"precious" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

precious adjetivo

precious + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 130
precious metal • precious stone • precious thing • precious time • precious resource • precious moment • precious second • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 26
(5) resource, asset
Kolokacji: 2
(8) cargo, burden
Kolokacji: 2
1. precious life = cenne życie precious life
2. precious energy = cenna energia precious energy
  • I didn't want to spook the deer and force them to waste precious energy at the time of year that they could least afford it.
  • Where only information was important, it was a waste of precious energy to transfer bulk matter.
  • Hot day like this, it didn't pay to expend precious energy.
  • "I hope these young professionals are using their precious energy on more important issues," she said.
  • "Had they been in my keeping, I would not have been required to waste precious energy to speak about them."
  • I'd used up a lot of precious energy dealing with Curtis.
  • We have recently installed smart metering that will give more precious energy use.
  • But he must not waste precious energy worrying about that just now.
  • Don't waste precious energy trying to convince yourself that nothing's going on.
  • I have already expended precious energies trying to reach it.
3. precious freedom = cenna wolność precious freedom
(11) water, fluid, liquid, food
Kolokacji: 4
(12) memory, knowledge
Kolokacji: 2
(15) item, icon, one
Kolokacji: 3
(17) day, opportunity, Bunny
Kolokacji: 3
(19) Love, darling
Kolokacji: 2
(21) Lord, son, word
Kolokacji: 3
(22) egg, seed, fruit, grain
Kolokacji: 4
(23) drop, pearl
Kolokacji: 2
(24) air, fuel, oxygen, oil
Kolokacji: 4
(25) coin, currency, dollar
Kolokacji: 3
(26) herb, spice
Kolokacji: 2
adverbio + precious
Kolokacji: 4
most precious • infinitely precious • overly precious • equally precious
precious + preposición
Kolokacji: 4
precious to • precious in • precious of • precious for

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