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15:37 Aug 17, 2005 |
English to French translations [Non-PRO] Social Sciences - History / Medieval Salutations | ||||
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4 +5 | Monseigneur; Madame |
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3 +2 | messire et gente dame |
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3 +1 | mon Seigneur et ma Dame |
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3 | Monseigneur |
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Discussion entries: 3 | |
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my lord and my lady Monseigneur Explanation: Don't know about My Lady. Dumas used "Milady" in 2The Three Musketeers" for one character, but I don't think that would have been the usual term. I agree you'd probably do better asking this as an English-French question. |
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my lord and my lady Monseigneur; Madame Explanation: But it depends on the form of address. Please consult this: [http://www.almanachdegotha.com/2002/correctform/french.html] -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 59 mins (2005-08-17 16:36:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- For detailed information on usage, consult Jean-François Féraud\'s Dictionaire critique de la langue française (Marseille, Mossy 1787-1788): [http://colet.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/dico1look.pl?strippedhw=mo...] |
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