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dear1 /dɪr/ ||/dɪə(r)/ adjetivo dearer, dearest

1. (loved) querido

2. (in direct address)
   1. (in speech): my ~ Mrs Harper, I can assure you that … mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que …
   2. (in letter writing): D~ Mr Jones Estimado Sr. Jones;
      D~ Sir or Madam Estimado/a Señor(a), Muy señor mío/señora mía;
      D~ Jimmy Querido Jimmy

3. (lovable) adorable

4. (expensive) caro

dear2 interjección: oh ~! ¡ay!, ¡qué cosa!

dear3 sustantivo (as form of address) querido, -da, cariño;
(you) poor ~! ¡pobre ángel!, ¡pobrecito!

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

dear [dɪəʳ]

I	adjetivo 1   (amado) querido,-a: she is a very dear friend, es una amiga muy querida      this house is very dear to me, le tengo un gran cariño a esta casa 2   apreciado      to hold sthg/sb dear, apreciar mucho algo/a alguien 3   (en correspondencia) (con amigos) Querido,-a      Dear Juan, Querido Juan      (más formal) Estimado,-a      Dear Mr Jones, Estimado Sr Jones      Dear Madam, Estimada señora      frml Dear Sir(s), Muy señor(es) mío(s) 4   GB costoso, caro,-a
II	n (tratamiento personal) querido,-a      yes, my dear, sí, mi vida o cariño o querido,-a
III	excl oh dear!, dear me!, (sorpresa) ¡vaya!      (desilusión, etc) ¡qué pena!

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Compound Forms:
dear me		(surprise)	¡anda!
dear me		(surprise)	¡vaya!
held dear			muy estimado adj
hold dear			estimar v
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'dear' also found in these entries:

English:

elementary - madam - sir - precious

Spanish:

barata - barato - cara - caro - espesa - espeso - estimada - estimado - querida - querido - señor - señora - amado - amor - ay - cariño - dios - mijo - mío

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