English-French translations for dearly

• chèrement
  Ce succès a été chèrement payé. The success was paid for dearly.
  Les Roms, à l'instar d'autres groupes défavorisés, pourraient payer chèrement l'impact de la crise. Roma, like any other disadvantaged group, may pay dearly as a result of the crisis's impact.
  La défense de la liberté que nous avons si chèrement acquise exige une détermination sans faille, des mesures fortes et coordonnées. Defending our dearly bought freedom demands unflagging determination and tough, coordinated measures.

Definition of dearly

• In a dear or precious manner
• In a dear or expensive manner
• At great expense

Examples

• the funeral of our dearly beloved sister
• a dearly priced item
• He paid dearly for his mistake.

Related words

• dearly loved
• pay dearly
• love dearly