What does monsieur in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word monsieur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use monsieur in French.
The word monsieur in French means Mr, Mr, sir, the man, my lord, my husband, man, respected person, big name, Dear Sir, croque-monsieur, great man, Dear Sir/Madam, Mr Know-it-all, Monsieur l'Abbé, Monsieur le Curé, Monsieur le Député, the director, the mayor, the minister, the chairman, the president, the President of the Republic, ringmaster, the man in the street, Mr Whatshisname, Mrs Whatshername, Ms Whatshername, Yours sincerely, Yours sincerely, elderly gentleman. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word monsieur
Mrnom masculin (dans un nom de famille) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Monsieur Durand est arrivé. Mr Durand is here. |
Mrnom masculin (dans un titre, avant une fonction) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Monsieur le Président va vous recevoir. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Good afternoon Mr. President. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Good afternoon Doctor. ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Good afternoon Mr. Hollande. |
sirnom masculin (pour s'adresser à un inconnu) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Monsieur, venez par ici ! Please come this way! |
the mannom masculin (pour parler d'un inconnu) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Tristan, vous pouvez aider monsieur ? Tristan, could you help the gentleman? |
my lordnom masculin (très soutenu, vieux (pour s'adresser à [qqn] que l'on connaît) (archaic, very formal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Monsieur a-t-il faim ? Is my lord hungry? |
my husbandnom masculin (mon mari) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Chez nous, c'est Monsieur qui gère les comptes. In our household, it's my husband who manages the accounts. |
mannom masculin (homme inconnu) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Un monsieur a frappé à la porte. A man knocked at the door. |
respected person, big namenom masculin (familier (homme respecté) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) C'est un monsieur dans le monde de l'art. He's a bigwig in the art world. |
Dear Sir(formule introductive) |
croque-monsieurnom masculin invariable (sandwich grillé) (French food) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Pour un croque-monsieur, il faut du jambon, du gruyère et deux tranches de pain de mie. For a croque-monsieur, you need ham, gruyère cheese and two slices of sandwich bread. |
great mannom masculin (personnage méritant le respect) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
Dear Sir/Madam(début de lettre pour inconnus) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Madame, Monsieur, je vous propose ma candidature au poste d'hôtesse d'accueil. |
Mr Know-it-allnom masculin (péjoratif (personne intelligente) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Alors, Monsieur je-sais-tout, tu as la réponse ? |
Monsieur l'Abbénom masculin (titre ecclésiastique) (speaking about) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
Monsieur le Curénom masculin (appellation d'un curé) (speaking about) |
Monsieur le Député(formule de politesse pour député) (speaking about) |
the director(formule de politesse pour directeur) (speaking about) |
the mayor(formule de politesse pour maire) (speaking about) |
the minister(formule de politesse pour ministre) (speaking about) |
the chairman, the president(formule de politesse pour président) (speaking about) |
the President of the Republicnom masculin (formule d'appel) (speaking about) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
ringmasternom masculin (présentateur de cirque) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
the man in the streetnom masculin (n'importe qui) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
Mr Whatshisname, Mrs Whatshername, Ms Whatshername(homme au nom inconnu) (UK) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mais oui, c'est encore monsieur Untel qui t'a raconté ça ! |
Yours sincerely(salutations en fin de courrier) (letter addressed to [sb] by name) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Veuillez agréer, Monsieur, l'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs. Jean Dubois |
Yours sincerely(salutations en fin de courrier) (letter addressed to [sb] by name) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Veuillez agréer, Monsieur, l’expression de mes salutations distinguées. Jacques Martin |
elderly gentlemannom masculin (homme âgé) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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