English–French

“dearly” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃɛʁəmɑ̃/

Example

Il facture chèrement ses services.

He charges dearly for his services.

Illustration for chèrement (dearly)

How to say “dearly” in French

“Dearly” in French is chèrement.

A large bill or a heavy price attached to a purchase, choice, or mistake.

Full entry for chèrement: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with chèrement

Tu vas payer chèrement cette erreur.

You're going to pay dearly for this mistake.

Tips for using chèrement

  • Chèrement often occurs in payer chèrement, where the thing paid for can be an error, defeat, or other nonfinancial consequence.

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