treasure
A collection of valuable thingsA collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
» It's rumored there are treasures hidden there.
Es geht das Gerücht um, dass dort ein Schatz verborgen liegt.
Gerüchten zufolge sollen dort Schätze versteckt sein.
По слухам, там спрятан клад.
Говорят, там спрятаны сокровища.
Ходят слухи, что там спрятаны сокровища.
Кажуть, що там заховано скарби.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, literally, uncountable)A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
Schatz
сокро́вищеsokróvišče, драгоце́нностьdragocénnostʹ, кладklad
скарбskarb, дорогоці́нністьdorohocínnistʹ
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
(countable, figuratively)Anything greatly valued.
Schatz
драгоце́нностьdragocénnostʹ
дорогоці́нністьdorohocínnistʹ, кошто́вністьkoštóvnistʹ
any possession that is highly valued by its owner
Anything greatly valued.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A term of endearment.
Schatz
сокро́вищеsokróvišče
(countable, euphemistic, figuratively, in the plural, literary, uncountable)The female genitals; pudenda.
Examples
293 sentencesIt's rumored there are treasures hidden there.
Кажуть, що там заховано скарби. — mkazarian
ruПо слухам, там спрятан клад. — Hellerick
deEs geht das Gerücht um, dass dort ein Schatz verborgen liegt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We were looking for buried treasure.
ruМы искали клад. — afyodor
deWir suchten nach vergrabenen Schätzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We didn't bury the treasure here.
ruМы не зарыли сокровище здесь. — carlosalberto
deWir haben den Schatz nicht hier vergraben. — carlosalberto
They dug here and there for treasure.
ruОни копали тут и там в поисках сокровища. — Lenin_1917
The treasure was buried on the island.
ruСокровище было зарыто на острове. — Ooneykcall
deDer Schatz war auf der Insel vergraben. — xtofu80
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēInherited from Middle English tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native Old English goldhord (See goldhoard) and Old English ġestrēon. Doublet of thesaurus.
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Forms
plural: treasuresSynonyms
2 synonyms- accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.:hoarded wealth
- art highly prized for its beauty or perfection:gem
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- buried the treasure
- buried treasure
- the treasure was