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ma chère

American  
[ma sher] / ma ˈʃɛr /
French.
  1. (referring to a woman or girl) my dear.


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Sample dialogue for white actors: “Ah, ma chère, we shall make a fine life here indeed.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2012

"Now, just tell me, ma chère mère, how she would regard me to-night if I had committed one wicked deed to-day".

From Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick by Mrs. William T. Savage

It seems to me you are, ma chère; I fear it will at last spoil your peace.

From Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick by Mrs. William T. Savage

"Of course not," replied the ambassadress; "but my empress is of royal birth.—a real empress; while yours, ma chère, was Mademoiselle de Montijo!"

From France in the Nineteenth Century by Elizabeth Latimer

That will do, ma chère, my head is cooler now.

From Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick by Mrs. William T. Savage

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