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When used as an adjective "Dear" in Italian would be "caro" for male and "cara" for female. For example, for the salutation in a letter it would be "Dear Joseph" in English and in Italian it would be "Caro Joseph" if the letter is informal. In a formal letter it would be "Egregio" instead of "Caro". In a term of affection such as "My Dear" it would be "Mio Caro" for a male and "Mia Cara" for a female. There are other instances where using the word "Dear" in Italian would not be "caro" but there are many and it really depends on how the word is being used in the sentence.
In Venice, you can say "caro" to address someone as "dear".
"Dear one" in English is cara for a female and caro for a male in Italian.
"My dear" in English is cara mia to a female and caro mio to a male in Italian.
Cara in the feminine or Caro in the masculine are among the Italian equivalents of the word "dear" in English.Specifically, the Italian words are both adjectives. They both may be translated as "dear" in the senses of "beloved" and "expensive" in English. The pronunciation will be "KAH-rah" regarding a "dear" female and "KAH-roh" regarding a "dear" male.
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"Thank you, my dear!" in English is Grazie, mia cara! to a female and Grazie, mio caro! to a male in Italian.
"Ciao caro" in Italian translates to "Hello dear" in English. It is a friendly and informal way to greet someone.
Cara femmina is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "Dear female."Specifically, the feminine adjective cara means "dear." The feminine noun femmina means "female." The pronunciation is "KAH-rah FEHM-mee-nah."
Zietta in Italian is "dear little aunt" in English.
Cara Ana is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "Dear Ann".Specifically, the feminine adjective cara means "dear". The feminine noun Ana translates as "Ann". The pronunciation will be "KAH-rah AH-nah" in Italian.
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Caro uomo is a literal Italian equivalent of the English phrase "dear man." The pronunciation of the masculine singular adjective and noun will be "KA-ro WO-mo" in Italian.