What does gouvernante in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word gouvernante in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gouvernante in French.
The word gouvernante in French means governess, housekeeper, maid, head housekeeper, ruler, leader, ruling. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word gouvernante
governessnom féminin (préceptrice) (teaching children) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Jane Eyre alla comme gouvernante chez M. Rochester. Jane Eyre went to work as a governess at Mr Rochester's house. |
housekeeper, maidnom féminin (bonne) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Autrefois les curés avaient des gouvernantes pour tenir leur maison. In days gone by, parish priests had housekeepers to run their homes. |
head housekeepernom féminin (responsable dans un hôtel) (hotel) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Elle est gouvernante d'étage dans un grand hôtel. She is head housekeeper at a big hotel. |
ruler, leader(dirigeant politique) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les gouvernants devraient faire quelque chose pour la planète. |
rulingadjectif (relatif au pouvoir politique) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") La classe gouvernante est trop éloignée des réalités du quotidien. |
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