lady

lady
'leidi
noun
1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; (also adjective) a lady doctor.) dame, frue
2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dame
3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lady
- Ladyship
- ladybird
dame
I
subst. \/ˈleɪdɪ\/
1) (høytidelig eller gammeldags) dame
Martin did his best to please the lady at the post office
Martin gjorde sitt beste for å gjøre damen på postkontoret til lags
Doris behaved like a real lady
Doris oppførte seg som en ekte dame
2) (også lady friend) venninne (kvinnelig kjæreste), elskerinne, dame
we met Peter's young lady on the bus
vi møtte Peters unge venninne på bussen
3) (gammeldags, om ektefelle) frue, hustru, kone
here comes the manager and his lady
her kommer direktøren med sin hustru
4) (særlig amer., hverdagslig)
forklaring: tiltaleform, ofte nedlatende eller irritert
listen, lady, I think you should mind your own business
5) (britisk) adelskvinne, kvinne av fornem familie
it isn't over until the fat lady sings (hverdagslig) det er fremdeles tid igjen, det er ikke slutt ennå
sit still, we can`t go till the fat lady sings
sitt stille, vi kan ikke gå før det er slutt
Ladies (tar verb i entall, hverdagslig) dametoalett, damer (på skilt)
ladies and gentlemen (tiltale) mine damer og herrer
ladies who lunch (hverdagslig) forklaring: velstående kvinner som bruker tiden til å spise lunsj
Lady (gammeldags) fru
this is Lady Henry Fitzwilliam
dette er fru Henry Fitzwilliam
(tittel på adelig kvinne) lady
Lady Bountiful (hverdagslig, ofte nedsettende) velgjørerinne, god fe, forklaring: kvinne som driver veldedighet
lady of the house fruen i huset
lady of the manor slottsfruen
lady's invitation eller lady's excuse-me eller lady's dance damenes dans, damenes vals
lady's\/ladies' dame-, kvinne-
he's a lady's hairdresser
han er damefrisør
My Lady (i tiltale) fru(e), forklaring: høflig måte å tiltale kvinnelige dommere og enkelte adelige kvinner på
the old lady (slang) moder'n
we'd better ask the old lady
det er best vi spør moder'n
Our Lady Vår Frue, Jomfru Maria
II
adj. \/ˈleɪdɪ\/
(gammeldags) kvinnelig
I wish to see a lady doctor
jeg ønsker å konsultere en kvinnelig lege
surprisingly, the novel was written by a lady author
romanen var overraskende nok skrevet av en kvinnelig forfatter

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