treasure

treas·ure  (trzhr)

n.

1. Accumulated or stored wealth in the form of money, jewels, or other valuables.

2. Valuable or precious possessions of any kind.

3. One considered especially precious or valuable.

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 and store away, as for future use.

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[Middle English tresure, from Old French tresor, from Latin thsaurus, from Greek thsauros.]

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treasur·a·ble adj.

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treasure [ˈtrɛʒə]

n

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)

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

2. to store up and save; hoard

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

treasurable  adj

treasureless  adj

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Treasure a store or stock of valuable things.

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

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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."

Thesaurus

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

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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

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.

Translations

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]

n

(= valuable items) → trésor m

(= helpful person) → perle f

vt

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

(= box) → malle f au trésor

(= rich source) → mine f

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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

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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

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treasure

n treasure [ˈtreʒə]

1 a store of money, gold, jewels etc The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; (also adjective ) a treasure chest. skat كَنْز съкровище poklad skat; skatte- der Schatz;Schatz-... θησαυρός tesoro varandus گنج aarre trésor אוֹצָר खजाना riznica, blago kincs harta fjársjóður tesoro 財宝 보물 lobis bagātība; dārgumi harta karun schat skatt(-) skarb tesouro co­moară сокровища poklad zaklad blago skatt สมบัติ hazine, define 金銀財寶 скарб خزانہ tài sản, châu báu 金银财宝

2 something very valuable Our babysitter is a real treasure! skat ذُخْر، أغلى ما يكون، كَنْز богатство poklad skat die Perle θησαυρός (μτφ.) tesoro aare هر چیز ارزشمند aarre trésor “אוֹצָר” बहुमूल्य blago kincs barang berharga gersemi, perla tesoro 大事な人 귀중품 lobis dārgums orang yg sangat berharga juweel perle, skatt, knupp skarb tesouro comoară сокровище poklad zaklad blago pärla ของมีค่า çok değerli kimse/şey, hazine 寶貝 скарб بيش بہا của quý 宝贝

v

1 to value; to think of as very valuable I treasure the hours I spend in the country. waardeer, verlustig in يُقَدر، يُثَمِّن، يَعْتَز بِ ценя високо cenit si værdsætte schätzen θεωρώ κτ. πολύτιμο, εκτιμώ εξαιρετικά apreciar mucho, valorar mucho kõrgelt hindama ارزش زیاد قائل شدن vaalia tenir à לְהוֹקִיר बहुमूल्य समझना cijeniti nagyra becsül menghargai meta mikils (apprezzare molto) 大事にする 소중히 하다 branginti, vertinti augstu vērtēt menghargai waarderen verdsette, skatte cenić, przechowywać w pamięci dar valor a a preţui ценить; хранить (в памяти) ceniť si ceniti ceniti uppskatta, sätta värde på ตีค่าสูง çok değer/önem vermek 銘記 високо цінувати قدر کرنا quý trọng 铭记

2 to keep (something) carefully because one values it I treasure the book you gave me. bewaar يَحْتَفِظ بِ، يَدَّخِر пазя chovat jako poklad sætte højt in Ehren halten προσέχω σαν τα μάτια μου guardar como un tesoro, atesorar hoidma kui silmatera گرامی داشتن vaalia garder précieusement לִשמוֹר כְּאוֹצָר संजोए रखना čuvati kao jako vrijedno kincsként őriz menjaga varðveita, geyma (avere molto caro) 大切にとっておく 소중히 간수하다 branginti glabāt kā dārgumu menyimpan dgn baik bewaren ta godt vare på; sette stor pris på strzec jak skarbu guardar como tesouro a păs­tra ca pe o comoară дорожить uchovávať ako poklad čuvati kot zaklad čuvati pažljivo bevara, vårda [] ทะนุถนอม özenle saklamak 珍惜 зберігати, як скарб عزيز رکھنا trân trọng 珍惜

adj treasured

regarded as precious; valued The photograph of her son is her most treasured possession. kosbaar ثَمين، مُقَدَّر ценен drahocenný skattet geschätzt πολύτιμος valioso, precioso kallihinnaline, väärtuslik ارزشمند kallisarvoinen précieux מוּעֲרָך כְּאוֹצָר smatrati vrijednim kincsként őrzött dihargai sem er í miklum metum prezioso 大切な 소중한 brangiausias visdārgākais; visvērtīgākais barang berharga kostbaar dyrebar, høyt verdsatt cenny prezado preţios бесценный drahocenný dragocen dragocen värdefull, kär ซึ่งมีค่า en değerli 珍貴的 дорогоцінний; високо оцінюваний قيمتي quý 珍贵的

n treasurer

the person in a club, society etc, who looks after the money. tesourier أمين صُنْدوق ковчежник pokladník kasserer der/die Schatzmeister(in) ταμίας tesorero varahoidja خزانه دار؛ بانکدار rahastonhoitaja trésorier/-ière גִזבָּר कोषाध्यक्ष blagajnik pénztáros bendahara gjaldkeri tesoriere 会計係 회계원 iždininkas mantzinis; kases pārzinis bendahari penningmeester kasserer skarbnik tesoureiro trezorier казначей pokladník blagajnik blagajnik skattmästare, kassör ผู้ดูแลทรัพย์สมบัติ sayman, muhasip 司庫，會計，出納員 скарбник; хоронитель خزانچي người thủ quỹ 司库

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