precious

precioso

precious(

preh

shihs

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Un adjetivo es una palabra que describe a un sustantivo (p.ej. el perro grande).

adjetivo

1. (adorable)

a. precioso

What a precious little dog that lady has.Qué perrito más precioso trae esa señora.

Your baby is so precious.Tu bebé es tan precioso.

2. (querido)

a. adorado

All of her grandchildren are very precious to her.Todos sus nietos son muy adorados por ella.

3. (que vale mucho)

a. precioso

The emperor had many precious stones in his treasury.El emperador tenía muchas piedras preciosas en su tesorería.

b. valioso

The artifacts are extremely precious and must be kept in an enclosure.Los artefactos son extremadamente valiosos y deben guardarse en un recinto.

4. (falso)

a. preciosista

That politician has such a precious way of speaking; I don't trust him at all.La manera de hablar de ese político es tan preciosista; no me da nada de confianza.

precious

Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).

Sustantivo

1. (term of endearment)

my precious!¡mi cielo!

Un adjetivo es una palabra que describe a un sustantivo (p.ej. el perro grande).

adjetivo

2. (valuable)

a. precioso(a), valioso(a)

3. (secret, possession)

a. preciado(a)

this photo is very precious to meesta foto tiene mucho valor para mí

4. (ironic)

you and your precious books!¡tú y tus dichosos libros!

5. (peyorativo)

a. afectado(a)

Un adverbio es una palabra que modifica o sirve de complemento a un verbo, un adjetivo u otro adverbio (correr rápido, muy cansado).

adverbio

6. (coloquial)

precious littlepoquísimo(a)

precious fewpoquísimos(as)

precious [ˈpreʃəs]

adjetivo

1 (costly) [+jewel, stone] precioso; [+commodity, resource] preciado; [+possession] muy valioso

in time of drought water was a precious commodity The one [resource] more precious than any other was land When you insure your home, car or precious possessions... Tomac punctured and lost two precious minutes he could ill afford His [knowledge] of foreign affairs is too precious to be dispensed with. salt is nearly as precious as gold in some places

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

it's my most precious possession

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

I couldn't care less about your precious golf clubs me traen sin cuidado tus queridos palos de golf (ironic)

your precious dog that precious marrow of yours

adverbio

precious little/few bien poco/pocos; precious little has been gained se ha logrado muy poco

sustantivo

(my) precious! ¡querida!

modificador

precious metal (n) metal (m) precioso

precious stone (n) piedra (f) preciosa

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Ejemplos

Frases

precious baby girl	preciosa bebé
precious metal	los metal precioso
my precious	mi precioso
how precious	qué precioso
precious object	objeto precioso
working of precious metals	orfebrería