"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
2. precious burden = drogi ciężar precious burden
  • And a very good place to bury this precious burden.
  • With a gentle thud the trolley received its precious burden.
  • I looked down at my precious burden, feeling its life, not seeing it, but knowing it was there.
  • After only a moment's consideration he let it fall, so could wrap both arms around his precious burden.
  • The ambulance quickly reached the waiting jet, and the team boarded with their precious burden.
  • He tossed his precious burden to a squire, who bore it away.
  • The balloon made little progress, and the wind seemed as though unwilling to jostle its precious burden.
  • From there, they would deliver their precious burden to the bank and see it placed in the vault.
  • Albert followed with his precious burden into a cobbled stable yard.
  • He buckled on his belt, heavy with its precious burden.
(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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