"cher" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /ʃɛʁ/, [ʃæ] [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-cher.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: chère [feminine], chers [masculine, plural], chères [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French cher, from Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|cher|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French cher, {{inh+|fr|frm|cher}} Inherited from Middle French cher, {{inh|fr|fro|cher}} Old French cher, {{m|fro|chier}} chier, {{inh|fr|la|cārus|cārum|t=dear, valuable}} Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*kāros}} Proto-Italic *kāros, {{inh|fr|ine-pro||*kéh₂ros}} Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, {{m|ine-pro|*keh₂-|gloss=to desire, to wish}} *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} cher (feminine chère, masculine plural chers, feminine plural chères)
  1. (before the noun) dear (beloved)
    Sense id: en-cher-fr-adj-Tb7rYp3F
  2. (after the noun) expensive
    Sense id: en-cher-fr-adj-88yldf9- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 44 0 32

Adverb

IPA: /ʃɛʁ/, [ʃæ] [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-cher.ogg [France, Paris]
Rhymes: -ɛʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French cher, from Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|cher|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French cher, {{inh+|fr|frm|cher}} Inherited from Middle French cher, {{inh|fr|fro|cher}} Old French cher, {{m|fro|chier}} chier, {{inh|fr|la|cārus|cārum|t=dear, valuable}} Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*kāros}} Proto-Italic *kāros, {{inh|fr|ine-pro||*kéh₂ros}} Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, {{m|ine-pro|*keh₂-|gloss=to desire, to wish}} *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”) Head templates: {{fr-adv}} cher
  1. dearly
    Sense id: en-cher-fr-adv-qAzialLY
  2. (Lyon, slang) super Tags: Lyon, slang
    Sense id: en-cher-fr-adv-c9Gxsbwd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chèrement, chérir, cherté, ne pas donner cher de la peau de, payer cher, prendre cher

Inflected forms

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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Lyon, slang) super"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Lyon",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃæ]",
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛʁ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chaire"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chaires"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chair"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chairs"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chers"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chère"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chères"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-cher.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/Fr-cher.ogg/Fr-cher.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Fr-cher.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Paris"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (France, Paris)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cher"
}

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