Precious in spanish
Precioso
pronunciation: pɹ̩eθioʊsoʊ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: pɹ̩eθioʊsoʊ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
precious = precioso, preciado, valioso.
Example: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.more:
» precious metal = metal precioso.
Example: In a thesaurus on dentistry, for example, the term GOLD will be an NT under FILLING MATERIALS; it would make little sense to create a 'metals' or 'precious metals' hierarchy.» precious stone = piedra preciosa.
Example: Mineralogists analyze and classify minerals and precious stones according to their composition and structure.» semi-precious = semiprecioso.
Example: Ultramarine was made from the semi-precious gem lapis lazuli and was so costly in the nineteenth century that artists infrequently used it.» semi-precious stone = piedra semipreciosa.
Example: Some of these exotic bindings were sometimes enriched with chased metal, semi-precious stones, or pasted-on pictures.» time + be + precious = tiempo + ser + precioso.
Example: With days growing shorter, time was precious, and man was reminded of the long darkness ahead.» waste of precious time = pérdida de un tiempo precioso.
Example: They're exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.