precious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for precious in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.precious [Brit ˈprɛʃəs, Am ˈprɛʃəs] N (as endearment)

II.precious [Brit ˈprɛʃəs, Am ˈprɛʃəs] ADJ

III.precious [Brit ˈprɛʃəs, Am ˈprɛʃəs] ADV (very)

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wash out (gen) precious metal
wash out (from mud) precious metal

Translations for precious in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

precious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for precious in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for precious in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
précieux (-euse)
precious
precious stones

precious Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be precious to sb
precious few
to be precious little help
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Here she would work day in and day out at her precious eggs.
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Many lost their precious lives and many were wounded.
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In the first two lines of the first quatrain he says that beauty is more precious as a result of truth.
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While they contained precious metals, the value of a coin was higher than its precious metal content, so they were not bullion.
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Historically speaking, this building is considered to be the most precious possession of the town.
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Newsletters suggest hard assets of gold and silver bullion, coins, and other precious-metal oriented investments such as mining shares.
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Inlays were produced to decorate wooden articles, furniture, chests, sarcophagi and jewellery in combination with other, often precious materials, such as gold leaf or ivory.
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In his letter he deplores of his idle state, offering his precious political experience to the new lord.
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He considers education to be the most precious aspect of society, and advocates for universities to be maintained regardless of the cost.
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They have all the precious and rare things that come from the various foreign kingdoms.
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