dearly

tendrement, profondément

Avec un amour ou une affection très profonde.

En anglais simple : With deep love or affection.

• I love you dearly.
• Her dearly loved grandmother died last year.
• He is dearly missed by all his friends.

Synonymes : deeply, fondly

Expressions courantes : dearly loved, dearly beloved, dearly missed

cher, au prix fort

En subissant une perte importante ou de graves conséquences, souvent à cause d’une erreur.

En anglais simple : With a serious loss or harmful result, often because of a mistake.

• His mistake cost him dearly.
• The team paid dearly for its weak defence.
• She paid dearly for trusting the wrong person.

Comment l'utiliser : pay dearly for something (They paid dearly for ignoring the warning.); cost someone dearly (That missed opportunity cost her dearly.)

Synonymes : heavily, at great cost

Expressions courantes : pay dearly, cost someone dearly, dearly bought victory

cher

À un prix élevé, en payant beaucoup d’argent.

En anglais simple : At a high price in money.

• The silk was dearly priced.
• They bought their supplies dearly during the shortage.
• Rare books sold dearly at the auction.

Synonymes : expensively

Contraires : cheaply

Expressions courantes : dearly priced, sell dearly, buy dearly