dearest in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dearest in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dear [Brit dɪə, Am dɪr] ADJ

1. dear (expressing attachment):

dear friend, mother

caro, amato

my dear or dearest girl, Anne (patronizing)

mia cara ragazza, mia cara, carissima Anne

my dear fellow (insisting)

caro amico

she's a very dear friend of mine

è una mia cara amica

he's my dearest friend

è il mio più caro amico

dear old Richard

caro vecchio Richard

to hold sb, sth very dear

essere molto affezionato a qn, a qc

their niece, freedom is very dear to them

la nipote, libertà gli è molto cara

the project is dear to his heart

il progetto gli sta a cuore

her dearest wish is to do

il suo più grande desiderio è fare

2. dear (expressing admiration):

dear dress, house

carino

dear puppy

grazioso, adorabile

a dear old lady

una cara vecchia signora

she's a dear child (in appearance)

è una bambina molto graziosa

she's a dear child (in behaviour)

è una bambina adorabile

3. dear (in letter):

Dear Sir

Egregio Signore

Dear Madam

Gentile Signora

Dear Sirs

Spettabile Ditta

Dear Mr Jones

Egregio Signor Jones

Dear Mr and Mrs Jones

Gentilissimi Signori Jones

Dear Anne

Cara Anne

Dear Anne and Paul

Cari Anne e Paul

Dear Anne and Paul

Cara Anne, caro Paul

My dear Catherine

Mia cara Catherine

Dearest Robert

Carissimo Robert

4. dear (expensive):

dear article, shop, workman

caro, costoso

to get dearer

diventare caro, rincarare

II.dear [Brit dɪə, Am dɪr] N (term of address)

dear (affectionate)

caro m / cara f

dear (more formal, old-fashioned)

carissimo m / carissima f

Anne dear, … (affectionate)

Anne, cara…

Anne dear, … (less close)

mia cara Anne…

that's 50 pence, dear inf

fa 50 pence, mia cara

you poor dear (to child)

povero piccolo

you poor dear (to adult)

povero caro

all the old dears inf

tutti quei cari vecchietti

our uncle is a dear

nostro zio è adorabile

be a dear and answer the phone

sii gentile, rispondi al telefono

III.dear [Brit dɪə, Am dɪr] ADV

dear buy

a caro prezzo

dear cost

caro also fig

IV.dear [Brit dɪə, Am dɪr] INTERJ

oh dear! (dismay, surprise)

oh mio Dio!

oh dear! (less serious)

accidenti!

dear me or dear dear, what a mess!

accidenti, che disordine!

dear me, no!

povero me, no!

dear heart [dɪərˈhɑːt] N

dear heart

mio caro m / mia cara f

Dear John letter [Brit dɪə ˈdʒɒn lɛtə, Am dɪr ˈdʒɑn ˌlɛdər] N

Dear John letter

= lettera di addio al fidanzato

Translations for dearest in the Italian»English Dictionary

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diletto

dearest

amico diletto

dearest friend

prediletto figlio

dearest

incredibilmente caro

unbelievably dear or expensive

costoso

dear

la figlia che predilige

the daughter she holds dearest

ohimè! non mi resta più niente!

oh dear! I have nothing left!

me tapino!

poor me! dear me! woe is me!

dearest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dearest in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dear [dɪr] ADJ

1. dear (much loved):

dear

caro, -a

it is dear to me

mi è molto caro

2. dear (in letters):

Dear David

caro David

Dear Sir

Egregio Signor

3. dear (expensive):

dear

caro, -a

II.dear [dɪr] ADV

dear

caro

III.dear [dɪr] INTERJ inf

oh dear!

oddio!

IV.dear [dɪr] N

dear

tesoro m

she is a dear

è un tesoro

be a dear and …

sii gentile e …

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oh dear!

oddio!

a near and dear friend

un amico intimo

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esimio (-a) (nelle lettere)

dear

ohimè

oh dear

gentile signora

dear madam

povero cocco! iron

poor dear!

il vostro caro cugino

your dear cousin

caro (-a)

dear

il mio caro cugino

my dear cousin

dearest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it is dear to me

mi è molto caro

oh dear!

oddio!

she is a dear

è un tesoro

be a dear and …

sii gentile e …

to do sth for dear life

fare qc disperatamente

a near and dear friend

un amico intimo

oh dear!

oddio!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The land is the dearest thing that we have.

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He was the dearest of my dear sons, she lamented.

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From 1994 to 1998 it was renovated, for which the faades smalt-blue colour, which at the time the house was built was the dearest colour, was reconstituted.

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Eventually achieved his dearest wish and extinguished a fire when he sat on his own dangerously burning chip-pan, but ruined chips and lost his own life.

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