Meaning of dam | Babel Free
/dɑːm/Definitioner
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a lady ((respectful way to refer to a) woman – similar tone to English in different contexts) common-gender
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a woman (idiomatically, in some contexts, for example women's clothing and women's sports – often paired with herre as a respectful term for a man) common-gender
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the ladies' room, the ladies' (short for damernas toalett) common-gender, informal
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checkers, draughts common-gender
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a queen common-gender
Exempel
“Coordinate term: herre”
“en äldre dam”
an older lady
“Mina damer och herrar, stunden ni alla har väntat på ...”
[My] ladies and gentlemen, the moment you all have been waiting for ...
“en ung dam”
a young lady
“damerna först”
[the] ladies first
“vackra damer”
beautiful ladies
“damkläder / herrkläder”
women's [lady] clothing / men's clothing
“damfotboll / herrfotboll”
women's [lady] soccer / men's soccer
“damtoalett / herrtoalett”
ladies' [lady] room / men's room
“damkör / manskör”
women's [lady] choir / men's choir
“Coordinate term: herrarnas”
“gå till damernas”
go to the ladies' room [as a location]
“gå på damernas”
go to [and use] the ladies' room
“inne på damernas”
in the ladies' room [as a location]
“ruter dam”
queen of diamonds
CEFR-nivå
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.