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precious

/ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/ adverbe C2

En français : très, extrêmement

  1. Very; an intensifier. · There is precious little we can do.· precious few pictures of him exist
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Marilla knew too little about precious stones to realize how fine the amethysts actually were; but she thought them very beautiful and was always pleasantly conscious of their violet shimmer at her throat, above her good brown satin dress, even although she could not see it.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 93 · C1
I did not wink at you.” She then sat still five minutes longer; but unable to waste such a precious occasion, she suddenly got up, and saying to Kitty,--
Pride and Prejudice, p. 325 · B2
But my people have worn green glasses on their eyes so long that most of them think it really is an Emerald City, and it certainly is a beautiful place, abounding in jewels and precious metals, and every good thing that is needed to make one happy.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 109 · B2
It was precious dirty and lonely.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 41 · B2

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