Translation of "kostbar" into English

Min far plejede at sige at tid er kostbar.

My father used to say that time is precious.

Desværre er der gået meget kostbar tid til spilde.

Unfortunately, in the meantime, valuable time has been lost.

Denne udførsel fra interventionslagre er mere kostbar end direkte udførsel.

Exports from intervention storage are more costly to the Community budget than direct exports.

Da purpurfarven var kostbar, blev den forbundet med kongelig værdighed, rigdom og ære.

Because of its high cost, the color purple came to be associated with royalty, honor, and riches.