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die Pretiosen/die Preziosen (pl.)
   valuables, valuable possessions

Rolex-Uhren, Diamantohrringe und Mets-Fanjacke - zum Ersten, zum Zweiten: Die Pretiosen von Bernard Madoff sind im New Yorker Sheraton Hotel versteigert worden.
Rolex watches, diamond earrings and a Mets fan jacket - going once, going twice: Bernard Madoff’s valuables have been auctioned off at the Sheraton Hotel in New York.

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pretiös/preziös (adj) precious, valuable

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