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I. dear [dɪəʳ, Am dɪr] ADJ

1. dear:

dear (much loved)
lieb form
dear (much loved)
teuer <teurer, teuerste>
dear (lovely) baby, kitten
süß
dear thing also
entzückend
dear thing also
reizend
dear thing also
herzig inf CH
he's one of my dearest friends
er ist einer meiner engsten [o. allerliebsten] Freunde
to do sth for dear life
etw um des nackten Lebens willen tun
to be dear to sb
jdm viel bedeuten
to be very dear to sb
jdm lieb und teuer sein

2. dear (in letters):

Dear Mr Jones, ...
Sehr geehrter Herr Jones, ... form
Dear Mr Jones, ...
Lieber Herr Jones, ...

3. dear form (costly):

dear
teuer <teurer, teuerste>
dear
kostspielig
dear money
teures Geld

II. dear [dɪəʳ, Am dɪr] ADV

dear
sehr <mehr, am meisten>
to cost sb dear
jdn teuer zu stehen kommen

III. dear [dɪəʳ, Am dɪr] INTERJ dated inf

dear, dear!
ach du liebe Güte! inf
dear me!
du liebe Zeit! inf
oh dear!
du meine Güte! inf

IV. dear [dɪəʳ, Am dɪr] N

1. dear (nice person):

dear
Schatz m <-es, Schạ̈t·ze>
dear
Engel m <-s, ->
to be [such] a dear
ein [echter] Schatz sein
be a dear and go get grandma a blanket
sei so lieb und hole [der] Oma eine Decke
there's a dear
sei so lieb
my dear
mein Schatz
my dear
mein Lieber/meine Liebe

2. dear (term of endearment):

dear
Liebste(r) f(m)
dear
Liebling m <-s, -e>
dear
Schatz m <-es, Schạ̈t·ze>
yes, dearest, anything you say iron hum
ja, mein Teuerster/meine Teuerste, alles, was du willst hum
my dearest
[mein] Liebling m

old ˈdear N

1. old dear (patronizing address):

old dear
Muttchen nt

2. old dear (affectionate address):

old dear
Liebste <-n, -n> kein art
old dear
Liebes kein art

dear money N FINMKT

dear money
teures Geld nt

Dear ˈJohn let·ter N

Dear John letter
Abschiedsbrief m <-(e)s, -e>
OpenDict entry

dear ADJ

to hold sth dear
etw sehr wertschätzen