A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. usted).
(formal)
Dear Dr. García, Enclosed you will find the information you requested regarding the ultrasound probe.Distinguido Dr. García: Adjunto encontrará la información solicitada sobre la sonda de ultrasonido.
Our first dollar is very dear to us. That's why we have it framed and up on the wall.Nuestro primer dólar es muy preciado para nosotros. Por eso lo tenemos enmarcado y colocado en la pared.
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
she's a very dear friend of minees una amiga mía muy querida;my dearest friendmi amigo más querido;mi amigo del alma
at last I'm back in my dear little houseI loved my dear old grandad
2(lovable)
he's a dear boy, but rather impetuouses un chico muy majo, pero un poco impulsivo;what a dear little boy!¡este niño es un encanto!;what a dear little necklace that is!¡qué bonita que es esa gargantilla!
3(precious)
to hold sth dearapreciar algo
the values and beliefs which our society holds dearlos valores y las creencias que nuestra sociedad aprecia;I had to leave everything I held most deartuve que dejar atrás todas las cosas que más quería
Eames lost all that he held dear with the deaths of his friendsLabour has dumped just about all it held dear a decade agoOur public services, education, the things we hold dear, are all disintegrating
his family life was very dear to himsu familia era muy importante para él
your country is very dear to metengo su país en mucha estima;it is a subject dear to her heartes uno de sus temas preferidos
to be dear to sb's heartthis subject is very dear to the hearts of academicsfor dear [life]she clung on to the boat for dear lifeshe was crying and hanging on to him for dear life
my dear fellow, I won't hear of itamigo mío or mi querido amigo, ni se le ocurra;my dear girl, nothing could be further from the truthquerida, estás muy equivocada
of course, my dear fellow, of coursetake as long as you like, dear boymy dear girl, how could you be so silly!Eddie, dear boy, could you pass me that book?
6(expensive)[+product, shop, price]caro
they're too deartheir policies will result in dearer mortgagesorganic vegetables are up to three times dearerthings are getting dearer all the timedearer mortgages would cripple the housing market
dear money(Economics)dinero (m) caro
interjection
oh dear!, dear me!, dear, dear!
dear, dear, have you hurt your knee?¡ay, mi niño! ¿te has hecho daño en la rodilla?
dear me, it's nearly one o'clock!¡madre mía, es casi la una!
oh dear, we're going to be latevaya hombre or vaya por Dios, vamos a llegar tarde
dear, oh dear, look at the mess you're in!ay, Dios mío or qué horror, ¡mira qué desastre vienes hecho!
noun
(as form of address)cariño (m)
come along, dearven, cariño
don't do that please, dearit's on the table, dearesp to childrento adult, childthat'll be 40 pence please, dear
would you be a dear and pass me my book?anda, sé bueno y pásame el libro
be a dear and pass me the saltbe a dear and phone him
