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1 dear
diə 1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) dyr2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) søt og snill3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) kjær4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) kjære2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) elskelig og søt person2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) kjære, vennen min•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear!dyr--------dyrebar--------kjær--------kjære--------kostbar--------snillIsubst. \/dɪə\/1) ( spesielt i tiltale) kjære, kjære deg• carry this for me, that's a dearbær dette for meg, så er du en knupp2) kjæreste, elskelig persondearest min kjære, kjære degdears kjære deremy dear min kjæreold dear ( nedsettende) gammel dameIIadj. \/dɪə\/1) kjær, god, søt2) ( i forhold til verdien) dyr, kostbardear money dyre penger (med høy rente)Dear Sir\/Madam ( i formelle brev) kjære herr\/fru (på norsk tilføyes navnet)my dear fellow ( spøkefullt) min gode mannrun for dear life løpe for harde livetIIIadv. \/dɪə\/dyrtcost someone dear stå noen dyrtIVinterj. \/dɪə\/kjære vene, du store mindear dear (uttrykk for uro, sterk irritasjon e.l.) herregud, kjære venedear me ( uttrykk for forbauselse e.l.) i all verden, du slette tid, jeg har ikke hørt på maken ( spøkefullt) jasåoh dear (uttrykk for misnøye, forbauselse) det var da som søren, oi oi ( mildt deltagende) men kjære deg (da)oh dear me bevare meg vel, Gud bevare meg vel -
2 sir
sə:1) (a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man: Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs,...'.) herr; min herre2) (in the United Kingdom, the title of a knight or baronet: Sir Francis Drake.) sir, ridder, baronherr--------herreIsubst. \/sɜː\/, trykksvak \/sə\/1) ( i høflig tiltale) herr, sir (ofte uten tilsvarende i norsk)• can I help you sir?2) ( ved møte) herr formann, herr president3) ( militærvesen) forklaring: tiltale til offiser, f.eks. kaptein, oberst e.l.• yes, Sir!ja, kaptein!4) ( spøkefullt) min herre, mester, høystærede• no sir, I won't put up with it!nei, min herre, jeg finner meg ikke i det!5) ( skolevesen) forklaring: tiltale til mannlig lærer• have you met Sir John Moore?( til konglige) Deres MajestetSir? ( til mann) unnskyld?yes sir! ja!IIverb \/sɜː\/, trykksvak \/sə\/tiltale med sir, si sir til• don't sir me! -
3 Yours faithfully
(a polite way of ending a formal (usually business) letter which starts with `Dear Sir` or `Dear Madam`. In American English `Sincerely yours` or `Truly yours` is used.) Med vennlig hilsen
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