dear

dear
dear [{{t}}dɪə(r)]
1 adjective
(a) (loved) cher; (precious) cher, précieux; (appealing) adorable, charmant;
he is a dear friend of mine c'est un ami très cher;
she's such a dear girl elle est tellement gentille;
Margot dearest ma chère Margot;
he/the memory is very dear to me il/ce souvenir m'est très cher;
{{}}formal{{}} or {{}}literary{{}} to hold sb/sth dear chérir qn/qch;
all that I hold dear (in life) tout ce qui m'est cher;
my dearest wish is that… mon vœu le plus cher est que…;
to run for dear life courir à toute vitesse;
to hang on for dear life s'accrocher désespérément;
my dear fellow mon cher ami;
my dear girl ma chère;
my dear Mrs Stevens chère madame Stevens;
what a dear little child/cottage/frock! quel enfant/quel cottage/quelle robe adorable!
(b) (in letter)
Dear Sir Monsieur;
Dear Madam Madame;
Dear Sir or Madam Madame, Monsieur;
Dear Sirs Messieurs;
Dear Mrs Baker Madame; (less formal) Chère Madame; (informal) Chère Madame Baker;
Dear John Smith Cher Monsieur Smith;
Dear Henry Cher Henry;
Dear Mum and Dad Chers Maman et Papa;
Dear Alan and Avril Chers Alan et Avril;
My dear Clare Ma chère Clare;
Dearest Richard Très cher Richard
(c) (expensive → item, shop) cher; (→ price) haut, élevé;
esp {{}}British{{}} things are getting dearer la vie augmente
2 exclamation
dear!, dear, dear, dear me!, oh dear! (surprise) oh mon Dieu!; (regret) oh là là!;
oh dear! (worry) mon Dieu!;
oh dear no! (oh) que non!
3 noun
my dear (to child, spouse, lover) mon (ma) chéri(e); (to friend) mon (ma) cher (chère);
my dearest mon (ma) chéri(e);
she's such a dear elle est tellement gentille;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} I gave the old dear my seat j'ai laissé ma place à la vieille dame;
poor dear pauvre chéri(e);
be a dear and answer the phone, answer the phone, there's a dear sois gentil ou un amour, réponds au téléphone;
{{}}familiar{{}} dear knows! va savoir!
4 adverb
(sell, pay, cost) cher
►► {{}}American{{}} {{}}Press{{}} dear Abby = la rubrique courrier du cœur d'Abigail Van Buren, publiée dans de nombreux journaux américains;
{{}}familiar{{}} Dear John (letter) lettre f de rupture;
{{}}Finance{{}} dear money argent m cher

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