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1 Dear Sirs
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2 sir
sə:1) (a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man: Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs,...'.) señor, caballero2) (in the United Kingdom, the title of a knight or baronet: Sir Francis Drake.) sirsir n1. señoryes, sir sí, señorDear Sir Muy Señor Mío / Estimado Señor2. Sirtr[sɜːSMALLr/SMALL]■ yes, sir sí, señor■ sir! ¡a la orden!, ¡a sus órdenes!3 (title) sir nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLDear Sir (in letter) muy señor mío, muy señores míos, estimado señorsir ['sər] nDear Sir: Muy señor míoyes sir!: ¡sí, señor!n.• caballero s.m.• señor s.m.sɜːr, sɜː1)a) ( as form of address - to male customer) señor, caballero; (- to male teacher) (BrE) profesor, señorhave they arrived, sergeant? - yes, sir — ¿ya han llegado, sargento? - sí, mi teniente (or mi capitán etc)
b) ( Corresp)Dear Sir/Sirs, — De mi mayor consideración: Muy señor mío/señores míos:
Sir, — ( to editor of paper) Señor Director
c) (as intensifier) (colloq)yes/no sir! — sí,/no, señor! (fam)
[sɜː(r)]N señor mSirs — (US) muy señores nuestros
yes, sir — sí, señor
Dear Sir — (in letter) muy señor mío, estimado señor
* * *[sɜːr, sɜː]1)a) ( as form of address - to male customer) señor, caballero; (- to male teacher) (BrE) profesor, señorhave they arrived, sergeant? - yes, sir — ¿ya han llegado, sargento? - sí, mi teniente (or mi capitán etc)
b) ( Corresp)Dear Sir/Sirs, — De mi mayor consideración: Muy señor mío/señores míos:
Sir, — ( to editor of paper) Señor Director
c) (as intensifier) (colloq)yes/no sir! — sí,/no, señor! (fam)
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3 señor
Multiple Entries: Señor señor
señor
◊ - ñora sustantivo masculino, femenino1 (f) lady; (f) lady; 2 (dueño, amo):◊ el señor/la señora de la casa the gentleman/the lady of the house (frml)3 (Relig)a)◊ Señor sustantivo masculinoLordb)◊ Señora sustantivo femenino: Nuestra Sseñora de Montserrat Our Lady of Montserrat4 5 ( tratamiento de cortesía) (f) Mrs;b) (frml) ( con otros sustantivos):Sseñor Director (Corresp) Dear Sir, Sir (frml)c) (frml) ( sin mencionar el nombre):◊ perdón, señor ¿tiene hora? excuse me, could you tell me the time?;muy señor mío/señores míos (Corresp) Dear Sir/Sirs; Teresa Chaves — ¿señora o señorita? Teresa Chaves — Miss, Mrs or Ms?; los señores han salido Mr and Mrs Paz (o López etc) are not at home
señor sustantivo masculino
1 (hombre) man, gentleman
2 sir (en inglés británico indica una posición social inferior) señor, se le ha caído la cartera, excuse me, you have dropped your wallet 3 señoras y señores, ladies and gentlemen
4 (tratamiento) Mr: ha llegado el Sr. Gómez, Mr Gómez is here
el señor presidente está reunido, the President is in a meeting
5 (en correspondencia) estimado señor, Dear Sir
6 Hist lord
7 Rel El Señor, the Lord
8 (persona respetable) es todo un señor y no hace caso de habladurías, he doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to idle chatter, he's a real gentleman
9 familiar (grande, importante) el joven principiante se ha convertido en un señor actor, the inexperienced young actor has become a star Recuerda que no se usa Mr o Mrs solo con el nombre de pila, excepto cuando un "criado" está hablando con su "señor". En todo caso debes decir Mr Miguel más el apellido o Mr más el apellido. La misma regla se aplica también a Mrs y Ms.
' señor' also found in these entries: Spanish: abierta - abierto - ama - amo - audiencia - caballero - de - don - estimada - estimado - Excemo. - Excmo. - N. S. - señora - señorita - señorito - Sr. - el - encantado - mío - parte - rogar English: dear - esquire - follow-up - gent - lord - master - mister - Mr - Mrs - Ms - outstanding - sir - worship - Epiphany - gentleman - squire
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One, No one and One Hundred Thousand — Author(s) Luigi Pirandello … Wikipedia
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