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[diə] 1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) drag2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) ljubek3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) ljubezniv4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) spoštovani2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) srček, ljubica2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) dragi, draga•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear!* * *I [diə]adjective ( dearly adverb)drag, dragocen; ljubljen; očarljiv, ljubek; visok (cena); spoštovanII [diə]adverbdrago; zelofiguratively to pay dear for — drago plačatiIII [diə]nounljubček, ljubica; očarljiva osebawhat dears they are! — kako so ljubki!IV [diə]interjectionoh dear!, dear me!, dear heart alive! — jojmene, za božjo voljo!
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To cost dear — Cost Cost (k[o^]st; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cost}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Costing}.] [OF. coster, couster, F. co[^u]ter, fr. L. constare to stand at, to cost; con + stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Constant}.] 1. To require to be given,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cost dear — cost (someone) dear if something that someone does, especially something stupid, costs them dear, it causes them a lot of problems. Later that year he attacked a photographer, an incident that cost him dear … New idioms dictionary
Cost — (k[o^]st; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cost}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Costing}.] [OF. coster, couster, F. co[^u]ter, fr. L. constare to stand at, to cost; con + stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Constant}.] 1. To require to be given, expended, or laid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cost — (k[o^]st; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cost}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Costing}.] [OF. coster, couster, F. co[^u]ter, fr. L. constare to stand at, to cost; con + stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Constant}.] 1. To require to be given, expended, or laid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dear — I Everyday English Slang in Ireland adj expensive II Irish Slang expensive III Jamaican Slang Glossary Expensive. Dat cost dear. (That is very expensive.) … English dialects glossary
cost someone dear — ● cost * * * cost someone dear british phrase to cause a lot of problems for someone, or to make them lose a lot of money This is a mistake that could cost the company dear. Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
dear — [dɪə ǁ dɪr] adjective 1. especially BrE costing a lot of money; = EXPENSIVE: • I could never afford a house around here they re far too dear. 2. FINANCE BANKING if mo … Financial and business terms
cost sb dear — ► to cause someone to have a lot problems or to lose a lot of money: »The Government s lack of knowledge about IT systems has undoubtedly cost it dear. Main Entry: ↑dear … Financial and business terms
cost someone dear — cost (someone) dear if something that someone does, especially something stupid, costs them dear, it causes them a lot of problems. Later that year he attacked a photographer, an incident that cost him dear … New idioms dictionary
cost somebody dear — cost sb ˈdear idiom to make sb suffer a lot • That one mistake has cost him dear over the years. Main entry: ↑costidiom … Useful english dictionary
dear — [dir] adj. [ME dere < OE deore, precious, costly, beloved, akin to Du duur, Ger teuer] 1. much loved; beloved 2. much valued; highly thought of; esteemed: used with a title or name as a polite form of address, as in writing letters [Dear Sir]… … English World dictionary