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treas·ure

(trĕzh′ər)

1. Accumulated or stored wealth in the form of money, jewels, or other valuables: search for buried treasure; spending much of the national treasure on armaments.

2. Valuable or precious possessions of any kind.

3. One considered especially precious or valuable: bought several treasures at the estate sale; saw her assistant as a treasure.

tr.v. treas·ured, treas·ur·ing, treas·ures

1. To keep or regard as precious; value highly. See Synonyms at appreciate.

2. To accumulate or store away, as for future use: "This same withered and crumbling flower ... Five and fifty years it has been treasured between the leaves of this old volume" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).

[Middle English tresure, from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus, from Greek thēsauros.]

treas′ur·a·ble adj.

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treasure

(ˈtrɛʒə)

1. wealth and riches, usually hoarded, esp in the form of money, precious metals, or gems

2. a thing or person that is highly prized or valued

vb (tr)

3. to prize highly as valuable, rare, or costly

4. to store up and save; hoard

[C12: from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus anything hoarded, from Greek thēsauros]

ˈtreasurable adj

ˈtreasureless adj

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treas•ure

(ˈtrɛʒ ər)

n., v. -ured, -ur•ing. n.

1. wealth or riches stored or accumulated, esp. in the form of precious metals, money, or jewels.

2. wealth, rich materials, or valuable things.

3. any thing or person greatly valued.

v.t.

4. to retain carefully or keep in store, as in the mind.

5. to regard or treat as precious; cherish.

6. to put away for security or future use, as money.

[1125–75; Middle English tresor < Old French < Latin thēsaurus storehouse, hoard (see thesaurus)]

treasure

hamper - A food basket for a picnic, it is a phonetic reduction of the word hanaper, "plate basket," or "repository for treasure."
garrison - At first, it meant "store, treasure."
treasure - Based on Greek thesauros.
treasure trove - From French, literally meaning "found treasure."

Treasure

a store or stock of valuable things.

Examples: treasure of central fire (volcanos), 1707; of the church, 1753; of the field, 1382.

treasure

Past participle: treasured
Gerund: treasuring

Imperative
treasure
treasure

Present
I treasure
you treasure
he/she/it treasures
we treasure
you treasure
they treasure

Preterite
I treasured
you treasured
he/she/it treasured
we treasured
you treasured
they treasured

Present Continuous
I am treasuring
you are treasuring
he/she/it is treasuring
we are treasuring
you are treasuring
they are treasuring

Present Perfect
I have treasured
you have treasured
he/she/it has treasured
we have treasured
you have treasured
they have treasured

Past Continuous
I was treasuring
you were treasuring
he/she/it was treasuring
we were treasuring
you were treasuring
they were treasuring

Past Perfect
I had treasured
you had treasured
he/she/it had treasured
we had treasured
you had treasured
they had treasured

Future
I will treasure
you will treasure
he/she/it will treasure
we will treasure
you will treasure
they will treasure

Future Perfect
I will have treasured
you will have treasured
he/she/it will have treasured
we will have treasured
you will have treasured
they will have treasured

Future Continuous
I will be treasuring
you will be treasuring
he/she/it will be treasuring
we will be treasuring
you will be treasuring
they will be treasuring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been treasuring
you have been treasuring
he/she/it has been treasuring
we have been treasuring
you have been treasuring
they have been treasuring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been treasuring
you will have been treasuring
he/she/it will have been treasuring
we will have been treasuring
you will have been treasuring
they will have been treasuring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been treasuring
you had been treasuring
he/she/it had been treasuring
we had been treasuring
you had been treasuring
they had been treasuring

Conditional
I would treasure
you would treasure
he/she/it would treasure
we would treasure
you would treasure
they would treasure

Past Conditional
I would have treasured
you would have treasured
he/she/it would have treasured
we would have treasured
you would have treasured
they would have treasured

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Noun	1.	treasure - accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" hoarded wealth riches, wealth - an abundance of material possessions and resources fortune - a large amount of wealth or prosperity valuable - something of value; "all our valuables were stolen" king's ransom - a very large treasure treasure trove, trove - treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)
	2.	treasure - art highly prized for its beauty or perfection gem art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"
	3.	treasure - any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures" possession - anything owned or possessed
	4.	treasure - a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
Verb	1.	treasure - hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" prize, value, appreciate do justice - show due and full appreciation; "The diners did the food and wine justice" consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" recognise, recognize - show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"
	2.	treasure - be fond of; be attached to cherish, hold dear, care for love - have a great affection or liking for; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" yearn - have affection for; feel tenderness for

treasure

noun

1. riches, money, gold, fortune, wealth, valuables, jewels, funds, cash, wonga (slang) It was here, the buried treasure, she knew it was.

2. objet d'art, masterpiece, work of art, valuable object The house was full of art treasures.

3. (Informal) angel, darling, find, star (informal), prize, pearl, something else (informal), jewel, gem, paragon, one in a million (informal), one of a kind (informal), nonpareil Charlie? Oh he's a treasure, loves children.

4. darling, angel, precious, pride and joy, apple of your eye, best or greatest thing since sliced bread (informal) They found out that their little treasure was a vicious murderer.

verb

1. prize, value, worship, esteem, adore, cherish, revere, venerate, hold dear, love, idolize, set great store by, dote upon, place great value on She treasures her memories of those joyous days.

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treasure

noun

1. A supply stored or hidden for future use:

backlog, cache, hoard, inventory, nest egg, reserve, reservoir, stock, stockpile, store.

Slang: stash.

2. A great amount of accumulated money and precious possessions:

affluence, fortune, pelf, riches, wealth.

3. Someone or something considered exceptionally precious:

gem, pearl, prize.

verb

1. To recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of:

appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize, respect, value.

Idiom: set store by.

2. To have the highest regard for:

cherish, prize.

Idiom: hold dear.

3. To store up (supplies or money), usually well beyond one's needs:

hoard, squirrel (away), stockpile.

Slang: stash.

Translations

كَنْزيَحْتَفِظ بِ، يَدَّخِريُقَدر، يُثَمِّن، يَعْتَز بِذُخْر، أغلى ما يكون، كَنْز

pokladcenit sichovat jako poklad

skatværdsætte

Schatz schätzen in Ehren halten Perle

θησαυρός

tesoro atesorar guardar valorar

aare

aarre

trésor cassette garder précieusement tenir à

blago

kincskincsként õriz

fjársjóîurgersemi, perlameta mikilsvarîveita, geyma

tesoro valutare molto apprezzare erario tesoreria

財宝

보물

thesaurus

brangiausiasbranginti

augstu vērtētbagātībadārgumidārgumsglabāt kā dārgumu

pokladuchovávať ako poklad

zaklad

skatt

สมบัติ

define hazineözenle saklamakçok değer/önem vermekçok değerli kimse/şey

kho báu

宝藏宝贝珍惜财宝金银财宝

treasure

[ˈtreʒəʳ]

A. N (= gold, jewels) → tesoro m
buried treasure → tesoro m enterrado or escondido; (= valuable object, person) → joya f
our charlady is a real treasure → nuestra asistenta es una verdadera joya
treasures of Spanish art → joyas del arte español
yes, my treasure → sí, mi tesoro

B. VT

1. (= value) → valorar

2. (also treasure up) (= keep) [+ memories, mementos] → guardar, atesorar

C. CPD treasure chest N (lit) → cofre m del tesoro, tesoro m (fig) [of information, knowledge] → tesoro m
treasure house N (fig) → mina f
treasure hunt N → caza f del tesoro
treasure trove N → tesoro m hallado

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treasure

[ˈtrɛʒə^r]

(= valuable items) → trésor m

(= helpful person) → perle f

(= value) [+ gift, item] → chérir; [+ memory] → chérirtreasure chest n

(= box) → malle f au trésor

(= rich source) → mine f

treasure

n (lit) → Schatz m; (fig also) → Kostbarkeit f; (= dear person) → Schatz m; many treasures of modern art → viele moderne Kunstschätze; she’s a real treasure → sie ist eine Perle or ein Juwel nt

vt → (hoch) schätzen, zu schätzen wissen; he really treasures his books → seine Bücher bedeuten ihm sehr viel; I shall treasure this memory → ich werde das in lieber Erinnerung behalten

treasure

treasure chest

n (lit) → Schatztruhe f; (fig) → Fundgrube f

treasure house

n (lit) → Schatzkammer f; a treasure of knowledge → eine Fundgrube des Wissens

treasure hunt

n → Schatzsuche f

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treasure

[ˈtrɛʒəʳ]

1. n (no pl, gold, jewels) → tesori mpl; (valuable object) (fig) (person) → tesoro
our cleaner is a real treasure → la nostra donna delle pulizie è una vera rarità

2. vt (value, friendship) → apprezzare molto, tenere in gran conto; (keep, valuables) → custodire gelosamente; (memory) → fare tesoro di

treasure

(ˈtreʒə) noun

1. a store of money, gold, jewels etc. The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; (also adjective) a treasure chest.

2. something very valuable. Our babysitter is a real treasure!

verb

1. to value; to think of as very valuable. I treasure the hours I spend in the country.

2. to keep (something) carefully because one values it. I treasure the book you gave me.

ˈtreasured adjective

regarded as precious; valued. The photograph of her son is her most treasured possession.

ˈtreasurer noun

the person in a club, society etc, who looks after the money.

treasure

→ كَنْز poklad skat Schatz θησαυρός tesoro aarre trésor blago tesoro 財宝 보물 schat skatt skarb tesouro сокровище skatt สมบัติ define kho báu 财宝

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At this news I became almost beside myself with joy and greed, and I flung my arms round the neck of the dervish, exclaiming: "Good dervish, I see plainly that the riches of this world are nothing to you, therefore of what use is the knowledge of this treasure to you?

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So Grandfather related the wonderful and true tale of the sunken treasure.

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After the escape of the girl Barunda and Ninaka had fallen out over that affair and the division of the treasure, with the result that the panglima had slipped a knife between the ribs of his companion and dropped the body overboard.

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The cursed greed which has been my besetting sin through life has withheld from her the treasure, half at least of which should have been hers.

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By night he would go alone to the treasure vault, reconnoitering, for he had determined that caution should mark his every move upon this expedition.

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Simon Nishikanta sneered openly at what he considered the captain's inefficient navigation, and continued to paint water- colours when he was serene, and to shoot at whales, sea-birds, and all things hurtable when he was downhearted and sea-sore with disappointment at not sighting the Lion's Head peak of the Ancient Mariner's treasure island

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His letter described the island minutely, as well as the location of the treasure, and was accompanied by the crudest, funniest little old map you ever saw; with trees and rocks all marked by scrawly X's to show the exact spot where the treasure had been buried.

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"With such a treasure at command, it were folly to be a poor man any longer.

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Presently it flared up and showed the whole scene in strong relief, the great mass of white tusks, the boxes of gold, the corpse of the poor Foulata stretched before them, the goat-skin full of treasure, the dim glimmer of the diamonds, and the wild, wan faces of us three white men seated there awaiting death by starvation.

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Powerless to recover their lost treasure by open force, the three guardian priests followed and watched it in disguise.

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The Mule carrying the treasure walked with head erect, as if conscious of the value of his burden, and tossed up and down the clear-toned bells fastened to his neck.

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"I am the Warden of the King's Treasure. Kurrun Raja builded the stone above me, in the days when my skin was dark, that I might teach death to those who came to steal.