
1)
a) (valuable) <jewel/object> precioso, valiosísimo

precious metal — metal m precioso

precious stone — piedra f preciosa

we lost precious time — perdimos tiempo precioso

b) (dear) querido

to 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)

her precious son — su queridísimo hijo (iró)

you can keep your precious ring — guárdate tu maldito anillo

2) (affected) preciosista, afectado

II
adverb (colloq) (as intensifier)

precious few — muy pocos, poquísimos

she's done precious little to help — bien poco ha hecho para ayudar


III
noun (as form of address) tesoro
['preʃǝs]
1. ADJ
1) (=costly) [jewel, stone] precioso; [commodity, resource] preciado; [possession] muy valioso

we're wasting precious time — estamos desperdiciando un tiempo precioso

2) (=treasured) preciado

she 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

the book is very precious to me — para mí el libro tiene gran valor

3) (=artificial, affected) [person] preciosista, afectado; [style] rebuscado
4) iro

I 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

precious little has been gained — se ha logrado muy poco

3.
N

(my) precious! — † ¡querida!

4.
CPD

precious metal N — metal m precioso

precious stone N — piedra f preciosa

* * *

I ['preʃəs]
adjective
1)
a) (valuable) <jewel/object> precioso, valiosísimo

precious metal — metal m precioso

precious stone — piedra f preciosa

we lost precious time — perdimos tiempo precioso

b) (dear) querido

to 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)

her precious son — su queridísimo hijo (iró)

you can keep your precious ring — guárdate tu maldito anillo

2) (affected) preciosista, afectado

II
adverb (colloq) (as intensifier)

precious few — muy pocos, poquísimos

she's done precious little to help — bien poco ha hecho para ayudar


III
noun (as form of address) tesoro

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Mira otros diccionarios:

  • Precious — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Precious» Sencillo de Depeche Mode del álbum Playing the Angel Lado B «Free» Publicación 3 de octubre de 2005 en …   Wikipedia Español

  • Precious — Données clés Titre original Precious Réalisation Lee Daniels Scénario Geoffrey S. Fletcher d après le roman de « Sapphire » Acteurs principaux Gabourey Sidibe Mo Nique Paula …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Precious — may refer to:In music: * Precious (band), a British band * Precious (Chanté Moore album) * Precious (Cubic U album) * Precious (Ours album) * Precious (Loïs Lane album), an album by Loïs Lane * Precious (Yuna Ito song), from the album Heart *… …   Wikipedia

  • Precious — Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or worth;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Precious — bezeichnet: Precious (Band), britische Pop Gruppe Precious – Das Leben ist kostbar, US amerikanisches Filmdrama (2009) Precious ist der Name folgender Personen: Precious Dede (* 1980), nigerianische Fußballspielerin Precious Wilson (* 1957),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • precious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having great value. 2) greatly loved or treasured. 3) ironic considerable: a precious lot you know! 4) derogatory affectedly concerned with elegant or refined language or manners. ● precious little (or few) Cf. ↑precious little …   English terms dictionary

  • precious — [adj1] favorite, valued adored, beloved, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, idolized, inestimable, loved, pet, prized, treasured; concepts 529,567 Ant. disfavored, useless, valueless, worthless precious [adj2] expensive; rare choice, costly, dear …   New thesaurus

  • precious — [presh′əs] adj. [ME < OFr precios < L pretiosus < pretium, PRICE] 1. of great price or value; costly 2. of great desirability; held in high esteem [precious rights] 3. beloved; dear 4. very fastidious, overrefined, or affected, as in… …   English World dictionary

  • precious — index inestimable, invaluable, premium, priceless, rare, sterling, valuable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • precious — (adj.) late 13c., from O.Fr. precios (11c., Mod.Fr. précieux), from L. pretiosus costly, valuable, from pretium value, worth, price (see PRICE (Cf. price)). Meaning over refined first recorded late 14c. Precieuse a woman aiming at refined… …   Etymology dictionary

  • precious — *costly, expensive, dear, valuable, invaluable, priceless Analogous words: *choice, exquisite, recherché, rare: valued, prized, appreciated, cherished (see APPRECIATE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

Compartir el artículo y extractos

Link directo
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”