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1 dame
dame [dam]1. feminine nouna. ( = femme) lady• vous savez, ma bonne dame ! (inf) you know, my dear!2. compounds* * *dam
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1) ( femme) lady; ( de la noblesse) ladyla dame de son cœur — liter his lady-love
ma bonne or petite dame — (colloq) my dear
2) ( épouse) (colloq) lady3) (dans fables, contes)5) Droit Mrs
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(colloq & dated) exclamationdame oui!/non! — my word yes!/no!
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dames nom féminin pluriel1) Jeux draughts (+ v sg) GB, checkers (+ v sg) US2) ( inscription) ladies3) Sport•Phrasal Verbs:* * *dam1. nf1) (= femme) ladyLa dame qui tient la buvette m'a indiqué le chemin. — The lady who runs the refreshment stall told me the way.
Mouche-toi et dis bonjour à la dame. — Blow your nose and say hello to the lady.
les toilettes des dames — the ladies' toilets, the ladies'
une grande dame de qch — a grande dame of sth, a great lady of sth
dame nature; Dame Nature — Mother Nature
2) CARTES, ÉCHECS queen2. dames nfpl(= jeu) draughts sg Grande-Bretagne checkers sg USA3. dames adj invSPORT women's* * *A nf1 ( femme) lady; ( de la noblesse) lady; une vieille dame an old lady; la première dame de France France's First Lady; les dames des postes the post office ladies; il a du succès auprès des dames he's very popular with the ladies; la dame de son cœur liter his lady-love; de dame [chapeau, parapluie] lady's; pour dames [vêtements, coiffeur] ladies'; jouer les grandes dames to behave like a princess; c'est une grande dame du cinéma she's a grande dame of the screen; ma bonne or petite dame○ my dear;2 ○( épouse) lady;4 Jeux (aux cartes, échecs) queen; ( aux dames) King; aller à dame ( aux dames) to crown a King; mener un pion à dame ( aux dames) to crown a King; ( aux échecs) to queen a pawn;5 Jur Mrs; (la) dame Durand Mrs Durand;6 Tech ( pour damer) rammer.B ○†excl upon my word!; dame oui!/non! my word yes!/no!C dames nfpl1 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports Jeux draughts (+ v sg) GB, checkers (+ v sg) US; jouer aux dames to play draughts GB ou checkers US; faire une partie de dames to have a game of draughts GB ou checkers US;2 ( inscription) ladies;3 Sport le simple/la finale dames the women's singles/final;4 ( prostituées) euph ladies of the night.dame catéchiste (Catholic) Sunday school teacher; dame de charité lady who does charity work; dame de compagnie live-in companion; dame d'honneur lady-in-waiting; dame de nage Naut rowlock; dame patronnesse lady who does good works; une dame de petite vertu a woman of easy virtue; dame pipi○ (female) toilet attendant; la Vieille Dame (du quai Conti) the French Academy.[dam] nom féminin1. [femme] ladyah, ma bonne ou pauvre dame (familier) , les temps ont bien changé! ah, my dear, times have changed!2. (familier) [épouse]votre dame your missus ou old lady3. [titre] ladysa dame, la dame de ses pensées his ladylovealler à la ou mener un pion à dame to crown a king[aux cartes et aux échecs] queen5. NAUTIQUE————————[dam] interjectiondame oui! yes, indeed!————————dames nom féminin pluriel————————de dames locution adjectivale,pour dames locution adjectivale[bicyclette] ladies' -
2 patronnesse
patʀɔnɛs* * *patʀɔnɛs adj f* * *patronnesse adj dame patronnesse Lady Bountiful.[patrɔnɛs] adjectif féminin→ link=dame dame -
3 dame de charité
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