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1 Forms of address
Only those forms of address in frequent use are included here ; titles of members of the nobility or of church dignitaries are not covered ; for the use of military ranks as titles ⇒ Military ranks and titles.Speaking to someoneWhere English puts the surname after the title, French normally uses the title alone (note that when speaking to someone, French does not use a capital letter for monsieur, madame and mademoiselle, unlike English Mr etc., nor for titles such as docteur).good morning, Mr Johnson= bonjour, monsieurgood evening, Mrs Jones= bonsoir, madamegoodbye, Miss Smith= au revoir, mademoiselleThe French monsieur and madame tend to be used more often than the English Mr X or Mrs Y. Also, in English, people often say simply Good morning or Excuse me ; in the equivalent situation in French, they might say Bonjour, monsieur or Pardon, madame. However, the French are slower than the British, and much slower than the Americans, to use someone’s first name, so hi there, Peter! to a colleague may well be simply bonjour!, or bonjour, monsieur ; bonjour, cher ami ; bonjour, mon vieux etc., depending on the degree of familiarity that exists.In both languages, other titles are also used, e.g.:hallo, Dr. Brown or hallo, Doctor= bonjour, docteurIn some cases where titles are not used in English, they are used in French, e.g. bonjour, Monsieur le directeur or bonjour, Madame la directrice to a head teacher, or bonjour, maître to a lawyer of either sex. Other titles, such as professeur ( in the sense of professor), are used much less than their English equivalents in direct address. Where in English one might say Good morning, Professor, in French one would probably say Bonjour, monsieur or Bonjour, madame.Titles of important positions are used in direct forms of address, preceded by Monsieur le or Madame le or Madame la, as in:yes, Chair= oui, Monsieur le président or (to a woman) oui, Madame la présidenteyes, Minister= oui, Monsieur le ministre or (to a woman) oui, Madame le ministreNote the use of Madame le when the noun in question, like ministre here, or professeur and other titles, has no feminine form, or no acceptable feminine. A woman Member of Parliament is addressed as Madame le député, a woman Senator Madame le sénateur, a woman judge Madame le juge and a woman mayor Madame le maire. Women often prefer the masculine word even when a feminine form does exist, as in Madame l’ambassadeur to a woman ambassador, Madame l’ambassadrice being reserved for the wife of an ambassador.Speaking about someoneMr Smith is here= monsieur Smith est làMrs Jones phoned= madame Jones a téléphonéMiss Black has arrived= mademoiselle Black est arrivéeMs Brown has left= madame Brown or (as appropriate) mademoiselle Brown est partie(French has no equivalent of Ms.)When the title accompanies someone’s name, the definite article must be used in French:Dr Blake has arrived= le docteur Blake est arrivéProfessor Jones spoke= le professeur Jones a parléThis is true of all titles:Prince Charles= le prince CharlesPrincess Marie= la princesse MarieNote that with royal etc. titles, only 1er is spoken as an ordinal number (premier) in French ; unlike English, all the others are spoken as cardinal numbers (deux, trois, and so on).King Richard I= le roi Richard 1er ( say Richard premier)Queen Elizabeth II= la reine Elizabeth II ( say Elizabeth deux)Pope John XXIII= le pape Jean XXIII ( say Jean vingt-trois) -
2 forms
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > forms
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3 forms of crime
Jur. [Police] types de criminalitéEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > forms of crime
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4 forms used in the application procedure
PI formulaires utilisés dans la procédure de demandeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > forms used in the application procedure
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5 forms analyst
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6 forms of vesting
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7 building forms
coffrage m, mise en place du coffrage fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > building forms
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8 footing forms
coffrages à rigole m, coffrages à semelle mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > footing forms
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9 lift forms
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > lift forms
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10 on which condensation forms
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > on which condensation forms
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11 placing forms
coffrage m, mise en place des coffrages fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > placing forms
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12 removing forms
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > removing forms
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13 stripping of forms
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > stripping of forms
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14 travelling forms
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > travelling forms
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15 to wet the forms
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > to wet the forms
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16 wetting wood forms
arrosage des coffrages m, arrosage des coffrages de bois mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > wetting wood forms
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17 contemporary forms of slavery
Jur. formes contemporaines d'esclavageEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > contemporary forms of slavery
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18 Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination
Jur. Convention sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale [Nations Unies, 1965]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination
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19 Declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion
Déclaration sur l'élimination de toutes les formes d'intolérance et de discrismination fondées sur la religion ou la convictionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > Declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion
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20 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Jur. Convention internationale sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale [1965]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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