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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 -
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A n ( term of address) ( affectionate) mon chéri/ma chérie m/f ; (more formal, old-fashioned) mon cher/ma chère m/f ; Anne dear,… ( affectionate) Anne chérie… ; ( less close) ma chère Anne… ; that's 50 pence, dear ○ c'est 50 pence ma petite dame ○ ; you poor dear ( to child) mon pauvre chou ○ ; ( to adult) mon/ma pauvre ; all the old dears ○ toutes les petites vieilles ○ ; our uncle is a dear notre oncle est adorable ; be a dear and answer the phone sois gentil or ( more affectionate) sois un amour, réponds au téléphone.B adj1 ( expressing attachment) [friend, mother] cher/chère ; my dear ou dearest girl/Anne ( patronizing) ma fille/ma chère Anne ; my dear fellow ( insisting) cher ami ; she's a very dear friend of mine c'est une très bonne amie à moi ; he's my dearest friend c'est mon meilleur ami ; dear old Richard ce bon vieux Richard ; to hold sb/sth very dear être très attaché à or chérir qn/qch ; their niece/freedom is very dear to them leur nièce/la liberté leur est très chère ; the project is dear to his heart le projet lui tient vraiment à cœur ; her dearest wish is to do son vœu le plus cher est de faire ;2 ( expressing admiration) [dress, house] mignon/-onne ; [puppy] adorable ; a dear old lady une vieille dame adorable ; she's a dear child ( in appearance) elle est mignonne ; ( in behaviour) c'est un amour d'enfant ;3 ( in letter) cher/chère ; Dear Sir/Madam Monsieur/Madame ; Dear Sirs Messieurs ; Dear Mr Jones Cher Monsieur ; Dear Mr and Mrs Jones Cher Monsieur, Chère Madame ; Dear Anne Chère Anne ; Dear Anne and Paul Chère Anne, cher Paul or Chers Anne et Paul ; My dear Catherine Ma chère Catherine ; Dearest Robert Mon très cher Robert ;D excl oh dear! (dismay, surprise) oh mon Dieu! ; ( less serious) aïe!, oh là là! ; dear me ou dear dear, what a mess! oh là là, quel désordre! ; dear me, no! certainement pas! -
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fellow ['feləʊ]1 noun∎ a good fellow un type ou gars bien;∎ an old fellow un vieux bonhomme;∎ poor old fellow pauvre vieux;∎ the poor fellow's just lost his job le pauvre vient juste de perdre son travail;∎ the poor little fellow (animal) la pauvre bête;∎ hello, old fellow salut, mon vieux;∎ my dear fellow mon cher ami;∎ give a fellow a chance! donne-moi une chance!(b) literary (comrade) ami(e) m,f, camarade mf; (other human being) semblable mf; (person in same profession) confrère m, consœur f;∎ fellows in misfortune compagnons (compagnes) mpl, fpl d'infortune;∎ school fellow camarade mf d'école(c) University (professor) professeur m (faisant également partie du conseil d'administration); (postgraduate student) étudiant(e) m,f de troisième cycle (souvent chargé de cours)(d) (of learned society) membre m;∎ Fellow of the Craft (in freemasonry) compagnon m;∎ British Fellow of the Royal College of Music = membre du "Royal College of Music";∎ Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians = membre du "Royal College of Physicians";∎ Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons = membre du "Royal College of Surgeons";∎ Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons = membre du "Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons";∎ Fellow of the Royal Society = membre de la Société royale (de Londres)∎ where is the fellow to this sock/glove? où est la chaussette/le gant qui va avec celle-là/celui-là?∎ fellow prisoner/student camarade mf de prison/d'études;∎ fellow passenger/sufferer/soldier compagnon m de voyage/d'infortune/d'armes;∎ fellow being or creature semblable mf, pareil(eille) m,f;∎ one's fellow man son semblable;∎ fellow worker (in office) collègue mf (de travail); (in factory) camarade mf (de travail), compagnon m de travail;∎ fellow citizen concitoyen(enne) m,f;∎ fellow countryman/countrywoman compatriote mf;∎ it's rare to meet a fellow hang-glider c'est rare de rencontrer un autre adepte du deltaplane;∎ an opportunity to meet your fellow translators une occasion de rencontrer vos confrères traducteurs►► fellow feeling sympathie f;fellow traveller (companion on journey) compagnon (compagne) m,f de voyage ou de route; figurative compagnon m de route; Politics communisant(e) m,f -
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A n1 ○ ( man) type ○ m, homme m ; a nice fellow un type sympa ○ ; an old fellow un vieux ; poor old fellow pauvre vieux ; poor little fellow brave petit bonhomme ; my dear fellow mon cher ; look here old fellow écoute, mon vieux ; a strange fellow un drôle de type ; what do you fellows think? qu'est-ce que vous en pensez, vous autres? ; some poor fellow will have to do it il y a un pauvre type ○ qui devra le faire ; give a fellow a bit of room! laissez-moi un peu de place! ;3 GB Univ ( lecturer) membre du corps enseignant d'un collège universitaire ; ( governor) membre du comité de direction d'un collège universitaire ;B modif her fellow lawyers/teachers ses collègues avocats/professeurs ; he and his fellow students/sufferers lui et les autres étudiants/malades ; a fellow Englishman un compatriote anglais.
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