| precious stone | n batu permata, batu berharga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precious metal | nlogam berharga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precious | n (colloq) sayang, intan, buah hati: don’t cry ~ . Daddy’ll buy you a new toy,jangan menangis, sayang. Ayah akan belikan kamu mainan yg baru. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precious | adv; ~ /few, little /, (colloq) sedikit sangat: you’ll get ~ little cooperation from her, sedikit sangat kerjasama yg akan kamu dapat daripadanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precious | a ~ lot of good, (colloq) tak ada guna lagi: the offer of help has come too late. A ~ lot of good it will do him now, tawaran bantuan terlalu lewat. Tak ada guna lagi baginya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precious | adj 1. of great value, (sangat) berharga: his time is ~, he can spare you only five minutes, masanya sangat berharga, dia boleh memberi masa lima minit sahaja utk kamu; gold is a ~ metal, emas ialah logam yg berharga; 2. loved, cherished, kesayangan: their youngest child is very ~ to them, anak bongsu mereka menjadi kesayangan mereka; 3. (derog), (of language, manners) melebih-lebih: he’s all right, but a bit too ~ for my liking, dia baik, tetapi agak melebih-lebih; 4. (colloq), (indic anger) sayang sangat: here’s your ~ tape recorder, then. I’ll never borrow it again,nahlah pita rakaman yg kamu sayang sangat. Saya tdk akan meminjamnya lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| silver | n 1. precious metal, perak; 2. (coins) duit syiling: he went to the bank to change a ten dollar note into ~, dia pergi ke bank utk menukarkan wang kertas sepuluh ringgit kpd duit syiling; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| platinum | n 1. ( precious metal ) platinum; 2. silvery grey colour , (warna) platinum. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jewel | n 1. precious stone, (batu) permata; (liter.) manikam; 2. piece of jewellery, barang kemas: her ~s are kept in a safe, barang-barang kemasnya disimpan di dlm peti besi; 3. (in watch) permata; 4. highly valued person or thing, sangat sso hargai: our cook is a ~, tukang masak kami sangat kami hargai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gem | n 1. precious stone, (batu) permata; 2. so. or st highly valued, [various translations]: the ~ of his collection has been stolen, lukisan yg terbaik dlm koleksinya telah dicuri; your housekeeper is a real ~, pengurus rumah kamu sangat bagus; a ~ of a restaurant, restoran yg cukup baik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |