"a caro prezzo" meaning in Italian

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          "english": "to pay (at) a high price",
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          "english": "Mercutio does not know the love and only the love between Romeo and Juliet, protected by Venus, would have then been able, even if at a high price, to transcend eroticism without denying it, sublimating it in a higher sentiment, perfect in eternity, eternal like this work that has now gained a universal value.",
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          "text": "Mercuzio non conosce l'amore e solo l'amore tra Romeo e Giulietta, protetti da Venere, sarebbe poi riuscito, seppur a caro prezzo, a trascendere l'erotismo senza negarlo, sublimandolo in un sentimento più alto, perfetto nell'eternità, eterno come quest'opera che ha acquistato ormai un valore universale.",
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