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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 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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