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1 erkaufen
v/t: ( sich [Dat]) etw. erkaufen mit Geld: buy euph., obtain ( oder secure) through a bribe ( oder through bribery), bribe one’s way (in)to; fig. mit Opfern: buy, secure ( mit at the cost [ oder price] of); etw. teuer erkaufen müssen pay dearly for s.th., (have to) pay a high price for s.th.; der Sieg war teuer erkauft it was an expensive ( oder costly) victory (SPORT: auch win); die Freiheit mit seiner Ehre erkaufen pay for one’s freedom with one’s hono(u)r, buy (one’s) freedom at the cost of (one’s) hono(u)r, barter (one’s) hono(u)r for (one’s) freedom* * *er|kau|fen [ɛɐ'kaufn] ptp erkauftvtto buyden Erfolg mit seiner Gesundheit erkáúfen — to pay for one's success with one's health, to buy success at the price of one's health
* * *er·kau·fen *vt1. (durch Bezahlung erhalten)▪ etw \erkaufen to buy sth2. (durch Opfer erlangen)▪ etw [irgendwie] \erkaufen to pay for sth [somehow]die Stellung hat sie teuer [genug] erkauft she paid dearly for the post* * *transitives Verb1) buy2) (fig.) winetwas teuer erkaufen — win something at great cost
* * *erkaufen v/t: (erkaufen mit Geld: buy euph, obtain ( oder secure) through a bribe ( oder through bribery), bribe one’s way (in)to; fig mit Opfern: buy, secure (etwas teuer erkaufen müssen pay dearly for sth, (have to) pay a high price for sth;die Freiheit mit seiner Ehre erkaufen pay for one’s freedom with one’s hono(u)r, buy (one’s) freedom at the cost of (one’s) hono(u)r, barter (one’s) hono(u)r for (one’s) freedom* * *transitives Verb1) buy2) (fig.) win* * *v.to buy v.(§ p.,p.p.: bought) -
2 teuer
I Adj.1. (kostspielig) expensive, bes. Brit. auch dear; etw. für teures Geld kaufen pay a lot of (vorwurfsvoll: auch pay good) money for s.th.; wie teuer ist es? how much is it?, what does it cost?; Fleisch ist teurer geworden meat prices have ( oder meat has) gone up, meat has got(ten) more expensive; es ist ganz schön teuer umg. it’s not exactly cheap, it’s a lot of money; das Ganze ist überhaupt nicht teuer all in all it’s very reasonable, all in all it’s quite a bargain; Pflaster 2, Spaß 32. fig., altm. oder iro. (lieb) dear ( jemandem to s.o.); jemandem lieb und teuer sein be (very) dear to s.o.; wertvoller Besitz etc.: be s.o.’s pride and joy; Kleinkind etc.: be the apple of s.o.’s eye; teurer Freund good friend; Anrede: my good fellow ( oder man); meine Teuerste my belovedII Adv. dear(ly); etw. zu teuer kaufen pay too much ( oder over the odds) for s.th.; das kam ihn teuer zu stehen it cost him a fortune; fig. he had to pay dearly for it; sein Leben so teuer wie möglich verkaufen sell one’s life as dearly as possible, fight to the death; bezahlen I 3, erkaufen* * *(kostspielig) expensive; costly; pricey;(lieb) dear* * *teu|er ['tɔyɐ]1. adjexpensive, dear usu pred; (fig) dearin Tokio ist das Leben téúer — life is expensive in Tokyo, Tokyo is expensive
téúer aber gut —
das ist mir (lieb und) téúer (liter) — that's very dear or precious to me
mein Teurer or Teuerster, meine Teure or Teuerste (old, hum) (von Mann zu Mann) — my dearest my dearest friend
See:→ Vergnügen, Spaß, Pflaster2. advanbieten, speisen expensivelyetw téúer kaufen/verkaufen — to buy/sell sth for or at a high price
etw zu téúer kaufen — to pay too much for sth
in Tokio lebt man téúer — life is expensive in Tokyo
das wird ihn téúer zu stehen kommen (fig) — that will cost him dear
einen Sieg téúer erkaufen — to pay dearly for victory
téúer erkauft — dearly bought
etw téúer bezahlen (fig) — to pay a high price for sth
etw téúer bezahlen lassen — to charge a high price for sth
* * *1) (costing a great deal: expensive clothes.) expensive2) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) dear3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) dear4) (expensive.) pricey* * *teu·er[ˈtɔyɐ]I. adj<teurer, teuerste>1. (viel kostend) expensive▪ jdm zu \teuer sein to be too expensive [or dear] for sbein teures Vergnügen an expensive bit of fun2. (hohe Preise verlangend) expensive▪ jdm [lieb und] \teuer sein to be dear to sbmein Teurer/meine Teure, mein T\teuerster/meine T \teuerste (poet o hum) my dearest; (unter Männern) my dear frienddas hast du aber zu \teuer eingekauft you paid too much for that▶ etw \teuer bezahlen müssen to pay a high price for sth▶ \teuer erkauft dearly bought▶ jdn \teuer zu stehen kommen to cost sb dear, sb will pay dearly* * *1.1) expensive; dear usu. pred.Kaffee soll wieder teurer werden — coffee is supposed to be going up again; s. auch Rat 1)
2) (veralt.): (geschätzt) dearteurer Freund! — [my] dear friend!
2.[mein] Teuerster! — [my] dearest; (von Mann zu Mann) [my] dearest friend
adverbial expensively; dearlyetwas teuer kaufen/verkaufen — pay a great deal for something/sell something at a high price
* * *A. adjetwas für teures Geld kaufen pay a lot of (vorwurfsvoll: auch pay good) money for sth;wie teuer ist es? how much is it?, what does it cost?;Fleisch ist teurer geworden meat prices have ( oder meat has) gone up, meat has got(ten) more expensive;es ist ganz schön teuer umg it’s not exactly cheap, it’s a lot of money;das Ganze ist überhaupt nicht teuer all in all it’s very reasonable, all in all it’s quite a bargain; → Pflaster 2, Spaß 32. fig, obs oder iron (lieb) dear (jemandem to sb);jemandem lieb und teuer sein be (very) dear to sb; wertvoller Besitz etc: be sb’s pride and joy; Kleinkind etc: be the apple of sb’s eye;meine Teuerste my belovedB. adv dear(ly);etwas zu teuer kaufen pay too much ( oder over the odds) for sth;das kam ihn teuer zu stehen it cost him a fortune; fig he had to pay dearly for it;sein Leben so teuer wie möglich verkaufen sell one’s life as dearly as possible, fight to the death; → bezahlen A 3, erkaufen* * *1.1) expensive; dear usu. pred.Kaffee soll wieder teurer werden — coffee is supposed to be going up again; s. auch Rat 1)
2) (veralt.): (geschätzt) dearteurer Freund! — [my] dear friend!
2.[mein] Teuerster! — [my] dearest; (von Mann zu Mann) [my] dearest friend
adverbial expensively; dearlyetwas teuer kaufen/verkaufen — pay a great deal for something/sell something at a high price
* * *adj.dear adj.expensive adj.pricey adj. adv.dearly adv.expensively adv.
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