national treasure

English

Noun

national treasure (plural national treasures)

1. A person, place, or object that is deemed to be of value to an entire nation, usually due to its cultural significance.
   • 2022 June 2, Anna Peele, “Inside ‘Love Island,’ From the Tragic Suicide Deaths to New Mental Health Protocols”, in Vanity Fair‎^[1]:

     Somerville was called a “national treasure” during the third season. But when he cheated on his Love Island partner, Gabby Allen, after leaving the villa, the U.K. media turned on him.

Translations

something deemed to be of value to an entire nation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 國寶／国宝 (zh) (guóbǎo)

• Danish: nationalskat c (uncommon), nationalskjald c (singer)
• Finnish: kansallisaarre (fi), kansallisomaisuus (fi)
• French: trésor national (fr) m
• German: nationaler Schatz m
• Japanese: 国宝 (ja) (こくほう, kokuhō)
• Korean: 국보(國寶) (gukbo)
• Russian: национа́льное достоя́ние (ru) n (nacionálʹnoje dostojánije), достоя́ние наро́да n (dostojánije naróda), национа́льное сокро́вище n (nacionálʹnoje sokróvišče)
• Spanish: tesoro nacional m
• Swedish: nationalklenod (sv) c