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By the end of the hour, the place where she laid her precious head would be covered with a cascade of satin bows, their long ends reaching the floor in a river of love.
Al final de la hora, el lugar donde tuviera apoyada la preciosa cabecita estaría cubierto con una cascada de lazos de raso, cuyas largas puntas llegarían hasta el suelo formando un río de amor.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
The carriage of valuable goods (e.g. precious metals) in special vehicles escorted by the police or another security service.
El transporte de mercancías valiosas (por ejemplo metales preciosos) en vehículos especiales escoltados por la policía u otro servicio de seguridad.
spent catalysts containing precious metals
Catalizadores usados que contienen metales preciosos
A woman to his right was mumbling something plaintive about lost babies, and rocking herself back and forth, holding her arms in front of her as if they contained something precious, when they did not.
Una mujer a su derecha farfullaba algo lastimero sobre niños perdidos y se balanceaba atrás y adelante con los brazos cruzados como si acunasen algo precioso, cuando no era así.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
She had a precious little pink butterfly tattooed on her hip, and a heart on a chain around her throat, and both were getting banged around to the beat of his thrusting.
Tenía una preciosa mariposita rosa tatuada en la cadera, y una cadena con un corazón alrededor de la garganta, y ambos se mecían con el ritmo de sus empujes.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
The casket could have been stolen for its precious jewels and gold?'
Tal vez robaran el relicario por el valor de las piedras y el oro.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negro
El gallo negro
Sansom, Christopher John
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003
precious stones and metals and jewellery fashioned out of such stones and metals,
Piedras y metales preciosos y joyas fabricadas con dichas piedras y metales
Really, he's right, thought Mr. Bubis: just because a novel bores me doesn't mean it's bad, it just means I won't be able to sell it and it will take up precious space in my warehouse.
Bien mirado, tiene razón, pensó el señor Bubis: el que yo me aburra con una novela no significa que esa novela sea mala, sólo significa que no la voy a poder vender y que por tanto ocupará un sitio precioso en mi almacén.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
catalysts removed from vehicles containing precious metals
Catalizadores retirados de vehículos que contienen metales preciosos
In fact, I can describe his manner at that moment no better than the way Miss Kenton puts it in her letter; it was indeed 'as though he hoped to find some precious jewel he had dropped there.'
En realidad, el mejor modo de describir el comportamiento de mi padre durante aquellos momentos sería citar la frase que miss Kenton escribió en su carta. Fue, efectivamente, «como si esperase encontrar alguna piedra preciosa que hubiese perdido».
Ishiguro, Kadzuo / The Remains of the DayIshiguro, Kadzuo / Los Restos Del Dia
Los Restos Del Dia
Ishiguro, Kadzuo
The Remains of the Day
Ishiguro, Kadzuo
© 1989 by Kazuo Ishiguro
Heading 7116 does not cover articles containing precious metal or metal clad with precious metal (other than as minor constituents).
En la partida 7116 solo se clasifican los artículos que no lleven metal precioso ni chapado de metal precioso (plaqué) o que, llevándolos, solo sean simples accesorios o adornos de mínima importancia.
ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES
COMPUESTOS INORGÁNICOS U ORGÁNICOS DE METAL PRECIOSO, DE ELEMENTOS RADIACTIVOS, DE METALES DE LAS TIERRAS RARAS O DE ISÓTOPOS

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precious stones
pedrería
precious metal
metal precioso

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precious

noun, singular
Singular
Common caseprecious
Possessive case-