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Meaning of Mademoiselle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˌmæ.dəm.wəˈzɛl

Definitions

  1. A courtesy title for an unmarried woman in France or a French-speaking country.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of mademoiselle.
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  3. A young woman or girl, especially one who is French or French-speaking.

Equivalents

العربية آنسة
Español madamisela
Suomi mamselli
日本語 マドモアゼル
Kurdî matmazel
Português mademoiselle
Türkçe matmazel

Examples

“It was a teenage wedding, and the old folks wished them well / You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle...”
“To Mesdemoiselles ELIZABETH and LUCY OAKLEY, […]”
The Malmaison Troupe, if I may thus style actors of such exalted social rank, consisted principally of Eugène, Jérôme, Lauriston, de Bourrienne, Isabey, de Leroy, Didelot, Mademoiselle Hortense, Madame Caroline Murat, and the two Mademoiselles Auguié, one of whom afterwards married Marshal Ney, and the other M. de Broc.”
“[…] Galatea and two of the Graces were performed by Sallé’s former pupils, Mademoiselle Puvignée and the two Mademoiselles Lany.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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