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Meaning of ladies and gentlemen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Used as a vocative to address an audience.
plural, plural-only
Public toilets: a ladies' room and a gentlemen's room.
euphemistic, plural, plural-only, rare

Equivalents

العربية سَيِّدَاتِي وَسَادَتِي

Deutsch Damen und Herren Herrschaften meine Damen und Herren

Español damas y caballeros señoras y señores

Suomi hyvät naiset ja herrat

Français Mesdames et Messieurs messieurs-dames

Bahasa Indonesia saudara-saudara

Italiano signore e signori

日本語御列席の皆様御来場の皆様皆様

한국어 신사숙녀 여러분 여러분

Nederlands dames en heren

Português senhoras e senhores

Русский господа дамы и господа

Українська панство

Examples

“[…] a Master of Ceremonies' words "Ladies and gentlemen" […] interpellates those being addressed as an audience, and one that is differentiated by gender.”

“There are quays there and lamps and some squares of grass; a ladies and gentlemen, and a cinema.”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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