précieux

/pʁesjø/

adjective B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. precious

    • Le temps est précieux.

      Time is precious.

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Portuguese

precioso

precioso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "precious."

Practice

1 What does précieux mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le temps est ___.

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