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mon cher

American  
[mawn sher] / mɔ̃ ˈʃɛr /
French.
  1. (referring to a man or boy) my dear.


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Know only this, mon cher: you are the only being I trust, and whom I love, above and beyond myself.

From Salon May 20, 2024

They are inscribed with expressions such as “À mon cher Maître” in a serpentine hand that resembles the Master’s.

From The New Yorker Apr. 11, 2016

Ah, mon cher ami, she tells him in effect, it cannot be.

From Time Magazine Archive

He learned to call Charles de Gaulle mon cher after he quit the Vichyfrench governorship of Indo-China and joined the Fighting French.

From Time Magazine Archive

“In the end, mon cher, all that matters is that you forgive yourself. You are learning from your mistake. Like I learned with Tourteau.”

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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