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plural - menservants; noun (a male servant (especially one employed as a valet): He has only one manservant.) valet de chambre -
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['mænsɜːvənt]noun valet m -
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[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) homme2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) homme3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) (vrai) homme4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) (mon) vieux5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) soldat6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) pièce; pion2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) pourvoir en personnel- - man- manhood - mankind - manly - manliness - manned - man-eating - man-eater - manhandle - manhole - man-made - manpower - manservant - mansized - mansize - manslaughter - menfolk - menswear - as one man - the man in the street - man of letters - man of the world - man to man - to a man -
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['vælit, 'vælei](a manservant who looks after his master's clothes etc: His valet laid out his evening suit.) valet de chambre -
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attend [ə'tend]∎ will you be attending the meeting? assisterez-vous à la réunion?;∎ she attends the same course as me elle suit les mêmes cours que moi;∎ I attended a private school j'ai fait mes études dans une école privée;∎ the concert was well attended il y avait beaucoup de monde au concert(b) (look after, care for) servir, être au service de;∎ he was always attended by a manservant un valet de chambre l'accompagnait partout;∎ a doctor attended the children un médecin a soigné les enfants∎ serious consequences attend such an action de telles actions entraînent de graves conséquences;∎ the mission was attended by great difficulties la mission comportait de grandes difficultés(a) (be present) être présent;∎ let us know if you are unable to attend prévenez-nous si vous ne pouvez pas venir(b) (pay attention) faire ou prêter attention∎ she attended on her guests elle s'est occupée de ses invités(a) (deal with → matter) s'occuper de; (→ one's business) vaquer à; (→ one's interests) veiller à; (→ one's health, appearance) soigner; (→ order) exécuter;∎ I shall attend to it je m'en occuperai, je m'en chargerai(b) (customer) s'occuper de;∎ are you being attended to? est-ce qu'on s'occupe de vous?∎ attend to what I'm saying écoutez attentivement ce que je dis➲ attend upon = attend on -
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(a) (manservant) valet m de chambre(b) (clothing rack) valet m['vælɪt] can I have my suit valeted? puis-je faire nettoyer mon costume?;∎ Cars to have one's car valeted faire faire un lavage-route à sa voiture►► valet parking (sign) service de voiturier;valet service (in hotel) pressing m de l'hôtel
См. также в других словарях:
Manservant — Man serv ant, n. A male servant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manservant — also man servant, 1550s, from MAN (Cf. man) (n.) + SERVANT (Cf. servant) … Etymology dictionary
manservant — ► NOUN ▪ a male servant … English terms dictionary
manservant — [man′sʉr΄vənt] n. pl. menservants [men′sʉr΄vənts] a male servant: also man servant … English World dictionary
manservant — [[t]mæ̱nsɜː(r)v(ə)nt[/t]] manservants N COUNT A manservant is a man who works as a servant in a private house. [BRIT, OLD FASHIONED] They were waited on by a manservant. (in AM, use houseman) … English dictionary
manservant — UK [ˈmænˌsɜː(r)v(ə)nt] / US [ˈmænˌsɜrvənt] noun [countable] Word forms manservant : singular manservant plural menservants UK [ˈmenˌsɜː(r)v(ə)nts] / US [ˈmenˌsɜrvənts] an old word meaning a man who is a servant, especially to another man … English dictionary
manservant — noun A male servant. I asked my manservant to attend to the washing and cleaning … Wiktionary
Manservant and Maidservant — 1st edition … Wikipedia
manservant — noun (plural menservants) Date: 14th century a male servant … New Collegiate Dictionary
manservant — /man serr veuhnt/, n., pl. menservants. a male servant, esp. a valet. [1545 55; MAN1 + SERVANT] * * * … Universalium
manservant — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. valet, steward, attendant, man; see servant … English dictionary for students