jewel

BrE /ˈdʒuː.əl/ AmE /ˈdʒuː.əl/

noun en → es

1 ORNAMENT B2

a precious or beautiful stone that is cut and polished to be worn as a piece of jewellery or used in decoration

joya, piedra preciosa

  • a jewel

Collocations jewel necklace · precious jewel

  • She wore a beautiful diamond jewel.

    Ella llevaba una hermosa joya de diamante.

2 PERSON B1

someone or something that is very valuable, special, or important to a particular person or group of people

tesoro, joya (persona)

  • be someone's jewel

Collocations jewel of the family · treasure of the community

  • He is a real jewel to have in our team.

    Es un verdadero tesoro tenerlo en nuestro equipo.