precious metal in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for precious metal in the English»Spanish Dictionary

precious metal N C or U

precious metal

metal m precioso

Translations for precious metal in the Spanish»English Dictionary

metal precioso

precious metal

metal noble

precious metal

Translations for precious metal in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.precious [Am ˈprɛʃəs, Brit ˈprɛʃəs] ADJ

1.1. precious (valuable):

precious jewel/object

precioso

precious jewel/object

valiosísimo

capture those precious moments with your camera

capte esos momentos tan preciados con su cámara fotográfica

we lost precious time

perdimos tiempo precioso

1.2. precious (dear):

precious

querido

to be precious to sb 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

your friendship is very precious to me

valoro mucho tu amistad

1.3. precious iron:

her precious son

su queridísimo hijo iron

you can keep your precious ring

guárdate tu maldito anillo

2. precious (affected):

precious manner/speech/person

preciosista

precious manner/speech/person

afectado

II.precious [Am ˈprɛʃəs, Brit ˈprɛʃəs] ADV inf as intensifier

precious few

muy pocos

precious few

poquísimos

she's done precious little to help

bien poco ha hecho para ayudar

III.precious [Am ˈprɛʃəs, Brit ˈprɛʃəs] N as form of address

precious

tesoro

there, there, (my) precious, don't cry

vamos, no llores, (mi) tesoro

I.metal [Am ˈmɛdl, Brit ˈmɛt(ə)l] N

1. metal (solid material):

metal U or C

metal m

metal attr box/clasp/plating

metálico

metal attr box/clasp/plating

de metal

2. metal U or C CHEM:

metal

metal m

3. metal U (on roads):

metal Brit

grava f

4. metal U (liquid glass) TECH:

metal

vidrio m fundido

II.metal <pres part metalling; pt, pp metalled> [Am ˈmɛdl, Brit ˈmɛt(ə)l] VB trans Brit

metal

engravar

precious metal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for precious metal in the Spanish»English Dictionary

metal noble

precious metal

orfebrería (obra)

articles pl worked in precious metal

Translations for precious metal in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.precious [ˈpreʃəs] ADJ

1. precious (of great value):

precious

precioso, -a

you can keep your precious ring! iron

¡guárdate tu maldito anillo!

2. precious (affected):

precious

afectado, -a

precious person

amanerado, -a

II.precious [ˈpreʃəs] ADV inf

precious few

muy pocos

to be precious little help

ser de muy poca ayuda

I.metal [ˈmetl, Am ˈmet̬-] N

1. metal (element):

metal

metal m

2. metal Brit (road):

metal

grava f

3. metal pl Brit RAIL:

metal

rieles m pl

II.metal [ˈmetl, Am ˈmet̬-] ADJ

metal

metálico, -a

III.metal [ˈmetl, Am ˈmet̬-] VB trans

metal road:

metal

engravar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That led to low quality coins which were easily forged or clipped, i.e. precious metal was shaved from the edges of the coins.

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Gold has been a valuable and highly sought-after precious metal for coinage, jewelry, and other arts since long before the beginning of recorded history.

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The amount of precious metal in a ruble varied over time.

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These would have been made with thin sheets of precious metal over a wooden core.

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His expedition had collected a good quantity of the precious metal but was running low on food and supplies.

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The minting country of precious metal coins tended to be relatively unimportant.

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It is often made of precious metal and may be adorned with enamelwork, and precious or semi-precious gemstones.

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A piece of alloy metal containing a precious metal may have the weight of its precious component referred to as its fine weight.

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Chalices are often made of precious metal, and they are sometimes richly enamelled and jewelled.

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Sacred vessels should be made from precious metal.

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