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1 ♦ dear
♦ dear /dɪə(r)/A a.1 caro: a dear friend, un caro amico; (al vocat.) my dear sir, caro signore ( gentile o ironico); my dear, mio caro; mia cara; What a dear little girl!, che bambina adorabile!; a dear little puppy, un cucciolo adorabile; My family is very dear to me, la mia famiglia mi sta molto a cuore; (al vocat., antiq.) my dear boy [girl], carissimo [carissima]2 caro; costoso: The shops here are very dear, i negozi qui sono carissimi; I thought their prices were a bit dear, ho trovato i loro prezzi un po' cari; (fin.) dear money, denaro caro ( a causa degli alti tassi di interesse)B n.1 amore; tesoro: She's a dear!, è un tesoro!; Be a dear and help me tidy up, sii gentile e aiutami a mettere in ordine2 (di solito al vocat.) caro: Is that you, dear?, sei tu, caro?3 (al vocat.: per rivolgersi a q. di cui non si conosce il nome; è fam.): Here you are, dear, ecco a lei; Everything all right, dear?, tutto a posto?C avv.( anche fig.) caro; a caro prezzo: It isn't easy to buy cheap and sell dear, non è facile comprare a buon mercato e vendere caro; Their mistake has cost them dear, il loro errore gli è costato caroD inter.( di dolore, stupore, impazienza, ecc.) oh dear! (o antiq. dear me!, dear, oh dear!, dear, dear!), povero me!, santo cielo!● dear God!, Dio santo! □ (fig. fam.) Dear John letter, lettera d'addio (o di benservito: inviata a un innamorato o a un marito) □ (nelle lettere, al vocat.; form.) Dear Sir [Sirs, Madam], Egregio Signore, Egregi Signori, Gentile Signora: ( anche, più com.) Dear Mr Jones, Egregio Sig. Jones □ (al vocat.: a un amico) dearest John, carissimo John □ for dear life, a rotta di collo; come ne andasse della vita: He ran for dear life, correva a rotta di collo □ my dear ones, i miei cari □ (fam.) There's a dear!, sii gentile!: Give me a hand there's a dear, su, sii gentile, dammi una mano!
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