preciado

adj.

valued, esteemed, valuable, loved.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: preciar.

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preciado

► adjetivo

1 precious

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ADJ

1) (=estimado) [posesión] prized; [amigo] valued, esteemed

2) (=presuntuoso) presumptuous

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-da adjetivo <bien/objeto> prized, valued; <don> valuable

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= cherished, precious, prized, valued, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], treasured, hugged.

Ex. Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.

Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.

Ex. Small luxury editions, much prized but little used, may have survived almost complete.

Ex. One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.

Ex. Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.

Ex. The increasing deterioration of treasured books makes conservation/preservation a national and international obligation.

Ex. Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.

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* muy preciado = much prized, highly prized.

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-da adjetivo <bien/objeto> prized, valued; <don> valuable

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= cherished, precious, prized, valued, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], treasured, hugged.

Ex: Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.

Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.

Ex: Small luxury editions, much prized but little used, may have survived almost complete.

Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.

Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.

Ex: The increasing deterioration of treasured books makes conservation/preservation a national and international obligation.

Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.

* muy preciado = much prized, highly prized.

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preciado -da

adjective

‹bien› prized, valued; ‹don› valuable

una joya muy preciada a highly prized jewel

las naranjas son muy preciadas en este país oranges are very precious here, oranges are prized here

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Del verbo preciar: (conjugate preciar)

preciado es:

el participio

preciado

◊ -da adjetivo ‹bien/objeto› prized, valued;

‹don› valuable
preciado,-a adjetivo
1 (un objeto) prized, valued
2 (una persona) valuable, esteemed
'preciado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
preciada
English:
sirloin
- treasure

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preciado, -a adj

valuable, prized;

un metal muy preciado a highly-prized metal;

un bien muy preciado a highly-valued possession

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preciado

adj precious

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preciado, -da adj

: esteemed, prized, valuable