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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTreasure
/ˈtrɛʒ.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects.
"The divers discovered a sunken ship filled with gold and silver treasure."
- 1
To keep or store up something as valuable; to cherish or greatly prize something.
"She will always treasure the memories of her childhood summers by the sea."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'tresor', which came from the Latin 'thesaurus', meaning a store or treasure. Ultimately, this traces back to the Ancient Greek 'thesauros', meaning a place where something is put for safekeeping or a hoard of precious things.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Treasure" is said worldwide
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trésor
Transliteration: /tʁe.zoʁ/
"Les pirates ont caché leur trésor sur l'île."
Schatz
Transliteration: /ʃat͡s/
"Sie fanden eine alte Kiste voller Schatz."
tesoro
Transliteration: /teˈzo.ro/
"La mappa indica dove è sepolto il tesoro."
tesoro
Transliteration: /teˈso.ɾo/
"El explorador buscó el tesoro perdido durante años."
tesouro
Transliteration: /teˈzo.ɾu/
"Eles encontraram um tesouro escondido na caverna."
खजाना
Transliteration: khazana
"राजा ने अपना सारा खजाना गुप्त स्थान पर छुपा दिया।"
宝藏
Transliteration: bǎozàng
"海盗们在岛上埋藏了宝藏。"
보물
Transliteration: bomul
"그들은 섬에서 해적의 보물을 찾았다."
宝物
Transliteration: takaramono
"子供たちは庭で秘密の宝物を見つけた。"
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