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1 gentleman
['‹entlmən]plural - gentlemen; noun( abbreviation gent)1) (a polite word for a man: Two gentlemen arrived this morning.) kungs2) (a polite, well-mannered man: He's a real gentleman.) džentlmenis•- gents* * *džentlmenis, kungs; godavīrs; muižnieks; vīriešu tualete -
2 sir
[sə:]1) (a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man: Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs,...'.) sers; kungs2) (in the United Kingdom, the title of a knight or baronet: Sir Francis Drake.) sers* * *sers, kungs; dēvēt par kungu; sers -
3 suave
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