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1 dear
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1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) caro2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) encantador3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) querido4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) querido
2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) encanto, amor2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) querido•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear!
dear adj1. querido2. carooh dear! ¡vaya!tr[dɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (loved - person) querido,-a; (- thing) preciado,-a■ what a dear little cat! ¡qué gatito más mono!2 (as form of address) querido,-a■ my dear Charles! ¡mi querido Charles!■ Diana my dear Diana, querida■ Dear Mrs Smith Estimada Sra. Smith4 (expensive) caro,-a1 (as form of address - to loved one) querido,-a, cariño, cielo; (- to anyone) chato,-a, guapo,-a2 (nice person) cielo, sol nombre masculino1 ¡Dios mío!■ oh dear! ¡ay!, ¡uy!■ dear me! ¡vaya por Dios!1 caro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be dear to somebody significar mucho para alguiento hold somebody dear tener mucha estima a alguien, apreciar mucho a alguiendear ['dɪr] adj1) esteemed, loved: querido, estimadoa dear friend: un amigo queridoDear Sir: Estimado Señor2) costly: caro, costosodear n: querido m, -da f; amado m, -da fadj.• amado, -a adj.• carero, -a adj.• caro, -a adj.• costoso, -a adj.• estimado, -a adj.• querido, -a adj.• rico, -a adj.adv.• caro adv.n.• negro s.m.• persona simpática s.f.• querido s.m.• rico s.m.
I dɪr, ||dɪə(r)adjective dearer, dearest1) ( loved) queridohis dearest wish/possession — su mayor deseo/su bien más preciado
to be dear TO somebody: memories that are very dear to him recuerdos que le son muy caros or que significan mucho para él; to hold somebody dear — (frml) tener* a alguien en mucha estima
2) ( in direct address)a) ( in speech)my dear Mrs Harper, I can assure you that... — mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que...
b) ( in letter-writing)Dear Mr Jones — Estimado Sr. Jones
Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado/a Señor(a), Muy señor mío/señora mía
3) ( lovable) adorablehe's such a dear little thing! — es una ricura or monada (de niño)!
4) ( expensive) carowas it very dear? — ¿te costó muy caro?
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oh dear! — ay!, qué cosa!
III
1) (as form of address) querido, -da, cariño2) ( nice person) (colloq)he's/she's such a dear — es un ángel or un cielo
(you) poor dear! — pobre ángel!, pobrecito!
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adverb caro[dɪǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar dearer) (superl dearest)1) (=loved) queridomy dearest friend — mi amigo más querido, mi amigo del alma
2) (=lovable)he's a dear boy, but rather impetuous — es un chico muy majo, pero un poco impulsivo
what a dear little boy! — ¡este niño es un encanto!
what a dear little necklace that is! * — ¡qué bonita que es esa gargantilla!
3) (=precious)•
to hold sth dear — apreciar algothe values and beliefs which our society holds dear — los valores y las creencias que nuestra sociedad aprecia
life 1., 2)•
his family life was very dear to him — su familia era muy importante para élDear Peter — Estimado Peter; (to closer friend) Querido Peter
Dear Mr/Mrs Smith — Estimado Sr./Estimada Sra. Smith; (more formally) Distinguido Sr./Distinguida Sra. Smith
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Dear Madam — Estimada Señora, Muy señora mía, De mi/nuestra consideración (esp LAm)•
Dear Sir(s) — Estimado(s) Señor(es), Muy señor(es) mío(s), De mi/nuestra consideración (esp LAm)5) (form of address) queridomy dear fellow, I won't hear of it — † amigo mío or mi querido amigo, ni se le ocurra
my dear girl, nothing could be further from the truth — querida, estás muy equivocada
6) (=expensive) [product, shop, price] carodear money — (Econ) dinero m caro
2.EXCLdear, dear, have you hurt your knee? — ¡ay, mi niño! ¿te has hecho daño en la rodilla?
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dear me, it's nearly one o'clock! — ¡madre mía, es casi la una!•
oh dear, we're going to be late — vaya hombre or vaya por Dios, vamos a llegar tardedear, oh dear, look at the mess you're in! — ay, Dios mío or qué horror, ¡mira qué desastre vienes hecho!
3.come along, dear — ven, cariño
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would you be a dear and pass me my book? — anda, sé bueno y pásame el libro•
(you) poor dear! — ¡pobrecito!•
he's such a dear — es un cielo, es un encanto4.ADV [sell, buy, pay] caroit cost me dear — (fig) me costó caro
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I [dɪr], ||[dɪə(r)]adjective dearer, dearest1) ( loved) queridohis dearest wish/possession — su mayor deseo/su bien más preciado
to be dear TO somebody: memories that are very dear to him recuerdos que le son muy caros or que significan mucho para él; to hold somebody dear — (frml) tener* a alguien en mucha estima
2) ( in direct address)a) ( in speech)my dear Mrs Harper, I can assure you that... — mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que...
b) ( in letter-writing)Dear Mr Jones — Estimado Sr. Jones
Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado/a Señor(a), Muy señor mío/señora mía
3) ( lovable) adorablehe's such a dear little thing! — es una ricura or monada (de niño)!
4) ( expensive) carowas it very dear? — ¿te costó muy caro?
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oh dear! — ay!, qué cosa!
III
1) (as form of address) querido, -da, cariño2) ( nice person) (colloq)he's/she's such a dear — es un ángel or un cielo
(you) poor dear! — pobre ángel!, pobrecito!
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adverb caro -
2 lady
noun1) Dame, die; (English, American, etc. also) Lady, dielady-in-waiting — (Brit.) Hofdame, die
ladies' hairdresser — Damenfriseur, der
2)‘Ladies’ — "Damen"
4) (Brit.) as title5) (ruling woman) Herrin, dielady of the house — Dame des Hauses
Our Lady — (Relig.) Unsere Liebe Frau
6) attrib. (female)lady clerk — Angestellte, die
lady doctor — Ärztin, die
lady friend — Freundin, die. See also academic.ru/27527/first">first 2. 1)
* * *['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) die Dame, weiblich2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) die Dame3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) die Lady•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird* * *[ˈleɪdi]n\Lady Diana Spencer Lady Diana Spencermy \Lady Mylady2. RELOur \Lady Unsere Liebe Frau, die Jungfrau Maria* * *['leIdɪ]n1) Dame fwhere is the ladies or the ladies' room? — wo ist die Damentoilette?
ladies and gentlemen! — sehr geehrte Damen und Herren!, meine Damen und Herren!
ladies,... — meine Damen,...
the minister and his lady your good lady (hum, form) — der Minister und seine Gattin Ihre Frau Gemahlin (hum, form)
young lady — junge Dame; (scoldingly) mein Fräulein
ladies' bicycle — Damen( fahr)rad nt
2) (= noble) Adlige fdinner is served, my lady — es ist angerichtet, Mylady or gnädige Frau
3)Our Lady — die Jungfrau Maria, Unsere Liebe Frau
* * *lady [ˈleıdı]A s1. allg Dame f:a) junge Dame,b) (tadelnd etc) mein Fräulein;his young lady umg seine (kleine) Freundin;2. Dame f (ohne Zusatz als Anrede für Frauen im Allgemeinen nur im pl üblich, im sg poet oder besonders US sl):ladies and gentlemen meine Damen und Herren!;c) (vor dem Vornamen) für die Tochter eines Duke, Marquis oder Earld) (vor dem Familiennamen) als Höflichkeitstitel für die Frau eines Baronet oder Knight4. Herrin f, Gebieterin f (poet außer in):lady of the manor Grundherrin (unter dem Feudalsystem);our sovereign lady die Königin5. obs Geliebte f6. obs oder sl ( außer wenn auf eine Inhaberin des Titels Lady angewandt) Gattin f, Frau f, Gemahlin f:your good lady Ihre Frau Gemahlin;the old lady hum meine Altechurch of Our Lady Marien-, Frauenkirche f“Ladies” (Aufschrift) „Damen“9. ZOOL hum (eine) Sie, Weibchen nB adj weiblich:lady doctor Ärztin f;lady friend Freundin f;lady president Präsidentin f;* * *noun1) Dame, die; (English, American, etc. also) Lady, dielady-in-waiting — (Brit.) Hofdame, die
ladies' hairdresser — Damenfriseur, der
2)‘Ladies’ — "Damen"
4) (Brit.) as title5) (ruling woman) Herrin, dieOur Lady — (Relig.) Unsere Liebe Frau
6) attrib. (female)lady clerk — Angestellte, die
lady doctor — Ärztin, die
lady friend — Freundin, die. See also first 2. 1)
* * *n.Dame -n f. -
3 the back of beyond
шутл.отдалённое, глухое место, глушь; ≈ край света (часто at the back of beyond ≈ у чёрта на куличках); см. тж. at the back of God-speedDiana: "Would you believe it? Dorothy thinks it's central. When I tell her it's the back of beyond, she says, My dear what are you talking about? it's only twelve minutes by tube from Piccadilly Circus." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Bread-Winner’, sc. 1) — Диана: "Поверите ли? Дороти считает, что это в центре. Я ей говорю, что это на краю света, а она меня уверяет: "Дорогая, что ты говоришь? Ведь это всего двенадцать минут на метро от Пиккадилли-Серкус.""
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4 the back of beyond
шутл. oтдaлённoe, глуxoe мecтo, глушь; кpaй cвeтa (чacтo at the back of beyond у чёpтa нa куличкax)Diana. Would you believe it? Dorothy thinks it's central. When I tell her it's the back of beyond, she says, My dear, what are you talking about? It's only twelve minutes by tube from Piccadilly Circus (W. S. Maugham). 'What did you do to make them send someone like you out here into the back of beyond?' (C. McCullough)
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