a caro prezzo
Italian
Etymology
Literally, "at dear price."
Prepositional phrase
a caro prezzo
- at a high price; dearly
- pagare a caro prezzo ― to pay (at) a high price
- (figuratively, by extension) involving great sacrifices; at a high price; at a price; dearly
- 2021 July 3 (last accessed) “Romeo e Giulietta”, in Wikipedia, archived from the original on July 3, 2021:
- 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.
- Mercuzio 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.