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dear [dɪə(r)]∎ 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;∎ 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!∎ Dear Sir Monsieur;∎ Dear Madam Madame;∎ Dear Sir or Madam Madame, Monsieur;∎ Dear Sirs Messieurs;∎ 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∎ esp British things are getting dearer la vie augmente∎ oh dear! (worry) mon Dieu!;∎ oh dear no! (oh) que non!3 noun∎ my dearest mon (ma) chéri(e);∎ she's such a dear elle est tellement gentille;∎ 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 -
3 sir
sir [sɜ:r]monsieur m• yes sir oui, Monsieur ; (to officer in army, navy, air force) oui, mon commandant (or mon lieutenant etc)* * *[sɜː(r)]1) ( form of address) Monsieuryes sir — gen oui, Monsieur; ( to president) oui, Monsieur le président; ( to headmaster) oui, Monsieur le directeur; Military oui, mon commandant or mon lieutenant etc
2) GB3) (colloq) US ( emphatic)yes/no sir — ça oui/non! (colloq)
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