 | English  | German | |
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 | precious {adj} | 5941 kostbar | |
| precious {adj} | 2519 wertvoll | |
| precious {adj} | 399 edel [hochwertig] | |
| precious {adj} | 210 geschätzt | |
| precious {adj} | 55 preziös [geh.] | |
| precious {adj} | 33 pretiös [geh.] [Rsv.] [preziös] | |
| Nouns |
| precious [darling] | 319 Schatz {m} [Kosewort] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| A precious mess! | Eine schöne Unordnung! | |
| more precious {adj} | kostbarer | |
| most precious {adj} | kostbarste | |
| material non-precious {adj} | unedel | |
| precious few {adv} | herzlich wenig / wenige | |
| precious little {adj} | herzlich wenig | |
| precious little {adj} | ziemlich klein | |
| precious little {adj} | ziemlich wenig | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| my precious | mein Schatz {m} | |
| precious cherub [term of endearment] | Prachtengel {m} [selten] [Kosewort] | |
| precious item | Pretiose {f} | |
| precious item | Preziose {f} | |
| precious items | Pretiosen {pl} | |
| precious items | Preziosen {pl} | |
| precious jewel [also fig.] | kostbarer Juwel {m} [auch fig.] | |
| precious jewel [also fig.] | kostbares Juwel {n} [auch fig.] | |
| precious knowledge {sg} | kostbare Kenntnisse {pl} | |
| precious metal <PM> | Edelmetall {n} | |
| precious metals | Edelmetalle {pl} | |
| precious object | Kostbarkeit {f} [Gegenstand] | |
| precious objects | Kostbarkeiten {pl} | |
| material mining precious ore | Edelerz {n} [Mann, Dr. Faustus] | |
| precious ring | kostbarer Ring {m} | |
| precious scoundrel | schöner Schurke {m} | |
| precious stone | Edelstein {m} | |
| precious stone | kostbarer Stein {m} | |
| precious timber | Edelholz {n} | |
| precious time | wertvolle Zeit {f} | |
| idiom precious water | kostbares Nass {n} [leicht hum.] [kostbares Wasser] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to be precious to sb. | jdm. lieb und teuer sein | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| non-precious metal | unedles Metall {n} | |
| dent. precious metal content | Edelmetallgehalt {m} | |
| precious metal piece | Edelmetallstück {n} | |
| precious metal prices | Edelmetallpreise {pl} | |
| comm. precious metals trade | Edelmetallhandel {m} | |
| precious wood species | Edelhölzer {pl} | |
| chem. material semi-precious metal | Halbedelmetall {n} | |
| mineral. semi-precious stone | Halbedelstein {m} | |
| idiom the precious water | das kostbare Nass {n} | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| idiom That is precious little. | Das ist verzweifelt wenig. | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| arbitrage in precious metals | Edelmetallarbitrage {f} | |
| piece of precious metal | Edelmetallstück {n} | |
| dent. polishers for precious metals | Edelmetallpolierer {pl} | |
| relig. Precious Blood (of Christ) | heiliges Blut {n} (Christi) | |
| comm. jobs precious metals / metal dealer | Edelmetallhändler {m} | |
| proportion of precious metal | Edelmetallanteil {m} | |
| semi-precious stone jewellery [esp. Br.] | Halbedelsteinschmuck {m} | |
| shortage of precious metals | Edelmetallknappheit {f} | |
| study of precious stones [gemmology] | Wissenschaft {f} von den Edelsteinen | |
| comm. trading in precious metals | Edelmetallhandel {m} | |
| transactions in precious metals | Edelmetallgeschäfte {pl} | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| I had precious little choice. | Ich hatte keine große Wahl. | |
| There's precious little chance of that happening. | Die Chance, dass so etwas passiert, ist wohl minimal. | |
| They are very precious to her. | Sie sind ihr viel wert. | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be precious little help to sb. | jdm. wohl kaum eine große Hilfe sein | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| precious stones, semi-precious stones and imitation jewellery [Br.] [see European Customs Portal, Section XIV] | Edelsteine, Schmucksteine und Fantasieschmuck [siehe Europa-Zollportal, Abschnitt XIV] | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
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| zool. T precious wentletrap [Epitonium scalare, syn.: E. breve, E. gradatum, E. laevis, E. lineatum, E. medium, E. minor, E. pygmaeum, E. subtile, Scalaria pretiosa, S. scalaris] | | |
