dear - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ German Dictionary

Adjectives / Adverbs
				`dear - dearer, dearest adj.`			`lieb`
				`dear - dearer, dearest adj.`			`teuer`
				`dearest adj.`			`herzallerliebst`
				`dearly adv.`			`innig`
				`dearly bought`			`teuer erkauft`
				`dearly bought`			`teuer erworben`
				`dearly beloved`			`heiß geliebt`
				`dearly beloved`			`hochgeliebt`
				`dearly beloved`			`innig geliebt`
				`dearly beloved`			`innigst geliebt`
				`dearly-loved adj.`			`innigst geliebt`
				`for dear life`			`verzweifelt`
				`at a dear price`			`teuer`

Prepositions / Pronouns
				`Dear ...`			`Liebe ... - weibliche Anrede`
				`Dear ...`			`Lieber ... - männliche Anrede`
				`Dear ...`			`Sehr geehrte ...`
				`Oh dear!`			`Oje!`
				`Oh dear!`			`Ach je!`
				`dear child`			`Kindchen - Anrede`
				`Dear me!`			`Oje!`
				`Dear me!`			`Ach du liebe Zeit!`
				`Dear me!`			`Du liebe Zeit!`
				`Dear colleagues, ...`			`Liebe Kollegen, ...`
				`Dear Sir or Madam, ...`			`Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ... - in Briefen`
				`my dear darling`			`mein lieber Schatz`

Nouns
				`dear brother`			`das Bruderherz no plural`
				`Dear John [fig.] [coll.]`			`der Laufpass pl. [fig.] [coll.]`
				`Dear Doctor letter [abbr.: DDL] [PHARM.]`			`der Rote-Hand-Brief`
				`Dear Healthcare (or: Health Care) Professional letter [abbr.: DHCPL] (Brit.) [PHARM.]`			`der Rote-Hand-Brief`
				`dear interest`			`hohe Zinsen`
				`dear money`			`teure Gelder pl.`
				`dear money`			`teurer Kredit`
				`dear money`			`teures Geld`
				`Dear John letter [fig.] [coll.]`			`der Laufpass pl. [fig.] [coll.]`
				`dear-money policy [ECON.]`			`Politik des teuren Geldes`
				`dearly beloved brethren`			`innigst geliebte Brüder pl.`
				`dearly bought advantage`			`teuer erkaufter Vorteil`
				`dearly purchased victory`			`teuer erkaufter Sieg`
				`Dear Health Care Provider letter (Amer.) [PHARM.]`			`der Rote-Hand-Brief`

Verbs
				`to sell dear`			`teuer verkaufen`
				`to hold sth. dear`			`etw.^acc. einen hohen Stellenwert einräumen`
				`to pay dearly`			`teures Lehrgeld zahlen [fig.]`
				`to pay too dear`			`zu teuer bezahlen`
				`to be dear to one's heart`			`jmdm. am Herzen liegen`
				`to buy cheap and sell dear`			`billig kaufen und teuer verkaufen`
				`to write so. a Dear John letter [fig.] [coll.]`			`jmdm. den Laufpass geben [fig.] [coll.]`

Phrases / Collocations
				`near and dear`			`lieb und teuer`
				`for dear life`			`um sein Leben - z. B. laufen`

Examples
				`They swam for dear life.`			`Sie schwammen um ihr Leben.`
				`She sat on the motorcycle clinging on for dear life.`			`Sie saß wie ein Klammeraffe auf dem Motorrad.`
				`bought dearly`			`teuer erkauft`
				`a dearly purchased victory`			`ein teuer erkaufter Sieg`

Orthographically similar words
Bear, bear, dare, darg, dark, Dark, darn, Darn, dart, Dead, dead, deaf, deal, Deal, dean, debar, deer, déjà, dero, derv, doer, drear, dyer, ear, earl, earn, fear, Fear, gear, hear, Hear, idea, near, Oder, pear, rear, sear, tear, wear, year	Ader, Darm, Dart, Deal, Denar, Der, der, derb, Oder, oder

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Das Komma bei Briefen und Mails Bei schriftlicher Korrespondenz in Briefform erscheint nach derBegrüßungsformel sowie der Schlussformel ein Komma.
Der Doppelpunkt Der Doppelpunkt(englisch colon) leitet oft eine Erklärung oderDefinition ein. Das, was auf den Doppelpunkt folgt, erklärt oderverdeutlicht das, was davor steht.
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